We listed a few pieces of pretty Murano art glass that is made in Italy.

The glass is blown and formed into beautiful decorative pieces.

Murano is a region in Italy that is famous for producing these beautiful glass creations.

In the year 1291, glassmakers were forced to move from Venice to the Murano islands just north of that famous city.

The Venice town rulers feared the glass foundries would destroy the city’s wood buildings.

The glassmakers flourished and became quite affluent and prominent throughout Europe.

Today the artisans still apply the same century old techniques to create beautiful art glass, jewelry, and chandeliers.

History and tradition are a part of each of these beautiful pieces.

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We have a nice selection of pretty art glass pieces, and will be adding more for the holiday season.

Many of them can be used as paperweights or just enjoyed as they beautiful works of art they are.

From round glass balls, to hand formed hearts, their colors are just beautiful.

More of these beauties can be found here.

Thanks for stopping by!

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The smell of autumn was very strong in the air as we walked in the woods today.

Much stronger than it had been earlier this week.

It was a new territory today and there was more grass than we normally find in the woods.

The sun was warm - there were even a few dragonflies flitting about as we walked along.

Coming back down the hill was when the autumn scent really hit us.

The soft breeze was coming from the forest, across the sun-warmed grass, and onto our faces - we were too out of breath to notice it on the way up.

We enjoyed this delicious smell all the way back to the car.

Another gift from mother nature!

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Arching his back gracefully, this pretty little crystal seal is made by Nachtmann of Germany.

The seal figurine itself is made of frosted crystal, while the base is solid and clear.

Visit this link to view him in a larger size - he is most beautiful - especially in the light coming in through the window!

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Our inventory doesn’t contain many antique items, but the few that we do have are kind of neat.

You will find them under the Collectibles category in the store.

We spent an afternoon browsing through a local antique store this past weekend.

There were so many unique things there - all the beautiful glass creations, the jewelry, kitchen items, and even furniture and wall hangings.

You just don’t find these types of things anymore except in a store like this.

An afternoon wasn’t really enough to browse everything there, and the selection was so vast that any collector would find a treasure.

We found lots of great things, but most of the items were a bit pricy.

Perhaps next time we will have better luck.

If you get a chance to visit one of these little treasure shops, take a minute to enjoy the unique, one of a kind items they have to offer.

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