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Totes Diving …Floral Friday

Posted on August 6, 2021 by swabby429

While sweeping the basement floor I decided on a whim to find out what I had placed inside one of the storage tote bins that have not been moved for a year or longer. I restacked the stack by placing … Continue reading →

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Fancy Glass …Floral Friday

Posted on November 22, 2019 by swabby429

For some unknown reason, I’ve been craving the beauty of colored art glass artifacts this year. I had to search through a couple of “tote” storage containers in the basement to retrieve several glass vases I haven’t seen in many … Continue reading →

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Fancy Glass …Floral Friday

Posted on October 25, 2019 by swabby429

Early experimentation with glass and the use of color in it probably began around 3500 BCE in Mesopotamia and Egypt. The early glass-makers discovered that certain substances, when added to molten glass, produced attractive colors. Since that time, we humans … Continue reading →

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