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97 Cool And Creative Glass Items People Found Or Made That You Might Want In Your Home

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Humans have been making glass for over three thousand years, and unless you drop it, glass is the sort of material that stays around for quite a long time. So if one is diligent enough, they can often find something old and quite cool at a vintage stop. At the same time, artisans from across the world still regularly make things out of glass.

So we’ve gathered some of the coolest and most interesting glasswork items people have made or found and posted online. Get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own thoughts in the comments section down below.

#1 Had To Show Off This Beautiful Murano Sommerso Ashtray I Purchased From An Antique Dealer Buddy

#2 Sea Glass Cat In Sea Colors. Finally Got To Make A Piece Of My Dream :-)

#3 My Collection Of Glass Fruit That Has All Been Thrifted In The Last Year

Nature was the original glass artist long before humans ever stepped onto the scene. When lightning strikes a sandy beach it generates enough heat to fuse grains into fragile and spindly tubes known as fulgurites.

Volcanic eruptions also produce obsidian which is a naturally occurring volcanic glass that ancient civilizations used for sharp knives and ritual objects. It took humans a very long time to figure out how to replicate these fiery accidents. Around three thousand five hundred years ago people in Mesopotamia began experimenting with silica and soda and lime to create their own versions of this shimmering material.

#4 1930s Japanese Bird Light Bulb Found At An Old Dump Site

#5 Murano Glass

This was given to my daughter in law from a housemate whose mom commissioned it from the artist in Italy at least 3 decades ago.

#6 How You Like Dem Apples?

These early glassworkers were not blowing bubbles yet. Instead they used a technique called core forming where they wound hot glass around a shaped center of clay and sand. It was a tedious and difficult process that resulted in thick and colorful beads or tiny jars that only the wealthiest members of society could afford.

#7 A Little Bit Of My Collection Of Sea Glass. 10 Years Of Collecting!

#8 My Cousin Passed Away, And I Just Want Yall To See How Talented He Was

#9 My New Rainbow Shelf

The true revolution occurred around the first century before the common era in the region of Syria. Some anonymous genius discovered that a hollow iron pipe could be used to pick up a molten gathering of glass and inflate it with human breath. This invention of glassblowing changed the world forever because it allowed artisans to create vessels much faster and in much thinner forms.

#10 Cannot Believe My Luck. The Antique Store Booth Had This Marked As Fenton And Was Selling It For $35. In Actuality, It Was Made By The MT. Washington Glass Company Circa 1880-1890

#11 I Am Now The Incredibly Proud Owner Of This Awesome L. E. Smith Cabbage Dish!!!!

#12 Assorted Glass Ashtrays And Catchalls I’ve Thrifted

The Roman Empire recognized the potential of this new technology immediately and they spread glasswork to every corner of their territory. For the first time in history glass became a common household item rather than a rare treasure. The Romans were also the first to experiment with window glass though it was often quite bumpy and difficult to see through clearly.

#13 Just Filled The Cabinet I Inherited From My Late Grandmother

#14 Thrifted For $1.99

#15 My Le Smith Moon And Stars + Fairy Lamp Collection 🖤 I'm Really Proud Of It!!

#16 Bought This A While Back, Finally Installed It On My Nightstand

#17 My Sea Glass Marble Collection!

#18 Someone Dumped Their Entire Milk Glass Collection At Goodwill

#19 What’s The Point Of Collecting If You Can’t Be Silly?

#20 Found On The Beach. Anything Special?

#21 Found This Hiding At An Estate Today!

#22 My New Favorite Modern, Glass Artist, Henry Levine With Thorn Ridge Studios “Starry Night”. Paid $20.00 For The Pitcher And 3 Glasses. Signed And Dated 2002. The Last Photo Has A Light In It

#23 Snagged At Goodwill

#24 Was Looking For A Cabinet To Store My Current Glass Collection. This One Comes With A Large Fenton Blue Hobnail Collection!

#25 Unpacking Boxes From My Grandmas Attic. Found This. Amethyst Color. 💜

#26 Picked This Up And Thought It Was Super Cool! Thought I’d Share

#27 Former Glass Factory's River Finds

#28 My First Ever Sea Glass Art

#29 I Found A Uranium Slug!

#30 Mini Mug I Made This Morning

#31 A ‘Unicorn Find’ Victorian Uranium Glass Epergne

#32 I Can’t Believe I Picked This Up At Goodwill Last Week!

#33 Sharing Some Of My Cobalt Glass Collection

#34 Plum Collection Fenton

#35 Saw This At My Local Thrift Store

#36 My Charcoal Blues

#37 My Collection Of Boyd Sly The Foxes! They Are Pretty Hard To Find So I Am Quite Proud Of What I Have So Far

#38 Cranberry Hobnail

#39 My Thrifted Goblet Collection

#40 Sea Glass Pictures My Daughter Made

#41 7 Lb Piece

#42 Best Find Yet! 📍 NJ Shore

#43 Uranium Glass Chandelier At 21c Museum Hotel In Kansas City

#44 When Life Gives You Broken Uranium Glass, Make Art!

#45 Please Rate From 1 To 10 The Uranium Glass Frog Figurines That I Crafted Myself

#46 Uranium Glass Jewelry

#47 My Grandmother Left This For Me After She Passed Away. My Search On Google Didn't Find It. Anyone Know Anything This Piece?

#48 Unfortunately Going Through My Grandmothers Things And She Has A Lot Of This. What Is It?

#49 I Dropped Everything When I Spotted It At The Thrift

#50 Christmas Guest Broke A Vintage Crystal Wine Glass (And Threw Up On Our Back Porch Before His Irish Goodbye)

#51 Found In An Old Farm Dump In The 1960s

#52 Mini Glass Hens Found While Cleaning Out Gmas Garage

#53 Our Viking Candy Dish Collection

#54 My Teen Just Brought This Home For Me. Any Idea If It’s Old?

#55 Found A 120 Year Old Vaseline Jar At The Beach

#56 Found One Of My Grail Pieces This Week

#57 I Thrifted This Three Tier Cake Stand. I Don’t Really Collect Glass, Could This Be Le Smith? I Can’t Find Any Images Or Links To Blue Glass Like This With All Three Tiers

#58 Scored Some Shrooms Today!

#59 Beautiful Lamp I Found At A Thrift Store

#60 One Of My Luckiest Finds

#61 I'm Screaming!!!

#62 Got A Bunch Of A Light Purple Glass As A Gift And Finally Made True A Dream Of Making A Wisteria Branch

#63 I Found A Puppy!

#64 My Mom Knows I Love Uranium Glass, So She Bought Me This Adorable Rat From Ukraine

#65 Guinea Pig + Uranium Glass

#66 My Late Father’s Collection

#67 Today's Score

#68 Grandma’s Window

#69 Owl Fairy Lamp. The Thrift Gods Smiled Upon Me Today. 25¢

#70 Found These Today At The Thrift Store. I’m Thinking They’re Lavorazione Empoli. What Do You Think?

#71 My Favorite Shelf

#72 Found In The Wild

#73 Fenton Glass Duck

#74 My (Mostly) Thrifted Mazzega Murano Lights

#75 Antiquing Find, But I Can’t Identify It. Does Anyone Know Anything About This Piece?

#76 Just When I Thought, "Eh Theres No Seaglass Here Today" I Found This

#77 Amberina Sea Glass Stopper, From Northern California. One Of My Best Finds Ever!

#78 Made This Little Fox From White And Green Sea Glass 🦊 🦊 🦊

#79 I Made Some Cocktails & Drinks With My Tiniest Sea Glass Pieces

#80 Some Of My Favorite Pieces Of Sea Glass In Their Vintage Display Bowls

#81 Very Rare Milifiori Sea Glass

#82 Dumbest Piece I Own

#83 My Best Find Ever

#84 Recent Find!

#85 So Excited To Have Found This Art Deco Lenox Llama!

#86 I Thought Some People Might Appreciate Seeing This Frog Dish

#87 Found This Amazing Essie Zareh Vase At Goodwill

#88 My Coolest Find Yet!

#89 Purple Orange Slice

#90 Perfect Cobalt Blue Jewel ✨

#91 Christmas Gifts For My Loved Ones :)

#92 My Husband Has Been Unknowingly Hiding His Super Power From Me

#93 The Uranium Gods Smiled Upon Thee Today

#94 Found A Piece The Shop Didn’t Know What It Was - Guess What I Paid!

The shop had numerous UG displays but didn’t notice this one! Had it priced at just $45. I’m pretty sure the clerk selling it knew what kind of a steal that was.