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Handmade For The Garden: Drinks Are Now Being Served

Rhonda Jai — Fri, 28 May 2010 07:22:51 +0000

It is so relaxing to sit in the garden and sip on a refreshing summer drink, and even nicer when you invite a few close friends. Now if you are going to have invited summer guests you better make sure you have the right drink accessories, like some fun colorful glass coasters from BPR Designs.

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Description from BPR Designs…
Set of 4 coasters with stripes in tangerine, yellow and spring green. Each has a clear base and the stripe locations vary. Each coaster is approximately 4″ by 4″ and has rubber “feet” on the base to protect your table. Perfect for holding a cool summer drink!

Food safe and dishwasher safe, although I recommend hand washing for all of my glass pieces.

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Handmade For The Garden: Let The Light In

Rhonda Jai — Wed, 26 May 2010 14:23:29 +0000

Do you love letting sunlight in from your garden as you eat your morning breakfast or afternoon lunch? Well do I have a treat for you, Bubble Bee’s Hand Painted Glass Roundels! I know you are probably wondering like I was at first, "What is a hand painted glass roundel?". It is a round piece of glass that has been hand painted with pretty pictures that allow for sunlight to flow through. It is like having a gorgeous stained glass window, but without the expense!

What is super great about Bubble Bee’s hand painted glass roundels, is that she custom makes them from pictures that customers send her. She also has some very pretty pre-made roundels available in her shops. Bubble Bee’s has 2 shops one on Etsy that gives pricing in USD and one on Folksy that gives pricing in GPB.


*Interesting Tidbits About Rebecca Hale, the creative artist behind Bubble Bee’s…* "Born in Cambridge 1969 then moved to South Africa until returning back to England in 1986. Studied in illustration at the London art college for 2 years then went on to do many small courses in cartooning and comics. I then went on to study 3 Dimensional Art in sculpture,wood work,metal,ceramics which led to stained glass at Shepperton Art college. I was then accepted at Middlesex university in 1997… Since 2007 I have been painting on glass,using all the techniques and inspirations I have gathered from working with glass.My ideas are limitless and love a challenge."–From Bubble Bee’s Etsy Profile. Would you like to know more about Rebecca? Go Inside The Studio»
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Home Decor Week: Serve It Up Handmade Style! Tapas Trays and Knives That Will Impress Your Guests

Rhonda Jai — Fri, 14 May 2010 21:02:27 +0000

Today we are featuring contemporary glass tapas trays from the gifted handmade artist Tapas Trays. The glass tapas trays being featured today are absolutely wonderful for serving cheese, crackers, fruit, or any tapa of your choice. You will definitely give your guests something to talk about when you serve your tasty tapas on these trays!

An interesting tidbit about handmade artist Tapas Trays…
"Art is my passion; glass is my expression. As long as I can remember, I have designed and created works of art. For the last 14yrs, I have been a part of the design world and home furnishings industry. Glass is a newer expression of mine that allows more whimsy, bold color, and freedom.

Join me in the celebration of art and entertainment for the fun of it!"… from the Etsy profile of Tapas Trays

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Home Decor Week: Functional Handmade For The Bath With A Touch Of Panache

Rhonda Jai — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:25:32 +0000

The right home decor accent can turn an ordinary bathroom into an extraordinary stylish bath. Sometimes adding the smallest thing like a contemporary handmade glass soap dish can do wonders. BPR Designs has lots of modern home decor accents that are exquisitely unique, like her large and small soap glass dishes.

BPR Designs specializes in features hand crafted, unique fused glass creations. Each piece is one of a kind made in her glass studio in beautiful Portland, OR. All glass is food safe and properly annealed to ensure its strength and stability.

"I have always loved glass and have found a real joy in working with fused glass. Living in the beautiful Northwest, which is home to Bullseye and Urobos glass, warm glass was a natural choice for me. So I bought a kiln and my journey began!

I love the colors of nature and am drawn to those colors in my fused glass work. All of my slumped bottle plates and spoonrests are made from recycled bottles that I collect from friends and family.

I love doing commission work and making your dreams into reality"…from the Etsy profile of BPR Designs

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Beautiful Glass Creations From BPR Designs

RhondaJai — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:50:00 +0000

Glass soap dishes, candy dishes, slumped wine bottle cheese plates and more, BPR Designs has a bit of everything all made from fused glass. If you have never seen the handcrafted, unique fused glass creations from BPR Designs then you are in for a real treat. The love and joy Beith Reiman has for glass shows through in her beautiful creations.

The bright vivid colors make them the perfect décor to add to any home or even office. They will make great conversation pieces when your guests visit. An added bonus is that each piece is food safe and properly annealed to ensure its strength and stability. Still take care to hand wash and not place in the dishwasher for cleaning.

With many so many wonderful, very affordable pieces available, it is hard to select just one item to purchase. So to help take away some of the guilt of buying two or three, give one away as a gift. When you visit BPR Designs online etsy shop, be sure to check out one of my favorites, The Copper and Black Frost Glass Plate. This is a 6” square flared plate with black on the back and copper on the top. The pattern and copper color reminds me of a pretty fall leaf. This elegant fused glass plate is perfect to use as a service piece, a candle plate for a large pillar, perhaps cream colored, or simply as a beautiful decorative item for your home.