This elegant vase is made from french vanilla wispy with a french vanilla border, and fused to a layer of clear glass on the outside. French vanilla does a nifty thing when fired - the darker color travels to the surfaces and the middle turns white. And if you look closely you might even be able to spot this really neat effect in the photos. After being fused together the piece was then fire polished and finally draped into the shape you see here. I absolutely love this draping form because the pieces you create can become so many things...
For a vase - simply add the acrylic flower stand (please see note below) to create a lovely base for your prettiest of blooms. With a little help from my father, an engineer with power tools, I've designed a custom acrylic stand that fits these vases beautifully. With a hand polished matte finish, it includes three different size holes for the most arrangement options, and channels underneath to allow for plenty of water to keep your flowers looking happy and healthy. Six feet of snow outside and no access to fresh cut flowers? No worries, silk flowers work very nicely too :)
For a votive - just add the tea light in its accompanying clear cup and you have a very lovely little candle holder. I have found some wonderful handmade soy tea lights here on Etsy - they are unscented, clean burning, and environmentally friendly too. One will be included with your order if you chose votive (please see note right below). And if you should need more tea lights, please visit http://crystalgardencandles.etsy.com to enjoy your pretty votive for many hours to come!
NOTE: Your beautiful vase/votive will arrive with your choice of either acrylic flower stand, or tea light. Please let me know which one you'd like in your note to seller, thanks :)
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This item will ship by US Postal Service.
Dimensions: 5-3/8”w (at its widest part) x 3-1/4”h (13.7cm x 8.3cm)
Please note, an additional 6% sales tax will be charged to Connecticut residents.
Thanks for looking!
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A little something about my fusings...
With every kilnformed creation, my goal is to craft the best piece that I can, and to do this I use many of the same techniques employed by professional glass artists. Whether it's a plate, piece of jewelry, or a fun little decoration, every piece can go through anywhere from one, to three or more firings depending on the design. The first is usually a full fuse in which all of the pieces melt together. During this step, the glass may be supported by fiber paper and kiln furniture to keep the edges from getting too wonky as they melt. At this point additional items may be tacked fused and fired to the surface for dimensional pieces. In the case of plates, votives, and jewelry however, there are a few more steps. The piece will first undergo some coldworking to square up the sides, clean up the surface, and shape the edges. Some of the tools I use to do this include a disk and cylindrical grinder, wet stone polisher, and small diamond handpads. And then it's back into the kiln for a fire polish. If the piece is to be formed into a certain shape, it is then placed on a mold and fired until it becomes the desired form. I also make sure to give every piece a good long anneal (cool down) for strength. And when done, each piece is cleaned, polished and signed.
NOTE: I specially design ALL of my food bearing plates to be food safe with a layer of clear glass on top. (Some of my earlier pieces were coated with a clear glass overglaze instead, just as food safe though) Please read the item descriptions carefully to determine which pieces meet your needs.
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- Never leave a burning candle unattended!
- Always burn the candle in the supplied clear tea light cup - burning a candle down directly onto the art glass votive could cause a stress crack and become a fire hazard.
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