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@ Colourful Glass Apples
Rick O'Shade begins his exploration of Glass.

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@ Jar with Grape Hyacinths

Yellow Daisy Egg
My pets are in awe of these beautiful eggs—they would love to try to paint their own one year. Easter and spring are times of joy as the earth awakens, plants are pushing forth from the soil, and the days are becoming warmer. Many baby animals are born in the spring, and life is burgeoning. May these eggs bring you joy and be a reminder of the earth renewing itself.

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Crushed Glass Mosaic Art
This is a stunning example of glass art. Making crushed glass art is a great way to recycle glass and turn it into a beautiful and unique piece of art. The steps involved in making crushed glass art are fairly simple, and with the right materials and safety precautions, you can easily create a one-of-a-kind work of art.

@ Crushed Glass Mosaic Art
What do you call a glass to-do list?
Clear instructions!

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@ Multicolour Marbles
What do you call an alligator with a magnifying glass?
An investigator!

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Neon Nudge
Set off your bar wall décor with this eye-catching neon bar sign to create a welcoming vibe and notch up the look of your place! It's the perfect accessory to jazz up your home bar. Neon was discovered in 1898 and the name comes from the Greek neos, meaning 'new'. It is the second Noble gas and is the fifth most abundant element in the universe. Only red signs contain pure neon; the other colours combine neon with other gases.

@ Neon Nudge
It's cool to have your company's logo etched onto glass products! That engraved, frosted look is achieved by etching the glass surface with hydrofluoric acid.

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@ Street through Raindrops
Those glass jars you love to preserve jams and pickles in in have been around longer than you might think. Canning jars with screw tops were patented by New Jersey tinsmith John Landis Mason back in 1858 and have changed very little over the years in design and function.

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@ Journey by Train
Respect people who wear glasses.
They paid money to see you.

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@ Windowsill with Flowers and Jug
Glass is not clear in its natural form. It’s actually a greenish colour! To get clear glass, the iron content in the molten glass formula must be reduced. To produce dark green glass (aka "bottle green"!) chromium, copper or iron is added to molten glass. Green glass is essential for wine bottles, as it protects the contents from exposure to the sun and extremes of temperature.

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@ Modern Chess Board
Using glass in windows has only been common practice since the early 17th century. Before this time, windows were seen as a luxury item for the rich and affluent.

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@ Sparkly Cocktail Glass
We’re all used to driving cars with windscreens made of shatter-proof laminated glass. However, the first windscreens were made from the normal glass used for house windows. The main problem with this was how easily the glass would shatter during an accident, which was of course a major safety hazard. Even Henry Ford himself was injured by flying glass shards from a broken windscreen. He decided that something needed to be done to make windscreens safer. One of his employees, along with a British glass manufacturer, produced a new process that made windscreen glass stronger and safer.

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@ Still Life with Rose
My 90 year old grandmother still does not use glasses. She drinks straight from the bottle.

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@ Glass Dragonfly
Not all colours of glass can be recycled together. Mixing glass hues diminishes the quality of the recycled product and thus the ability to sell it. What is the problem with recycling coloured glass? Simply put, not all glass "recipes" are the same. Nowadays, almost all glass formulas use recycled glass content in place of other raw materials. This is not only economically efficient, but it also saves precious resources. This technique can only work if the recycled glass is recycled properly by colour and reflectivity. So coloured glass requires a bit of special handling.

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@ Through a Glass Brightly
Respect people who wear glasses.
They paid money to see you.

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@ Marbles in Blue and Purple
Clear glass is made from basic glass elements like sand and limestone.

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@ Sands of Time in Hourglass
Oh look ... you found a truly unique little penguin!

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@ Glass Square Tile
Sea glass comes from glass bottles, jars or pieces of glass having been thrown into the sea or onto the beach, that has been ground smooth by the action of the sea. It can take anywhere from seven to a hundred years to complete the process. The results are collectors' items!

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Cathedral Stained Glass Window
The art of creating stained glass windows to decorate churches and cathedrals is over a thousand years old. It took very skilled craftsmen to create them. Stained glass is glass that has been coloured by adding metallic salts during its manufacture, and normally by then further decorating it in various ways. Many large windows have withstood the elements for over hundreds of years and remained for the most part intact since the late mediaeval time.

@ Cathedral Stained Glass Window
Using glass in windows has only been common practice since the early 17th century. Before this time, windows were seen as a luxury item for the rich and affluent.

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@ Urban Glass, Pink and Blue
There’s a reason why glass beer bottles are brown and not clear. The amber tint is designed to reflect any UV light that would otherwise spoil the contents. You’ll find brown glass commonly used for food and drink bottles and even windows to prevent fade and deterioration of upholstery.

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@ Crystal Cube
Those glass jars you love to preserve jams and pickles in in have been around longer than you might think. Canning jars with screw tops were patented by New Jersey tinsmith John Landis Mason back in 1858 and have changed very little over the years in design and function.

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@ Windscreen Rain
Will glass coffins be a success?
Remains to be seen!

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@ Creativity with Lightbulbs
Respect people who wear glasses.
They paid money to see you.

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@ Champagne for Two
Brown glass results from materials like carbon, nickel and sulphur being added to molten glass.

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Rustic Window
It has surely seen better days ... perhaps this house has been abandoned, and the exterior allowed to fall into disrepair. Whatever the situation, this shot of a old building, perhaps a former farmhouse or barn, has a great atmosphere, particularly with the reflection in the window panes ...

@ Rustic Window
Will glass coffins be a success?
Remains to be seen!

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@ Textured Glass
At this time, most glass bottles and jars today contain at least 25 percent recycled glass. That’s another reason why it’s important to keep recycling your glass bottles — every little bit helps to reduce unnecessary waste in our landfills.

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@ An Old Fashioned Christmas
Rick O'Shade has now completed his exploration of Glass. As he prepares to go home, he receives a wonderful gift!

Rick O'Shade has enjoyed his tour of Glass, but it is time to go home now! Please select another pet as visitor, so it can also enjoy exotic materials!