I couldn't resist when I saw these handmade glass marbles. I was thrilled
to see all the different vibrant colors. Some have swirls inside clear glass. Some have two colors swirled together. I
have no idea what I will do with them. Maybe I can talk Linda Master into making
me a chip carved box to keep them in. ;-) Boxes should always have a bit of treasure inside them
They are exquisite Catherine.....what a wonderful find! The colours are beautiful!!
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Thank you Linda. I really wonder how that guy gets them perfectly round. I saw a photo of him making them and he was using glass rods.
DeleteA treasure indeed Catherine! They are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI rather like the box in the photo to keep them in. It is one of those boxes you find in a drawer in your grandmother's house, not expecting a treasure like that inside.
I need to make a better cigar box. I printed that one.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in kindergarten we were not aloud to bring marbles to school. Subsequently, they were all confiscated and put in a huge empty glass jar. At the end of the year the jar was full and we were asked to guess how many were in it. Everyone wrote a number down on a piece of paper with their name on it. Oddly enough my guess was the closest. I went home with all of them. I am sure my mother was horrified. I used to dump them out and look through them. I thought they were beautiful!
Thank you Josje!
What an awesome marble story from your past! Love it. Love these marbles too and would love to carve you box :) :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda. We will work out the details for a box soon!
ReplyDeleteOh, how lovely, a treasure indeed, looking forward to seeing the box Linda will make for you :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you Elga.
ReplyDeleteDon't you just marvel at how glass blowers can get such intricate designs into something so small? They're so lovely I would be tempted to display them on a solitaire board =0)
ReplyDeleteYes I do! What I can't fathom is how he gets them perfectly round! I have to think about what I to do with them. Maybe a glass jar would be fun in a child's room..
DeleteI remember playing with marbles with my brothers when we were all very young. The most prized where the Big ones that you used to shoot the smaller ones with. I don't remember the rules of the game but I do recall that my brothers always Won! :/
ReplyDeleteYour mini marbles are a Delight to the eye and I can easily relate to your responding to their nostalgic beauty and marvel with you at their miniscule designs. :))
I found a draw string bag in my fathers safe after he passed away. It contained a few of his marbles from childhood. Of course there were valuables in there too. haha It struck me so funny he kept those.
ReplyDeleteKeeping those marbles, no doubt brought back precious memories of his childhood, which he apparently valued as much as the other items in the safe;- how Marvelous! :D
DeleteThey are really beautiful. Amazing work.
ReplyDeleteCatherine, they are wonderful! Brought back some memories for me too. I still have my shooter from my childhood. It's white slag glass with green and maroon ribbons running through it.
ReplyDeleteHi Patty! So nice to see you.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun to still have your shooter! :-)
Siempre me han gustado las canicas por su brillo y maravillosos coloido
ReplyDeleteTambién lo han hecho I. Son una especie de magia.
DeleteSo wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
ReplyDeleteUnbelievable craftsmanship, they're stunning. Like you I used to love looking through my marble collection as a child, so many colours and patterns. Loved to play games with them at school too, especially when I was skillful (lucky??!!) enough to win some from my friends.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful, I do love marbles and I used to collect them and these are so real that they fooled me till I saw the pencil tip. A lucky finding and a precious one.
ReplyDeleteYes, it was a lucky find. I am not sure they will ever contribute to a miniature scene but I still wanted them.
ReplyDeleteWow! A wonderful addition to your collection, whatever you want to do with them ...
ReplyDeleteI see them well in a room of a boy, set in the '40s ...
A small note: my memories connected with glass marbles concern the darkroom, where my father used them for mixing liquids for the development of the negatives. He had a wonderful collection and I loved being with him in the dark room especially for those ♥
Love,
Thank you Flora.
ReplyDeleteSo many of us have memories related to marbles. I have enjoyed reading them.
They are fantastic.
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Hi Geneviève,
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These are amazing and they will make a wonderful 'discovery' as someone opens up the soon to be designed miniature box! Marbles are such a memory of childhood and I used to play them almost every day during the summer vacation with all the neighbourhood kids...loved the glass colours and trading marbles became a major component of playing. Hope you post a finished display for us to enjoy! Cheers, Alayne in Winnipeg
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment Alayne. I wonder if kids today would have any idea how to play with them.
ReplyDeleteI know I would know how to play with them, my brothers had tons of fun playing with marbles and I know how to play too...I won a lot of their marbles from them...I love seeing them in mini form
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Marisa
wonderful
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