Unique Glass Home Decor

My grandmother has always been a dedicated collector of knick-knacks. Even though the ground floor of her home is kept spotlessly clean and presentable for company, I’ve seen the upstairs – where she squirrels away albums of stamps, books of rare coins and even boxes and boxes of old baseball cards. One day I came over to mow the lawn and remarked on the abundance of pewter fairy figurines she had on display over the hearth.

As it turned out, there was a perfectly practical reason why those collectibles were made of such a solid material. On Thanksgiving some years ago, when I was still a small child, I finished eating before anyone else and snuck into the living room to have a peak at the crystal figurines that were carefully arranged on a coffee table. I got a bit too daring in my curiosity and sent all of the figures toppling to the floor where a few of them shattered. In retrospect, it’s no wonder that the fragile collectibles were replaced with sturdy, durable pewter.