Spun Glass Figurines – Dog Breeds

These delicate glass figurines are an elegant art form and vary in size, shape and color. The sheer beauty and intricacy of these delicate figurines will take your breath away. You can look up stores that sell them on the internet and buy them or visit shops in your neighborhood; I guarantee you just walking among these truly elegantly crafted pieces of art will be a wonderful experience. I am sure you will be tempted to start a collection of your own to decorate your home.If you are a dog lover you can start a fantastic collection to decorate your home and it can also serve as a good conversation piece with your friends. Every breed of dog is available for a dog lover, every possible pose and realistic color makes them cute and collectible. You get the dog figurines standing up, rolling over, lying dog and so much more.You may wonder what all the hype about spun glass figurines is about. Natural glass, like obsidian glass has been used since the Stone Age. The Egyptians were the fist to use glass to glaze their pottery. Glass blowing techniques were developed as far back as the first century BC. During the time of the Roman Empire various items like vases and bottles were made from glass, which was a combination of sand, plant ash and lime. Natural glass is green or bluish in color and glass blowers soon learned to make colored glass by adding various metallic compounds and mineral oxides to the get the beautiful colors you see today in the these finely crafted glass figurines. Glass blowers also developed the techniques of free blowing and mould blowing.When you are shopping for spun glass figurines you will be hard pressed to choose because of the variety of choices on offer. You can get birds, all kinds of animals from dogs to tigers to horses, cats and so much – every type of animal known to man really! You can buy beautifully crafted sailing boats, ships, dragons, people, flowers, Christmas decorations, and anything else you can possibly imagine.Glass figurines are also known as lace glass figurines and the word lace depicts the fine quality and detail of the piece. These collectible spun glass figurines are available in crystal clear glass as well as colored glass. Spun glass figurines are also available with a combination of materials like gold or silver and precious stones.Whatever you choose you will not be disappointed in your search for spun glass figurines, in fact you will be overwhelmed by the wide variety available. You can always find collectible figurines to fit your budget, so shop around – it’s well worth it!