Frosted Glass Platters that Help Charities
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These are frosted glass platters sold at Uncommon Goods, each of which goes to help a separate great cause. The platters are all designed and handmade in Pennsylvania and support various great causes in the western Pennsylvania areas. Each reflects the mission of the cause it supports.
Forget Me Not Platter for Alzheimer’s
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Mercury Glass Ornaments
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Here’s another great idea from the good folks at Uncommon Goods: Mercury Glass Ornaments.
“Mercury glass” or “silvered glass” was a popular and beautiful type of glassmaking in Bohemia, England, and the United States from the mid-1800s through the early-1900s. (Contrary to the name, they don’t actually contain mercury).
These ornaments are great examples of the process, [...]
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Leather Pillows that help to support children and families in Africa
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There are throw pillows, and there are throw pillows.
If you need a beautiful home accessory, consider these African Embellished Leather Pillows. They’re not mass-produced in some factory somewhere–these are high quality leather goods hand-stiched by women working in a Maasai village near the Tanzanian border, in the shadow of Kenya’s Mt. Kilimanjaro, and finished by [...]
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