Cool Gift of the Day
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
What it is:
Beautifully hand-blown glass vases styled to look like sea urchins.
Why we love it:
Mankind can and does strive to make many beautiful pieces of art, but no matter what we do it's hard to compete with Mother Nature for pure beauty. We can try, certainly, and we can achieve many great artistic successes, but we shouldn't overlook the simple pleasures of the natural world. These vases combine the best of both, beautifully hand-blown, hand-detailed glass is shaped to look like various species of sea urchin. Tiny, delicate and charming, several of them can be grouped together to hold a little flock of spring wild flowers or perhaps a stately orchid or two. A whole little... school of glass sea urchins can perch on a desk or table, to remind us that beauty is often found in the most unusual places. They make a particularly nice gift for those enamored of the sea, but really, who can't appreciate these cute little guys?
Where to get it:
From
Sprout Home for a natural $10.75 to $14.95