Tag: tumbler

Cobalt Tumbler

This didn’t photograph quite like I wanted it to. It’s a perfectly decent, if simplistic and beginner’s cobalt blue glass tumbler. I may even use this to drink out of.

Pinched Blue Vase

Getting back into glassblowing, I decided to start easy and make some tumblers. This one, the side got a little hot and it collapsed in on itself. It works okay for a vase, but I think it would trap bacteria in there, so it’s maybe no good for drinking.

Blue Tumbler 2

This turned out quite similiar to the first one, except slightly larger.

Blue Tumbler 1

These turned out so nice that I thought they would make fine Christmas presents, but I haven’t yet decided. I may want to keep them for myself.  High fired pottery makes great tumblers, especially if you like ice water, because they hold the temperature well and are dish washable.  I often need new ones, because …

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