Creative Glass Gifts

How does your candle glow?

Colleen — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 04:53:06 +0000

Not all candles are created equal. Paraffin, soy, and palm wax candles have a number of adverse environmental and social issues associated with their production. Beeswax candles on the other hand, are a gift from nature. How does your candle glow?

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A year of change

Colleen — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 09:29:10 +0000

It’s been a year of change. A change of address, a change in how we work and live, and a change in how we do business. On this note, we are proud to unveil our new-look website. The team has also changed but the one constant is our mascot, Lily the princess dog. Of course …

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Wedding day bliss

Colleen — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 00:50:18 +0000

Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Weddings bring forth such a roller coaster ride of emotions: happiness, sadness, anxiety, even anger. Thankfully, the negative emotions usually manifest in the lead up to the joyous event. …

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Be my valentine

Tim — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:20:03 +0000

It’s that time of the year again. No, there’s no point arguing that Valentine’s Day is a commercial event brought about by retailers and restauranteurs wanting to cash in. The statistics show that Aussies LOVE Valentines day and that at heart, we are a bunch of romantics! Statistics from IBISWorld show the estimated spending for 2014, …

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A fresh start

Tim — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 05:50:20 +0000

Goodness it’s been quiet around here! Don’t worry, we haven’t disappeared, we’ve just been on a good long break. But now we’re back and ready to get stuck into all this glass and gifts! It’s going to be a big year for the Creative Glass Gifts team and a busy one. We’re already getting busy …

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Christmas table centrepieces

Tim — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 05:32:49 +0000

Hello Creative Glass Gifters! With only 8 sleeps till Christmas, it’s time to start thinking of ways to decorate that Christmas lunch (or dinner) table! I’m a big fan of greenery on the Christmas table and so Colleen and I have set to work making two lovely centrepieces, one with a bit of an Australian …

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Homemade gifts

Tim — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 05:34:50 +0000

It’s Christmas everywhere isn’t it? I can’t go three steps without bumping into tinsel or an image of Santa smiling away! So in the spirit of Christmas (and following the crowd!), I’ll be posting a series of Christmas blogs over the coming weeks. Think gift ideas, recipes and decoration tips. This week I’m going to …

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Wedding bells are ringing

Tim — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 04:55:09 +0000

Hello Creative Glass Gifters! Well, it’s been about six months since Brodie and I got engaged and neither of us has given the idea of a wedding too much thought. But as someone reminded me recently, we have guests coming from interstate and overseas who might like a bit of forewarning as to when the …

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Jess’s botanical passions

Colleen — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 04:30:57 +0000

Jess has written some lovely words about a couple of my other passions – thank you! And I think our friends would like to know a few things about her too. Jess is the person who’s behind the scenes online. She did a fabulous job with the design of our site, and apart from …

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Other creative pursuits…

Tim — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 03:35:07 +0000

Hello Creative Glass Gifters! This week I wanted to mention the other creative pursuits of one of the Creative Glass Gifts team. Colleen, our wiz with the words, is an avid Italianofile, loving Italian culture, food and especially wine! Taking regular trips to gorgeous Italy, Colleen blogs about her adventures over at Italian Journeys. Recipes, …

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