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I'm sorry but, not so long ago, it seemed that EVERY British shop in existence bulged with a glut of blue glass tat. I never bought into it then and I'm even less enamoured with it now. As for the mannequin head......... yeuch!!

I have had a set of blue Pyrex baking dishes for the last 5 years. I love them, they take a beating and don't crack or chip. I thought I would hate the blue, but I find it refreshing to the standard clear. :)

Laura
http://www.justalittlebit.net

I recently picked up some beautiful cobalt blue water goblets from Pier 1. $3.50 each. They have wine glasses and stemless wine glasses for sale too!

That lamp looks a lot like this one from Pottery Barn:

http://www.potterybarn.com/products/eva-colored-glass-table-lamp/?pkey=ctable-bedside-lamps

I have about half a dozen different blue glass things on my bathroom window ledge, sourced from Pier One to vintage over the years. My favorites are the little cobalt prescription-type bottles I found at a flea market. You can usually find a nice selection of pretty blues in flea markets and antique malls.

People keep laughing at me when I ask them for their cobalt blue wine bottles. That is until they see their bottles in my house. I just have them sitting out, not knowing yet what I want to do with them, but they are beautiful as is.

My husband and I are fans of repurposing. His brother owns a catering and staffing company here in Los Angeles and often has dozens of liquor bottles left. We've picked up a few empty bottles of Bombay Sapphire Gin and Blue Ice Vodka and can't wait to find something creative to do with them!

and to add.... Amy's blue lamp:

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/good-questions/what-shape-shade-is-best-for-this-lamp-good-questions-092342

We scored ourselves a pair of male mannequin heads at a local Flea Market. I had been looking for these for the longest time to hold my headphones. We got ours in a retro orange. However once they were in the house, my wife would not allow my headphones to go near those heads.... I don't understand. They're Beyerdynamic - They're expensive!!!

The mannequin heads are funny.