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Recycled Glass Balloon Vases at VivaTerra

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We first saw these when Anthropologie was selling a version, and we're as much enamored of them now as we were then. The blob-like softness of the shape and slight green tint remind of something we'd find in an attic and treasure.
 
 
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• $159 for a set of three, or $39-$69 each at VivaTerra

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These are lovely to look at, but I have similar vases and stopped using them because of how hard it is to clean old flower gunk and water rings out of them. I have tried bottle brushes, soaking in bleach/water, but still yucky inside! I would only buy them if you intend on using like picture #2 for dry sticks!

posted by robyn on 2008-09-02 14:55:33
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i want! but i want them to be a bit more affordable.

posted by brookeb21 on 2008-09-02 15:57:24
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The Sundance catalog has them on sale for about half that.

I just got mine over the weekend and they are fantastic. Heavy and uniquely shaped.

posted by Indy Jeffrey on 2008-09-02 16:14:04
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the best way i've found to clean vases like these is with a cloth.

1) 1/3 or 1/4 fill the vase with water
2) poke the cloth into the vase but hold onto a corner at the rim of the jar
3) shake and swirl around until clean
:D

posted by alicee on 2008-09-02 20:06:33
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Anyone know where I can get these online for much cheaper? I can't afford to spend that much on something that just sits on a shelf, but I love the way they look (and they match my decor!).

I'm hoping for $50 or so for all three, rather than for each. They don't have to be blobs...I just love the clear glass with a green tint (my mother had some that she called Spanish glass).

posted by Mrs.Mack on 2008-09-02 22:46:38
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Same exact ones are also available at Zgallerie and Home goods. I have them in amber. $24.95 each.
http://www.zgallerie.com/pc-5600-24-napa-vase.aspx

posted by quiltmaster on 2008-09-02 23:19:18
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My amber ones...
http://www.zgallerie.com/pc-6393-24-napa-vase-coffee.aspx

posted by quiltmaster on 2008-09-02 23:20:33
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