Monthly Archives: November 2011

Rainforest Facts and Current Plight

At Hametownshoppes we are offering shade grown coffees because the coffees are grown with  minimal damage to the rainforest and are grown under Fair Trade guidelines. Whether you purchase [..]


Coffee (Shade Grown & Fair Trade)

Top 5 North American Fresh Water Fish that Sportsmen Prefer

The Top 5 North American Fresh Water Fish Sportsmen Prefer Are: Large Mouth Bass ( on the top of most lists) Blue Gill Small Mouth Bass Trout Catfish [..]


Siskiyou Designs

The Physical Differences Between Glass and Crystal

 Here are some clues to telling the differences between crystal and glass: Crystal is clear whereas glass has a green, gray or yellow cast. Glass makers can blow [..]


Austrian Crystal Figurines

The Economics & Politics of Coffee & The New Way of Thinking

 While reading today about coffee I discovered some interesting information about the politics of coffee. Did you know? Coffee is the world’s second most valuable market commodity after [..]


Uncategorized

Meyda Tiffany Lamp Based on Drawings of Maxfield Parrish

 Maxfield Parrish (1870- 1966) was a painter and etcher who has been credited with shaping a period of art known as the Golden Age of Illustration as well [..]


Meyda Tiffany, Meyda Tiffany Stained Glass Art Windows, Uncategorized

Chemical Compounds are Added to Glass to Create Colors

Glass is primarily composed of the following chemicals: Silica Sodium OxideCompounds Calcium Oxide Compounts  However when the following Compounds and heat are Added to Basic Glass Compounds, the [..]


Stained Glass Panels