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Sometimes designers can get so caught up in the look that they forget about the practical use of the product. That wasn’t the case for Daniele Semeraro, the Swedish designer of Sempli, a company that specializes in elegant glassware with a functional design. Continue reading “Unique Glassware with Functionality and Elegance” »
Say goodbye to regular glassware and say hello to a new way to enjoy your favorite beverages. Continue reading “FGmarket’s Weekly Pick – Sempli” »
The skilled artisans at Egyptian Museum are experts at making fine Egyptian glass gifts and have been creating glass products for more than 15 years. In fact, they have developed more than 1,630 unique products.
Their products can be found in major catalog companies, garden centers, and gift shops. They offer the highest quality of Egyptian glass products in America at the lowest prices and with the widest selection. Their wares include perfume bottles, drink stirrers, hummingbird feeders, candy dishes, and much more.
Their Christmas ornaments are exquisite. Check out Egyptian Museum’s 15th Anniversary Collectible Ornament in green that has a glass-blown Christmas tree inside that is etched on the outside. They have many other ornaments to choose from in a variety of colors, shapes, and styles. You could easily decorate your tree and not repeat an ornament. They even have tree toppers to finish it off. The colors complement one another, so instead of clashing, the ornaments would work well together.
Their smaller ornaments have even more detail and personality. They have a small ornament that looks like a kettle, one that looks like a hot air balloon, and one that looks like a lighthouse. They are whimsical, yet elegant: the perfect gift for someone on your list.
The same detail and beauty can be found in their perfume bottles that you can purchase in a sage green, golden yellow, and sapphire blue. They are sure to become a centerpiece.
If you like their style of products, their cordial glass in gold is bound to be a favorite. Even the stem has a bit of detail and the body of the glass is etched in a crisscross detail. The other glasses are just as beautiful and have their own unique patterns. You’ll easily find the perfect decanter to coordinate with your glasses.
Now for the utterly charming: animals in glass. The octopus is especially clever, and the elephant is amazing. Their series of dragonflies would enhance a number of rooms, and the hummingbird is a must for bird lovers.
Probably the prettiest products have to be the eggs. The gold painting and etching on each is detailed and well done. The colors are soft and pleasing to the eye.
Even the candy dishes are wrapped in personality and done in that same fine attention to detail. Find them in pink, red, yellow, clear, and pale lavender.
They have many more products, like candle holders, oil burners, bird feeders, vases and breast cancer awareness ornaments, all done in the same style that you can only get with glass blown products.
For beautiful and unique gifts you can only find here, check out Egyptian Museum!
The history of Mosser Glass goes back more than half a century, to founder and owner Thomas Mosser’s father, Orie Mosser, who was a plant manager at the local Cambridge Glass Company. When the plant closed its doors in 1954, Thomas decided to continue the glass making business by building his own company out of the broken pieces of Cambridge Glass Company.
After many years of perfecting the art of fine glassmaking and selling it through humble means, Mosser established Mosser Glass in 1971. The family owned and operated company has been making high-quality glassware with a small group of skilled workers for years, and the tradition continues today.
Mosser Glass, Inc. specializes in making a wide variety of beautiful glassware pieces. They can make anything for customers, including cake stands, mixing bowls, tableware, pitchers, tumblers, lamps, punch bowls & spooners, baskets, candle holders, glimmer lights, and the list goes on!
Your customers will love the beautiful artistry that goes into every finely crafted piece of Mosser Glass glassware. Buy Mosser Glass, Inc.’s glassware, and see what a difference glassware made by skilled artists makes!
While preparing for your Summer inventory, remember to think of gift ideas that you will be able to feature in your store. One thing to keep in mind is that people enjoy hosting parties during the warmer months. Which means featuring hostess gifts in your store during this time will be a huge hit. However, do you not have a clue on what to feature in your store? Want some creative ideas that your customers will love? Let FGmarket help with it’s top picks of host/hostess gifts.
Fun Drinkware Products: If they’re hosting a party, more than likely they love spending time in the kitchen. Something to definitely feature in your store are drinkware products. Fun glasses with a matching pitcher would truly be ideal as a hostess gift.
They come in vibrant colors, fun designs and are usable. Drinkware would be great for indoor parties, as well as outdoor parties.
One company offering fun glasses is Bentley Drinkware. All of their products are made from durable plastic that can hold up to outdoor uses and everyday usage.
Products are offered in fun colors, collegiate themes and fun monogramming to suit everyone’s style. Great drinkware for outdoor parties that the host/ess will love and will be able to incorporate them into their everyday life.
Gourmet Food: If they’re hosting a party, they must enjoy spending time in the kitchen. So, offer host/ess gifts that feature delectable gourmet food. Delicious sauces, marmalade, glazes, desserts, soups, jellies and spices can fill up a basket easily to create a wonderful gift basket.
Whoever receives this delicious gift basket will be cooking up a storm with all these wonderful sauces. They’ll have new creations in no time, just hope they invite you over.
A company providing such flavorful gourmet food items is Gourmet Temptations. They offer amazing honey, butter, chutneys, mustard, marinades, dressing and gift baskets. One of their smoke jalapeno mustard blends would be great served up as a dip, condiment or add them to salads, pastas, vegetables or a sandwich.
Just the extra kick all of these items needs to make them truly delicious. Your customers can mix and match each delicious item to create a gift basket suitable for the host/ess.
Fresh Flowers: A classic gift that will never fail is flowers. Offering fresh flowers in a fun vase will be great for your customers to share with a friend. They also make wonderful gifts and can even serve as part of the party decor. Flowers provide a beautiful view, added decor and a fresh scent that will fill up the house.Needing to find a company who provides immaculate fresh flowers? Check out Esprit Miami Inc.
This wholesale supplier makes sure that you’ll receive the freshest of flowers that are truly cared for. That way, you’ll receive amazing, fragrant flowers at your store.
If you’re a florist, you’ll be able to create unique arrangements seen no where else. Come up with a floral arrangement that will fit the theme of the Continue reading “FGmarket’s Top Picks For Gifts – Host/ess Gift Ideas” »
As a consumer, I love to go in to a shop and buy artisan crafts. Maybe it comes from a secret desire that I have to be crafty or artsy, but just don’t have the talent. I am not alone in this, as I often end up conversing with other shoppers enthralled in the artisan crafts found in a local shops.
Artisan is a category that encompasses a broad range of products. A custom-made table, painted works, decorative tiles, and jewelry are all examples of artisan products. Since it is such a broad category, artisan merchandise gives shop owners a variety of diverse items to choose from and gear to your customers tastes.In your area, consumers may be interested in buying copper products. Because copper is a product that can be fashioned into many items, this is one artisan product that you can use to create a niche market. To capitalize on this niche, you might dedicate an area in your store to copper products created by artisans for the garden. Look at items, such as planters or even outdoor tableware made of copper.
Indoor and outdoor furniture is another possible area that can help your shop excel in sales. There is a huge market for antique furniture, but maybe your area doesn’t have a lot of antique furniture dealers. Offer your customers handmade, hand-painted tables that look Old World.In my personal opinion, you can never go wrong with hand-crafted glass works. Whether you choose to stock hand-painted glass, hand-blown glass or a mixture of the two, you will see increased traffic in your store.
I’ve spoken before in past newsletters about how important it is to know your customer base. This still rings true when choosing products from the artisan category. However, This is one category in which I recommend stepping outside of your comfort zone.
Take a chance, bring in artisan products that are unique, well-crafted and maybe be a bit different than your regular product mix. This approach tends to bring in shoppers that are out of your normal customer base, and new customers are always welcome!We have few months before the new year starts, so think about taking advantage of a new year and a fresh start to incorporate some new Continue reading “What You Need To Know About Artisan Products” »
The term dinnerware may seem ambiguous, so how do you know what to include in your dinnerware product line and what markets to target? Dinnerware includes items such as plates, bowls, glassware, flatware, barware and even bakeware. These are items easily found on the kitchen or dining room table and sometimes referred to as tableware. Whatever term you wish to use, they are big business in gift and decorating markets.
Who needs and wants tableware? Every bride and groom wants the perfect place setting. Did you know that the bridal market accounts for almost half of all dinnerware sales? Most of these sales come from wedding registries. Think of wedding registry sales as your bread and butter while individual sales from glassware, bakeware and tea sets are icing on the cake.Bring On A Hearty Appetite For Tableware
The key to selling tableware of any type is presentation. Just like with a meal, the visual aspect is what brings them to the table. Once you have drawn them in visually, they will explore the variety of tastes (or in this case prices) that are available. Brides tend to be visually driven without regard to price. Other customers tend to be “need” driven and conscious of price. Brides purchase dinnerware to establish their homes. However, other customers buy tableware items to enhance or update their existing dinnerware.
As a result, it is imperative that you have a mixture of both high-end dinnerware items as well as mid-priced tableware items. Offering high-end old English plates alongside moderately priced crystal glassware is a way to appeal visually to brides while capturing the interest of other customers. Keep in mind that wedding registry items are purchased as gifts. Brides may not be price conscious but the gift buyers may be. Creating a table with compatible items in a wide ranges of price keeps gift-givers from leaving empty handed. As brides make selections for their bridal registry remind them to include some moderately price items.Brides aren’t the only ones sitting down to your table. Apply the same basic principles as you set the tables for these customers. Create a display table with eclectic flair. Put some modern pieces in with some traditional pieces. The main idea is to show the different type of products you are selling. By mixing mid priced with high-end pieces the focus shifts from price to beauty. Keep in mind that candle sticks, tea sets or even bakeware are bought as gifts for birthdays and anniversaries. Take time to set the table for these gift-giving events.
Setting The Table For Special Occasions
Since half of your sales will come from special occasions other then weddings, you need to market to them as well. Create event table settings with items that can be added to existing dinnerware items including suggestive signs like “the perfect anniversary gift”. Try this idea as a way to increase sales for birthday gifts: Set a table with stemware or other tableware items and a toaster with a sign that says “what do you think she’d rather have?” Using ideas such as these gives consumers ideas that they may not have thought of for gifts.Dinner parties use placecards to direct guests. As you set the tables for your customers don’t forget the placecards (great anniversary gift, perfect for her birthday, etc.). If you set the table right they will buy. Setting the perfect table is easy provided you keep a few things in mind: variety in price points, convenient and easy wedding registries, effective signage. Of course to set the perfect table for your customers you need the right wholesale dinnerware.
The tableware vendors at FGmarket can provide you with all the wholesale glassware, dinnerware, flatware, napkins and other wholesale table top items needed to create the perfect mix for your table.
Regardless of the answer, it will be a resounding “love them!” after viewing the artisan glassware from See More Glass designed by Meryl L. Wolper. Unique designs that include dichroic glass shards positively jump out and scream “buy me!”
Everyone has been to a friend’s house who had funky glassware. Here in the South, the first question is usually “where’d you get that?” Attractive glassware pieces like these are craved because of their quirkiness. Today’s customers want to stand out and be recognized for having a unique feature or many fine table top pieces with unique features. This is where the glassware from See More Glass comes in handy for your store.Hand blown glass tumblers from See More Glass are designed with the the highest standards of beauty. Meryl L. Wolper has an eye for unique design. From red garnet to cobalt blue tumblers, each piece of artisan glassware excites a different emotion. Cobalt blue tumblers are a reminder of calm strength and power. The amethyst tumblers serve as a reminder of happily playing children. It is difficult to keep from experiencing a pleasing memory when holding these glasses.
Each hand blown glass tumbler from See More Glass is dishwasher safe and sturdy. Functional and fun? It’s hard to beat that. In fact, it’s almost impossible. Continue reading “How Do You Feel About Hand Blown Glass Tumblers?” »
Everyone from 9 to 90 is compelled to take a second look at the deep-etched glassware from Artistic Glass Design. However, this distinguished wholesale barware provides the perfect opportunity for you to capture a larger slice of the young adult market.
The older college students and alumni crowd are very valuable customers to have. While learning to be a professional, these consumers are also clinging to the light-hearted years of college. Seeing their college mascot emblazoned on custom barware is a solid way to merge both worlds. Custom barware from Artistic Glass Design features many college logos and mascots.
Regardless of the drink, there is quality etched barware for it. Pilsner glasses, wine glasses of all sizes, footed beer mugs, regular beer mugs and other glasses are available from Artistic Glass Design.
These glasses are perfect for many other occasions also. Corporate logos also look amazing deep etched onto a pilsner glass or stemless wine glass. Weddings are taken to a new level of elegance and personalization with these pieces. Plus they Continue reading “Capture The Young Adult Crowd With Artistic Glass Design” »
The most impressive quality of the unique stemware from Intrada is the boldness of the designs. Unhindered by traditional thoughts on color, shape or any other potential barrier, Intrada has stemware that still has traditional appeal but with enough of an edge, a modern twist if you will, to satisfy today’s consumers. This glassware is great. Period.
Probably the most noticeable consumer trend these days is the desire to have something that stands out. The same popular products that have always worked now need to have the same features but with more edge, more uniqueness. Intrada brings a mastery of this concept to stemware. One glance at the Ruby Grape flute glass, water goblet and wine glass proves this. Another look at the Fleur De Lis, Grazia Rose or Lucy Gold stemware solidifies this impression.Each piece of wholesale stemware from Intrada serves the functional purpose you would expect from glassware but delivers more than just a drink. These glasses deliver excellence in design as well.
Does your store serve brides or people who like to host large parties? This wholesale glassware is perfect for these individuals. Each piece is elegant and sophisticated. These are the types of pieces that are required for a truly lavish soiree. The food may be great and the music fine, but the talking piece will be the unique stemware. Refined lips will Continue reading “Where To Find Your New Unique Stemware Collection” »
