Iridescent Nation

Happy Easter from Iridescent Nation. This marigold Votive Light is just over 4 inches tall. It has a cross on one side and a bleeding heart on the other side. The base is marked with a C with an M inside it, the trademark for Cristales de Mexico.

The multi-color iridescent chickens in Dugan’s Farmyard bowl lay colored Easter eggs!

🎶Here comes Peter Cottontail🎶

Imperial IG Covered Rabbit in purple. Share your carnival glass bunnies in the comments below.

Easter Lilies - A purple Giant Lily vase from Czechoslovakia, probably by Libochovice.

🎶A tisket a tasket, I found my Easter basket(s).🎶
Northwood Diamond Point basket in blue, Imperial Waffleblock basket in teal, and Northwood Bushel Basket in Vaseline.

Celebrate Easter with Iridescent Nation (Sunday, March 30) by sharing photos of your carnival glass that has Easter patterns, shapes and colors in the comments below. This is a Fenton Peter Rabbit ice cream shape bowl in blue.

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Celebrating Spring with a marigold Dugan Amaryllis.

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Green Iridescent Stretch Glass to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Please share your photos of green carnival glass or stretch glass in the comments below.

For St. Patrick’s Day: Northwood Peacocks bowl in Emerald Green with a pie crust edge treatment.

St. Patrick’s Day will soon be here. Let’s celebrate by posting photos of your favorite green carnival glass pieces in the comments below. This is a Northwood Corn Vase in Emerald green. They can have a plain base or a base with stalks.

Good news for the future of carnival glass!

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The temperatures in Texas today are making me think of summer. What is your favorite carnival glass color or pattern that reminds you of summer? Here is a two-in-one for your consideration:
Our Northwood Corn Vase in Emerald Green. Share yours in the comments below.

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Happy Valentine’s Day to you and the ones you love! Northwood ruffled Rose Show bowl in Lime Green Opal. Please share your photos in the comments below.

Counting down to Valentine’s Day - Dugan Jeweled Heart tumbler in marigold.

Counting down to Valentine’s Day - Imperial Open Rose plate in purple.

Counting down to Valentine’s Day - Northwood Hearts and Flowers plate in marigold.

Every day, from now until Valentine's Day, I will post photos of Carnival Glass pieces that I love. I hope you will do the same and share photos of Carnival Glass pieces that you love in the comments below.

Counting down to Valentine’s Day - Feathered Heart tumbler by Millersburg.

Every day, from now until Valentine's Day, I will post photos of Carnival Glass pieces that I love. I hope you will do the same and share photos of Carnival Glass pieces that you love in the comments below.

Counting down to Valentine’s Day - Fenton Heart and Vine plate in blue.

Every day, from now until Valentine's Day, I will post photos of Carnival Glass pieces that I love. I hope you will do the same and share photos of Carnival Glass pieces that you love in the comment section below.

How do I love thee, Carnival Glass? Look for a new piece everyday until Valentine's Day!

This is a Fenton Stream of Hearts compote - the only shape known in this pattern. Found only in marigold

Every day, from now until Valentine's Day, I will post photos of Carnival Glass pieces that I love. I hope you will do the same and share photos of Carnival Glass pieces that you love in the comment section.

Remember, we all have our own reasons as to why we love a particular piece, and your reasons will be different from mine. It may be the pattern, the color, the provenance, the memories it evokes, or its outstanding iridescence. They are all correct! Let the countdown begin.

Fenton Open Edge

This very popular and easy to find pattern has two rows of open holes along the top edge. It was produced in both baskets and bowls in a multitude of carnival glass colors. Open Edge piece can also can be found with advertising (John Brand, Feldman Bros, and Millers Furniture) on the base. A rarer version of this pattern, found in bowls and plates, has three rows around the edge. Another similar pattern with berries on the interior, Blackberry Open Edge, was made the following shapes: hats, plates, spittoons and vases. Open Edge has been reissued by Fenton and pieces should have the Fenton mark on the bottom.

An educational post from Glen Thistlewood and Carnival Glass Network.