Now that the excitement of the holiday season has passed, it’s easy to find the remaining winter months just a little depressing and dreary. It’s also easy to start daydreaming about vacations to places where the sun is still beating down (preferably on sandy beaches and turquoise seas). Many of us, however, are limiting our vacation-related travel these days for both economic and environmental reasons and either trying a “staycation” or foregoing time off altogether.

Whether you’ll be relaxing at home for a week or simply have a night off, you can bring a little taste of more tropical climates to you with the Caribbean Pina Colada Glasses by Mexican design duo Javier and Efren, who have been featured in a variety of magazines and newspapers for their creative glass pieces and efforts at preserving Mexico’s blown glass artistry.  The Caribbean Glasses, available at Novica, are made from lead-free recycled glass that’s handblown by the artists individually, resulting in truly one of a kind glassware that’s just as much art work as it is a functional kitchen piece. Click here to read more

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Whether you’re a wine enthusiast for the love of the grape or for the love of celebrating life, sometimes there’s nothing better than raising a glass of vino with a friend. And study after study says wine has big health benefits so you can feel good about imbibing (at least a little), but we bet you’ll feel even better when sipping out of eco-friendly wine glasses. Pop open a bottle of organic wine and start pouring!

If you want a striking glass to impress guests, go for a pair of Aqua Lady blown glass wine glasses. The Quiarartes, a traditional Mexican family, creates each glass by hand, taking high carbon cost factories out of the mix. They melt down recycled glass and hand blow the glasses, adding silver leaf for a sparkling finishing touch on the stem.

Or if you want to exude the traditions of Italy or follow the latest trends, choose stemless glasses from Uncommon Goods.  Click here to read more

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