The other day my roommate came home from IKEA with a pack of 100 tea lights. One hundred. To be fair, my roommate also buys decorative fruit, uses lavender sprigs to scent her room, and arranges ...

A glass shop or hardware store can make most cuts for you, but if you are doing an art project or replacing your own window panes, it pays to learn how to cut glass yourself. It's an easy process ...

A woman with long hair holds a glass bowl, examining it to determine whether to purchase it. - Galina Zhigalova/Getty Images Thrifters know that bargains abound at resale shops, tag sales, and antique ...

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Water-jet technology allows manufacturers to cut glass, steel and granite without creating heat, but the method hasn't taken off in every factory. WSJ's James R. Hagerty takes a closer look at how the ...

On 28 March 2016, YouTube user Roman UrsuHack uploaded a video seemingly showing a glass jar being cut using nothing but water, oil, and heat: The video gained hundreds of thousands of views in the ...

If you’ve recently been passed down a family member’s glassware collection, you might be curious about some of the pieces with intricate designs. Grandma might have called her catalog her crystal, but ...