Peaked Toadstool in Gold & Emerald
Verticality and organic grace define this glass mushroom, its sharp peak rising like a quiet sentinel among the branches. The gradient shifts from a moody, ink-green crown into a warm amber glow, while textured emerald accents trace the cap like forest dew. Securing firmly with its clip, the piece invites a closer look at the play between the muted stem and the gloss of the overhang. There is a private satisfaction in possessing a form so deliberate, a fragment of the wild preserved in a sophisticated silhouette.
The Craft
It starts as a glass tube. Heated until it softens, then blown into shape: some forms into a mould, the most complex ones shaped free-hand on the pipe. One piece at a time, in a single workshop in Poland. What comes out is silvered from the inside, lacquered, and left to cure before anyone picks up a brush.
The painting is freehand. Brush by brush, layer over layer, each colour left to dry before the next goes down. No transfers, no printing, no stencils standing in for a steady hand.
No two are identical. A line sits a fraction differently, a highlight catches the light its own way. Small things, but they are the difference between an object that was manufactured and one that was made.
Heirlooms
Ornaments are the only things we buy to unwrap again. Boxed up after the season, brought back out the next one, each one tied to the year it arrived. After a decade a collection stops being decoration and becomes a record of where the family has been.
Glass is what makes that possible. It does not warp or grow brittle with age. A piece boxed up this year will still be here in twenty, and usually ends up with someone who remembers where it came from.
Shipping
Every order ships directly from our workshop in Poland, individually wrapped and double-boxed for the journey.
No customs, no duties. The price at checkout is the price you pay.
Delivery: 1–2 weeks. A few days for careful packing at our atelier, then 2–5 days in transit, fully tracked door to door.
Shipping — we ship with UPS or postal courier, depending on your country. Rates:
- Free on orders over €95
- €12 on orders under €95
Blubom Delivery Guarantee
Every piece is covered. We take responsibility for the whole journey, not just the part up to the courier. If an ornament arrives damaged, we send a replacement at no cost to you.
Arrived broken? Email us at hello@blubom.com within a week of delivery, with your order number and a photo. That is all we need to get a replacement moving.
One small thing: hold on to the box and the padding until your replacement is on its way. We sometimes need it for the carrier claim.
Returns
30 days to change your mind. If a piece is not right, email hello@blubom.com within 30 days of delivery and we will arrange the return. It needs to come back unused and in its original packaging.
Return shipping is on you, unless the item arrived damaged or we sent the wrong piece. In those cases we cover everything. Refunds go back to the original payment method once the return reaches us.
Personalized pieces are made to order and cannot be returned.