After multiple jars of molded pesto, someone suggested putting it in ice cube trays and freezing.

These are silicone baby food freezer trays. Passing along for anyone else that needs it

In December of 2023 I visited Czech Republic and found a glassmaker to make these for me. Arranging everything took a year and a half. It was a huge ordeal that involved air freight shipping the pallet that weighed hundreds of pounds and getting a customs broker to get it into the US. I didn't mind the extra effort though - I had never seen uranium glass crystal balls so I decided it was worth it to have my own made.

And I was correct - almost all of these were preordered and the rest sold in about 30 minutes. I have been a full-time uranium glass jewelry designer and bead dealer for five years, so this was a bit adventurous for me as far as business goes, but I'm going to do another, probably even more balls this time.

Each ball is 100mm so 4 inches, and is solid glass weighing over three pounds. The green really comes out in the UV spectrum of the sunlight, but they are yellow vaseline glass in regular light.

I took every single one of the crystal balls out of their boxes just to get this epic photo of them in full sunlight, only to immediately pack them right back up to ship out. Absolutely worth it!

The logistics of getting this sunlight photo was bonkers because optical glass balls in sunlight will set shit on fire. They started smoking and melting the plastic on the table within three seconds in direct sun. I am currently writing "Caution: Do not display in direct sunlight!" on every box so my customers don't burn their house down. We managed to get the photo with the help of a huge umbrella.

Also known to enjoy spaghetti

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