stained glass, decorative glassThere is something simply wonderful about decorative glass. The way light shines through it, reflecting colors, shapes and tranquility onto all things nearby. I first fell in love with stained glass as a young kid in church school. Our church had very tall ceilings, at least 40 feet high. Stretching most of the way up behind the alter were stained glass panels adorning popular snapshots or stories from the bible. It makes a lot of sense why when the term stained glass is brought up people think of a church. While many of us have our own decorative glass pieces in our homes, church is the greatest supporter of stained glass. It is somewhat of a lost art. You don’t see stained glass on many new constructions. It is normally part of an eclectic home, decoration put up by an artsy person or within a religious building.

I have been looking for a web cam recently since a close friend is moving home for a little bit. This seems completely off topic from decorative glass but bear with me, there is a connection. Since this friend is leaving and I’d like to stay in touch we figure what better way then with a web cam. It is the free alternative to calling each other on the phone, plus this way it is sort of face to face through a computer screen. I visited a favorite retailer called Circuit Values at http://www.circuitvalues.com/ in search of an affordable web cam.

As expected, they had exactly what I was looking for. What I didn’t expect was to find a web cam that uses the beauty of glass as an ascetic feature. Seen in the picture above, the Guillemot Hercules Deluxe Optical Glass Webcam - CMOS - USB is affordable and has an artistic design. I would have no problem adding this web cam to my glass computer table. For the price, I can’t imagine a better deal. While I’m not using it to talk to a friend, thousands of miles away, it will be cool just to look at. I imagine when the afternoon sun is peaking through the window, it would hit the glass surrounding the web cam optics and make for a nice looking addition to the home office. Once again, this is another example of the wonders of online shopping. There always seems to be a product I had no idea I’d find but is a true delight when it pops up on the computer monitor.