Hi there,
I’m Anna — stained glass artist, mother, and the heart behind Avalglass.
If you’re new here, welcome to our little world. We’re a small, family-owned stained glass studio where everything is designed and crafted with love (and usually a few cups of tea). For the past five years, we’ve been lucky to share our work online, and we still feel amazed and grateful every single day.
Recently, we ran a “Buy 3, Get 1 Free” promotion in our shop (it’s still going, by the way), and while packing all those orders, we started noticing something really interesting.
People weren’t just buying our products to hang in windows. They were mixing and matching, bundling pieces that didn’t seem like they “go together” — at least not in the usual way. And that got us thinking… maybe there are way more ways to use stained glass than we thought?
So today I want to show you three unexpected and super fun ways people are styling their Avalglass stained glass decor, all inspired by real customer creativity. And yes, we made GIFs to show you how it’s done.
(Also: this is just part one. Turns out there’s a lot more where this came from.)
1. Turn a Plant Pot Hugger into a Book Hugger
Okay, this one made me smile so much when I saw it.
If you’ve ever bought one of our stained glass plant pot huggers (like our little snail plant buddy), you already know they love clinging to the side of a planter. But one of our customers recently shared a photo of her snail... hugging a book.
She slipped it right onto the end of her favorite book on the shelf — and suddenly that book looked like it had its own personality. The snail was just there, peeking out, making you want to pull the book out and read it again.
It’s such a simple way to style your shelves, and it works with any of our pot huggers. Got a bird hugger? Let it sit graciously at your cookbook collection. Got a funny worm? Pop it next to a journal or gardening guide.
It’s like a little wink from your bookshelf.
2. Tabletop Flower? Try it as a Plant Decoration Instead
This one came from something I did in my own home — totally by accident.
We had a Grouse tabletop flower sitting in the kitchen, and I was rearranging the plants (as one does). The flower was right next to my pothos, and I suddenly thought: What if it went in the pot?
So I gently removed the flower from its wooden base (it slides out easily), and just stuck the stem into the soil of the plant. And oh my.
✨Instant glow-up✨
The translucent petals caught the sunlight from the window, the green leaf of the flower mixed with the real greenery, and my pothos looked like it was blooming something out of a fairytale.
It works with stained glass orchids too. And lily flower. Really, any of our tabletop flowers can do double duty.
You don’t have to overthink it, just pop it into the pot and enjoy the magic!
3. Reverse the Magic — Turn a Plant Stake into a Tabletop
Okay, now stay with me. This one is a little flip of idea #2.
If you already have one of our stained glass plant stakes (we used the boletus mushroom for this), you know they’re meant to sit in soil. But sometimes, your plant doesn’t need more color, or maybe you just want to bring that mushroom closer.
Here’s the trick: take the stake out of the pot, and gently place the stem into one of our tabletop flower bases.
Boom. It’s now a tiny tabletop sculpture.
The boletus mushroom in particular looks so charming like this, so cozy and earthy and a little bit like a storybook prop. If you style it with books or a small candle, it adds that perfect little touch of cuteness to your space.
And that’s just the beginning.
There are so many clever ways people are styling stained glass, and we’re only scratching the surface. I think what I love most about these ideas is how personal they are, each one tells a little story, adds a little surprise, and makes your space feel even more like you.
So here’s what we’re going to do: this is part one of a series. We’ll keep sharing new ideas and hacks, and we’d absolutely love to hear how you’re styling your stained glass at home!
Do you have a butterfly plant pot hugger in your curtain rod? A flower sitting on your bookshelf? A snail hiding in your spices? Tell us!
Drop a comment below or tag us on Instagram @aval_glass so we can see your beautiful spaces. And if you haven’t subscribed to our Instagram yet, we’d love to have you there too, we post behind-the-scenes, tips, and little bits of joy from our studio.
Thanks for reading and being part of our story. We’re so happy you’re here.
Warmly,
Anna
(Avalglass mother, artist, and your stained glass pen pal)
