We make a lot of DIY flowers on this show, but we’ve never made any that look as cool as these. Today, we made faux glass blown flowers using nothing but plastic spoons and a lighter.

Valentine's Day DIY activities: Make charm bracelets, blown-glass art and more. ... Make blown-glass art at Long Island Glass. 194 Morris Ave., unit 24, Holtsville. Sign up for the Family Newsletter.

M ercury glass has come a long way since the days it was made using actual mercury. Nowadays, authentic mercury glass is made by blowing a double-wall glass object, then pouring a silver nitrate ...