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About Me:: I have been coming to this site for years, and obviously I lurk since i rarely post. But this new community is amazing, I promise I will post more often!

My collection sits in a closet, completely full to the brim....hoping/knowing that I will be able to display them tastefully one day! (I am kind of picky about displays - I am a design major!)

About Your First Lava Lamp:: The first vintage I aquired was the nightlight clown, knowing nothing about if this was an authentic version or if some kid just stuck a decal on the glass to make it cute. Well I snagged it, and although it had some dead lava and a crack in the glass lip I still found it alluring and later found out it was rare!

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At 10:13am on July 4th, 2008, Bryin said…: Thank you for all of your comments. You have some great stuff yourself! I look forward to seeing your Spaghetti lamp.

At 9:40am on April 12th, 2008, medicated goo said…: Nice everything. Great photos but better still great vintage collection - interesting, outrageous stuff! Display's are best I've seen and inspire me to borrow your display ideas (I'll pay royalties)!

At 11:43am on March 22nd, 2008, Jerome Dopson said…: I love your display Galaxy, clean, modernist and just fantastic. A great selection of lamps. I have something to aspire to when I finally display my collection.

Best wishes
Jerome

At 10:02am on March 21st, 2008, Astrobaby said…: Hello Galaxy - it is astrobaby here - have a lovely easter.

At 10:29am on March 3rd, 2008, fog rider said…: Greetings.
In answer to your question about the Imperial, I dumped the old liquid contents, washed the wax off with clean water, and put the wax back in the globe. I then filled the globe with distilled water, added a squirt of dishsoap (to help the flow), then tuned up the water with sea salt until it flowed well.

Sea salt is pure salt (as opposed to table salt which has sugar in it). I simply scooped a small quantity of the water out of the globe, dissolved some salt in it, then pored it back into the globe. I repeated this process sveral times until I got the wax to just skim the top of the liquid under full operating temperature.

It took a few days to get it just right.

Cheers.

At 8:51pm on February 15th, 2008, OSOLAVA said…: it was an ebay find. I really wish i had gotten the red and the purple also. I also love that it matches the colors in my room so well.

At 7:37pm on January 23rd, 2008, OSOLAVA said…: it takes talent to take something new, and mix it with something old and make it all look vintage...kudos! I actually thought that walmart one was one, that i had seen on ebay going for a lot of money... european vase. will show you picture later of my vintage starburst that looks much like yours

At 5:02pm on January 23rd, 2008, Astrobaby said…: Hey Galaxy - lovely stuff in the background you should fireup that hunter lamp next to the glass pieces and the retro clock and take a snap - it would be great to add it to the hunter section of the flowoflava.com site. I know what you mean about tasteful displays - there is only display i have loved and that is white tubes coming from the wall - like they did in the mathmos showroom. have a great day,

ant.

At 4:43pm on January 22nd, 2008, OSOLAVA said…: I love the starburst clock, and viking glass, very retro. I have a few starburst clocks myself, and some retro art glass/vases.