A few years ago, I managed to purchase a uranium glass ashtray manufactured in the 1960s in Czechoslovakia at the Pécs market. I researched the history of uranium glass and found it fascinating! Uranium oxide has been used as a coloring agent since the Roman Empire (for producing yellow and green glass). For a long time, glassmakers didn't even know that these beautiful glass objects would glow under UV light!

As time passed, more and more glass objects began to fill our display cabinet at home in Hungary. In December 2023, the idea of creating interesting jewelry from them came to me after I stumbled upon uranium glass beads in a bead shop! (It's worth noting that the production of uranium glass is carried out under high safety protocols, and these items are completely harmless, with little to no measurable radiation).

After creating the first pieces of jewelry, I uploaded them to eBay and Etsy auction sites, as well as Hungarian sites and Facebook Marketplace. Our efforts were unexpectedly rewarded with success! Almost immediately, there was interest and purchases of these unique pieces of jewelry!

At the request and advice of my customers, I opened this web shop to reach an even wider audience with my creations. I design and make the jewelry myself!

Enjoy browsing my web shop!

Sincerely,
Renata Potocska