Winter Defense
Don’t let winter get you down.
Our Winter Defense Collection helps you face winter head-on with health and fitness products and winter home accessories.
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My name is Laurie Freivogel and I'm super excited to be today's Grommet! My little company (just l'il ole me), Kiku Handmade, is located in my basement studio in Oak Park, IL just outside Chicago. While I have been creating ever since I was very sma...
This is special! I love glass too!
Since Laurie has made glass her craft, I was wondering if she knew of the 4,000 or so replica glass plant specimens made by a father and son team for Harvard University, which are on display at the Harvard Museum o...
@Lance J Konover: I will have to look that up! It's amazing what glass blowers can do, I love watching them work. I actually signed up for a glass blowing class in my hometown and am anxiously waiting to find the time to take it! Fusing is a littl...
@Lance J Konover: That sounds amazing and I bet you're right that one glass artist would be inspired by another. I will pass your note along!...
Hi. I saw a picture of a belt with kind of a millefiore-look (may be wrong spelling) buckle. Does that sound familiar? Do you still make belts in this design? Thanks! ...
@jen: That was MnM Jada and we love that belt too! She is overwhelmed with orders for the holidays and we had to take the feature down. If it was going to be a gift for a friend, consider giving a Gift Certificate and she will be able to order it aga...
Bike Buckle 
Mehndi Buckle 
Yarn Buckle 
Camera Buckle 
Dandelion Buckle 
Belt
Funky silk screened images on fused glass belt buckles. Each buckle is handmade by artist Laurie Freivogel. Leather
belts sold separately.
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Buckle up and prepare to steer your wardrobe in a fun direction. These glass belt buckles from Kiku Handmade can add a jolt of color and style to any outfit. They’re the handiwork of Laurie Freivogel, who etches her designs into glass, colors them, then fuses the pieces together in a kiln she fires up in her home studio. Laurie taught herself how to fuse glass after getting inspired by the beautiful glass work she saw at an indie craft fair in 2004.
Our favorite buckles include a graphic red bike on a blue background and an orange Mehndi pattern on lavender. 
The black and white camera lens has a vintage, hipster vibe, and the yarn buckle beckons to that DIYer in all of us. Laurie has a keen eye for color and a restrained approach to design that keep these buckles modern and chic, never overwrought. It’s just the thing for transforming your favorite jeans and T-shirt into a hip outfit, or, in the spirit of the season, making you the best gift-giver around.
— Beth
- Handcrafted modern fused glass buckles in the following designs:
- Bike Buckle in Powder Blue Glass/Red Pattern
- Camera Buckle in White Glass/Black Pattern
- Mehndi Buckle in Lavender Glass/Orange Pattern
- Kiku Buckle in Red/Green Pattern
- Yarn Buckle in Cream/Red Pattern
- Dandelion in Brown/Blue Pattern
- Belt Buckle dimensions 2” x 3”, will fit a 1 1/2” Belt
- Belts sold separately in flat black or textured brown in three sizes:
- Small 32” (fits 29-33”)
- Medium 36” (fits 33-37”)
- Large 40” (fits 37-41”)
- Tip for ordering belt-Take a belt you currently use and measure the length from where the strap is attached to the buckle and measure to the middle hole
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