Discover Float Tourism – Custom Glass Balls

We make custom glass floats to make your event a success! Host a float hunt, drive tourism, activate a space, raise funds, or decorate indoors and outdoors. These sturdy glass balls are inspired by vintage glass fishing floats that are treasured beach-combing finds. Three sizes are available in the colors of your choice. Contact us…

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Float Sale to Benefit The Museum of The North Beach

Meet us in Seabrook, Pacific Beach, WA for our annual Art Glass Float Sale to benefit the Museum of the North Beach. Purchase this year’s Moclips edition float “King Tide” and other colorful hand blown glass floats and sea life sculptures by Avalon Glassworks. Art Glass Float Sale Sunday, March 29, 2026 10am-3pm The Historic…

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A Beachcomber’s Treasure

Simple and beautiful with a surprisingly practical and sustainable history: the Fishing Float. A Collectible with a Past Sturdier than they appear, glass fishing floats (sometimes called Japanese fishing floats) were – and occasionally still are – used to stabilize fishing nets in the open waters by fishermen. Back in the day (say, 50 to…

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Glass Float Sizes

Our blown glass floats come in three approximate diameters: 2.75″, 3.25″ and 4.25″. The smallest size is pinch-sealed closed. The medium and large sizes are sealed with raised glass stopper buttons. Color choices are nearly infinite with opaque and transparent shades available. Made in the spirit of Japanese Fishing Floats, these sturdy spheres are decorative…

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Centerpiece Floats

ArtsWest fundraising centerpieces included three blown glass floats. Contact us to discuss your idea, glasssales@avalonglassworks.com.

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