Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close up of colored glass dishes - Adrienne Bresnahan/Getty Images It's almost impossible not to run straight over to the glass ...

Necessity is the mother of invention—and affordable glassware. If you've ever spotted amber tumblers or rosy saucers in your mother's or grandmother's china cabinet, they're likely Depression glass.

It's almost impossible not to run straight over to the glass items at a flea market, thrift store, or estate sale. The glittering colors of delicate glass sparkling in the light are almost hypnotic, ...