by Lorelei Cohen

Created on: May 11, 2009

The nicest part of owning a shot glass collection is the ease in which these many tiny little glasses can be displayed. Whether they are set out in pairs, groups, an entire collection, or one glass at a time, they brighten and enhance a bar area, den or game room like no other item can. Lighthearted and fun, they are great conversation pieces, and can create a cheerful, relaxed feeling where ever they reside.

So how do you display a shot glass collection? Heck, anyway that you want to! These little glasses are so cute that they can be displayed in almost any room of your house. Line them up along your bar, set them upright or upside down, build a pyramid with them, or balance them at the top of your alcohol bottles. You can have them laying ever so treasured within a velvet display box, or line them up on shelves set behind your bar, or on a wall shelf in any room of the house as far as that goes. You can set up a themed pair of glasses, or even one single unique glass gracefully set on a doily, or you can willy nilly toss the whole collection into a glass china cabinet for display. You can set them for display in a shadow or trophy box. Or creatively display them on your stereo, desk, dresser, microwave, or television top.

In a game room these glasses can be displayed in a set of four beside the crib board, or as a pair waiting beside the chess set for it's players, or as a set of eight or ten that sit atop the stand that holds the pool cues. Luck themed glasses that display clover leafs, fairies, angels or leprechauns are especially popular in game settings. Checker games or chess games can even have these one ounce glasses used as pieces in the game, and as each piece is taken while playing the game, so can a drink be had. If your guests are generally regulars to your social nights, you will find that they will become fans to certain shot glasses, and will hunt out their favorite glass shortly after their arrival. Rotating the glasses to different games each social night will also have your guests moving around the game room to different positions each time.

In the kitchen these glasses can be used as mini salt and pepper cauldrons and each with a tiny spoon set beside it for dispersal. An attractive single shot glass, a matched pair, or themed set they can be attractively displayed next to a fine bottle of whiskey or rum. Being tiny they nestle nicely into most spice racks, and curio shelves, and can be creatively displayed on the wall in these. The beauty of these glasses is that they fit in virtually anywhere and regardless of whether they are set out on a book shelf next to War and Peace, or are sitting in the china cabinet next to grandma's finest china, they just fit in.

These unique little glasses carry a lot of history in them. Many are created to commemorate and raise funds for special events, others to promote local businesses, or to raise awareness for a life changing event or charity. Many have traveled hundreds or thousands of miles, from other cities and other countries, to arrive at the spot where they now sit. Decorated with a variety of sayings and themes, and usually alcohol or humor related, these tiny drinking vessels are an ideal addition to any home or business. One special glass set in a decorative display cabinet can be the starting point of a thousand conversations. While an entire wall lined completely in shelving that displays hundreds of these tiny treasures can be breathtaking. Each and every one of these delightful little glasses comes with it's own unique ability to sparkle and charm it's way into the hearts of those who happen to come its way.

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