The History of Sand Bottles and Custom Craftihouse Sand Art

Sand Bottle History

In the 1860s to 1890s, Andrew Clemens, a deaf mute born in Dubuque, Iowa, USA, became famous for his craft of creating unfixed pictures using multicoloured sands compressed inside glass bottles or ornate chemist jars. The sand was collected from the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River. The subjects of his sand bottles included ornately decorated sentimental verses, sailing ships, plants, animals, and portraits.

He exhibited his work at the St. Louis trade fair and, having spent hours creating a picture in a bottle, would demonstrate to an incredulous audience that the picture inside was unfixed by destroying the bottle with a hammer. Clemens' sand bottles have become museum pieces and highly prized antiques which have since sold at auction for thousands of US dollars.

Craftihouse Sand Bottle

A beautiful one-sand-bottle alternative to the traditional unity candle, our Sand Ceremony creates a sentimentally chic way to display your love. Perfect for outdoor ceremonies, destination weddings, or any occasion, the customized sand bottle creates a memorable ceremony, as well as provides your home, office, and any place with a unique piece of decorative home decor after! This sand bottle comes with a packing box to protect it and give it a royal look for your guests or clients. Each bottle comes complete with a gift box.

Customization Options & Features

• Shapes & Sizes: Choose between round or flat bottle shapes, available in small, medium, and big sand jars.
• Personalized Engraving: The bottle can be customized by sending us a single initial or two first names and a date in a message.
• Corporate Branding: We can print your company logo on transparent stickers and place the logo from inside the sand bottle.
• Versatile Gifting: Perfect as business gifts, holiday decorations, home decor vases, souvenirs, wedding giveaways, promotional items, or special presents for men and women.

You can place your customized sand bottle order now from this link: http://craftihouse.com/sand-bottle/. We deliver your order inside the UAE within 3-5 working days and accept urgent orders. We have also shipped several sand bottles internationally to those who lost their Dubai sand bottles during their travel back home. Explore more handmade artisanal goods online at Craftihouse.