I agree, I bought beautiful glass ones from Globus and built up a collection over a few years - they're not cheap. Now, though, they are wrapped up safe in my attic and won't see a xmas for a few years yet as I'm not allowing little hands near them.. all soft child-friendly tree decorations instead. Isn't there a glass maker down near Wädenswil that does special glass works I'll do a search and get back to you or maybe someone else knows more..