Nortel Mfg

08/12/2026

Good morning, all - First off. Thank you so much for all of the orders of our bundles. Wow! Alex just finished picking the orders up to yesterday. If you have not received an invoice yet, it will be coming today. We were not expecting such a massive response. Thank you!

We've added a few more colours to the hot deals section. Please be aware, though, that for our US customers, there is currently a very large tariff on made-in-China glass, which will pretty much double the purchase price. :-( Shipping within Canada is fine.

https://www.nortelglass.com/product-category/hot-deals/sale-25-off/

08/09/2026

We had a very special visitor on Friday! Abe came to meet our new owner, Michael and visit with Jean and some of our artists. We have been a Northstar/Tag distributor for over 25 years, and we're looking forward to many more. This is the first time Abe has visited Nortel - hopefully many more to come. You are welcome anytime!

08/05/2026

We have bundled up a massive amount of random 104 COE glass into 2 lb bundles. These all came from extras when packaging or glass we took to shows/classes and was unused. We have 100's of pounds! Each bundle may contain a mix of Effetre, Vetrofond, and/or Creation is Messy. Most are unlabeled and may contain glass no longer in production. $18.50 CDN for a 2lb bundle!

https://www.nortelglass.com/product-category/hot-deals/soft-glass-bundles/

07/31/2026

We've added a few Creation is Messy colours to our sale bin - We seem to have huge quantities of these left - Venus, Unicorn, Inca Rose, Bear Hug and more! https://www.nortelglass.com/product-category/hot-deals/sale-25-off/

07/30/2026

https://dragonjools.blogspot.com/2015/10/effetre-296-avorio-pervincal-and.html

We've got Effetre 296 in our hot deals section! Huge thanks to Dwyn for her incredible resource pages!

https://www.nortelglass.com/product-category/hot-deals/sale-25-off/

Honestly - I can't tell these two apart. Not that every bead comes out the same, but rather - there is a lot of variation in both, and the t...

07/29/2026

Dwyn has been a constant, helpful presence at Nortel. Always ready to step up and help when needed. I want to share what she wrote about Peter and Nortel:

There have been people so amazingly supportive of my adventures in glass over the last 25+ years. In particular – Jean, Peter, and the rest of the crew at Nortel have been cheerleaders, supporters, inspiration and co-conspirators on this journey. Not just myself, but also an amazing cadre of glass artists - building a culture of generosity, innovation and support. Now - the torch passes – figuratively and literally! I have met Michael, and I’m impressed with his dedication and enthusiasm – his plans and ideas. I have every confidence that he will maintain that culture and build on it for the future! Good luck for the future!

Dwyn Tomlinson

07/28/2026

We have brought back the hot deals section. More to come as we find colours that we have way too much of. https://www.nortelglass.com/product-category/hot-deals/

We have 1.5lbs of random bullseye (coe 90) from our remaining stash (which is quite large) for $21 CDN

You'll also find 15 colours of Effetre. More to come as we inventory!