AROUND HOME : A Sugar and Creamer Set

THE MAD HATTER would have loved it. Alice would have been charmed. And even the White Rabbit might have found a little time to pour some milk from this particular pitcher.

This duo would be perfect for practically any tea party. What makes this sugar and creamer set so appealing is that it is made out of glass. Not clunky industrial glass, but lovely hand-blown glass of delightful delicacy. The creamer looks like a miniature pitcher, and the sugar bowl looks like the sort of thing you might see at a doll’s dinner table--only bigger.

The sugar and creamer set comes in clear glass, in a wide range of colors. Should the color you want not be available, a two-week wait will get you any shade you wish. And once you’ve succumbed to the appeal of this pair, you might want to consider adding a couple of hand-blown glasses to the set. The ones from Fineline, sold at Art Works in Brentwood, feel so pleasant in your hands that they make you want to keep on drinking.

The Fineline hand-blown sugar and creamer set, $90, is available from Art Works, 11677 San Vicente Blvd., Brentwood; telephone (213) 207-0203.