I, too, have a paperweight that has a crack in it. I was told by the seller that it looks that way because it was stretched? The crack appears on both sides, yet I don't see it going all the way through (meaning I can't see it in the center where the design is located) plus the cracks don't reach to the outside of the weight (it can't be felt), nor on the bottom where it rests. Can anyone tell me whether it's cracked or stretched as the seller claims? Thank you so much. The paperweight is shaped like a heart and was made by Mark Monson (deceased) of Glasshouse Studio. Well, I followed all the directions given to me and I guess I still suck at making the photo smaller. I'll ask one of my kids to help me lol. But in the meantime, if anyone has heard of a paperweight with those attributes and if that's how it was made or if it cracked while being made, let me know! Thank you.