by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass
Yet another use for the versatile Triangle Bead Mold kit. Even if you don’t make jewelry, you might want to buy one of these, they are pretty darn cool. What we are doing today is using the whole length of the bead mold to make long triangular bar beads that...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass
Patron tequila bottles are beautiful glass, handblown with bubbles, but the squat shape and square bottom makes it a difficult bottle to fuse and slump. Using my trusty tile saw and a few extra items, I made a birdfeeder that doesn’t require a kiln. Materials...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass
Fused recycled glass donuts are a wonderful thing, truly, but they are so very round, and just, round. Sometimes it’s fun to make fused donuts and rings that are a bit fancier you know. This simple Celtic knot donut came into being after an epic bottle cutting...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Other Recycled Glass
In my never ending quest to fuse all the things, I picked up a huge bag of glass globs at the thrift store. I’ve also heard them called jewels, and they look like flattened marbles. There are quite a few different colors, some irridized, but most not. There...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Jewelry
Wondering what else you can do with the new spiffy Lentil Bead Molds? Well, here’s a fancy and amazingly easy earring design that looks modern and unusual. Materials: Assortment of Internal Snap Rings (these are useful for all kinds of jewelry) Round nose...
