by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Tools
Triangle bead molds are now available in the online shop. Each mold ships with 12 stainless steel mandrels, a tube of bead release and an instruction sheet and a full color tutorial for a bracelet using your new mold. Not sure if it’s for you? You can preview...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass, Process
The most frequent question that I get is “Can I fuse different kinds of bottles together? I saw someone else doing it and it seems to work.” followed by “My fused bottle projects are breaking in the kiln or later, how do I fix that?” See the...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Float (Window) glass
In your fused recycled glass travels, don’t overlook float glass. Sure, it might seem like large sheets of clear window glass couldn’t be more boring, but it’s really an incredibly versatile tool. Not only is it possible to get large pieces for big...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass, Float (Window) glass
For our third project using the February Free Kiln Carving pattern, (available in the Big Book of Kiln Carving Patterns) we’re going to create a painted hummingbird dish using our kiln carving stencil as a pattern. If you haven’t downloaded the pattern...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Float (Window) glass
This fun bird is a variation of a kiln carving pattern. I used the same design as a stencil for sheet copper and brass. The pattern can be found in the Big Book of Kiln Carving Patterns Materials needed: Copper and brass sheet (22-24 gauge is good) Clear glass sheets...
