by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass
Flaming Heart Windchime Bottle Glass Tutorial This pattern is available in the Big Book of Kiln Carving Patterns. You will need to print and cut out the pattern using 1mm or thicker fiber paper. Step 1: Find (or cut out) the heart and flame portion of your kiln...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass
Lately I’ve become enamored of working with frit balls. I had no idea how fun and addictive these things are! Maybe because they look like unnaturally colored caviar or tiny marbles, who knows, but they are pretty cool. First though, you have to make them....
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Float (Window) glass, Jodi's Projects
Recently, I ran out of glue chip glass and decided to learn how to make it myself. Everyone has probably heard of glue chip glass, and the process isn’t a difficult one, although it is much more work than expected. Glue chip is a process where the surface of...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass
Now that you have made your fused bottle glass gecko with the kiln carving pattern (available in the Big Book of Kiln Carving) what else can we do with him? One thing to consider is adding mica to him for some color and sparkle! It’s easy, grab your gecko and...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Other Recycled Glass
If you’re anything like me, you’ve been tempted more than once by the pretty vintage plates at thrift stores and estate sales. The good news is, some of them can be successfully used in glass fusing projects. Here’s a fun quiz question: Of the four...