by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass
Garden mood lighting is a category that I completely forgot about until we started updating our patio and seating areas this year. A few of these lovely lanterns with candles (I like battery powered ones) make a soft friendly flickering light that encourages relaxing...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass
If you’ve been following my adventures in glass at all, you’ll know that I love mica and will add it to just about anything! Today I’m adding mica to the raised designs of fused bottle bottoms. These have all been fused on bottle bottom molds, for reference, you can...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass
Time lapse video of an airline sized Bombay Sapphire bottle. Firing schedules have been adjusted in this video to accommodate heat loss, please use a regular fusing...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass, Inclusions and Additions
A few years ago, I ran across a reference to mica and lusters. After I finally tracked some down, I discovered one of the most versatile glass tools that I’ve ever used. I LOVE this stuff! It isn’t hard to use, but there are a few things I’ve discovered that will...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass, Process
One of the questions I get very frequently is “How do I make holes in bottle bottoms if I don’t want to drill?” And I get it, drilling is only a tiny bit fun. So, I did some experimenting and found I could fuse loops into my bottle bottoms. While they aren’t the...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass, Process
Removing labels from bottles before fusing is always a chore! I’ve found one way to make it somewhat easier is to do the bottles in batches. Start with a bunch of bottles, this is just part of my stash: Bottles ready to be processed I prefer to cut the bottles before...
