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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Bottle Glass
Tie Dye fused bottles are a fun take on the old flattened bottle trick. To make these, you need Glassline Paints and Mica Lusters from Thompson Enamel. You will also need bottles: Start by squirting out some paint into little containers. We need to thin it slightly...
