Making a Triangle Glass Bead Mold

Making a Triangle Glass Bead Mold

by | Bottle Glass, Tools

I’ve always loved beads.  In fact, I’m mildly obsessed with beads after taking a bead making class.  So, I tried a little experiment.  Could I quickly and easily make a mold to make fused triangle shaped beads? The answer…YES!  And so can you,...
Fusing Large and Small Bottles

Fusing Large and Small Bottles

by | Bottle Glass

Answering the age old question that is keeping us all awake at night: Do large and small bottles fuse the same? Let’s try it and see: I’m using a 1.5L Bombay Sapphire Gin Bottle, and a tiny airline size Bombay Sapphire Gin bottle. After cleaning them both...
Fusing with Bottle Glass Overview

Fusing with Bottle Glass Overview

by | Bottle Glass

Learning to use bottle glass to produce glass art is a really great idea.  Not only because there are a ton of projects that can be made, but it’s fun!  Because bottles are relatively abundant, there’s less pressure to be perfect.  Being able to start over...
Cutting Bottles With a Tile Saw

Cutting Bottles With a Tile Saw

by | Bottle Glass, Tools

There are lots of ways to cut bottles, I’ve tried all of them that I can find and think of, my favorite is still the tile saw.  There are pro’s and con’s to using a tile saw, it’s a tool that is great for somethings, not so much for others....