by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass, Process
Once you’ve mastered the basics of fusing bottle bottoms on molds, you can expand your glass practice and add colors to your designs. There are 3 main ways to add colors to fused bottle bottoms: Frits, Enamels and Mica. All of these have different processes, so we’ll...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass, Float (Window) glass, Tools
Originally designed specifically for fusing the bottom of bottles, my bottle bottom molds can also be used with sheet glass. This quick switch will expand the usefulness of your molds, as well as give you new options and projects. Let’s get started! Fusing with Window...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass, Float (Window) glass, Process
Bottle Glass Frit and Float Glass Stress Test Recently we looked at fusing mixed bottle glass and the internal stress that it causes in the glass due to incompatibility. That article is very popular, and I received a number of requests both to explain how to stress...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass
Plant stakes are a huge seller in an annual show that I participate in, but I don’t usually make them. Well, I DO NOW!! Using recycled glass is tricky because I can’t just fuse on a glass spike, and I don’t really like fusing large gauge metal directly into glass, it...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass
This tutorial has a lot of small steps, but none of them are very tricky, and the end result is a unique and quite adorable little hand or pocket mirror. You could also adapt this technique to larger bottle and mirror sizes, the process is the same. Let’s get started!...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass
Not all pretty glass things have to be complicated! This cute little votive is very simple to make and takes only one firing. Begin with a bottle with the top and bottom cut off. There are lots of ways to cut bottles, you should use the one you are most comfortable...
