by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass, Jewelry
Today’s tutorial takes kiln formed beads one step further by creating a fused in floral pattern. By varying this pattern, you can create a wide variety of designer beads for beautiful jewelry. This tutorial uses the Channel Bead Mold Kit. Begin with a kiln...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass, Jewelry
This necklace came about as a mix of regular kiln formed beads, and beads with nichrome loops. Add an all glass toggle closure and it’s just about perfect! Materials needed: 7-10 triangle beads each of clear, pale blue, Bombay Sapphire blue and cobalt blue. ...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Jewelry, Tools
Last week in the newsletter, we talked about different gauges of nichrome wire that are good for jewelry use, and some different styles of loops. Today I’m going to show you how to add the loops to your bead molds to make fused kiln formed glass beads with...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass, Jewelry
This design evolved from a multi loop fused glass bail that I made at the same time as the single loop bail from earlier in a different tutorial. I wasn’t sure how viable it was really going to be, but I have to admit, this thing is ridiculously cute. Materials...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass, Jewelry
Frequently at art shows I see many beautiful pendants with boring bails. I admit, the bail is often the last thing I think about when making jewelry, and often my bails are even less interesting than the average boring bail. I’ve decided my new go to is a...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Jewelry, Tools
For the longest time, I’ve been balancing my freshly dipped kiln formed bead mold mandrels on whatever is handy. Well, not anymore! If I had have realized how easy it was to make a drying rack, I would have done it ages ago! To make your own mandrel drying...
