by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Apr 16, 2015 | Bottle Glass, Fusing, Kiln Carving, Kiln Carving Patterns
Like most people who live in snowy climates, spring always makes me think of the beach with longing. Since I actually live in a landlocked state, it’s not like I can just run down to the beach for the afternoon. I can, however, make a fancy starfish dish with...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Mar 21, 2015 | Bottle Glass, Fusing, Kiln Carving, Kiln Carving Patterns
Well, we’ve been doing kiln carving patterns together for a long time now, I thought it might be fun to switch it up and make a pattern that is a slightly different shape and can be used in many different ways. Step 1 – Download the pattern Download the...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Feb 3, 2015 | Fusing, Kiln Carving, Kiln Carving Patterns, Other Recycled Glass
After a month of hearts, I decided to go with something a little less holiday specific. We have a lot of hummingbirds in Utah during the spring and summer, so we’ll work on a flock of those for the month of February. Materials needed: Free kiln carving pattern...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Jan 6, 2015 | Bottle Glass, Fusing, Kiln Carving, Kiln Carving Patterns, Tutorials
Since Valentines day is just a hop, skip and a jump away, I thought we’d do a heart pattern for January. Step 1: Download the pattern from the Shop (enter all your info and click ‘check out’, no credit card or payment information is required and you...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Oct 1, 2014 | Bottle Glass, Fusing, Kiln Carving, Kiln Carving Patterns
The free pattern for October is this adorable little gecko, he’s perfectly sized for a 750 mL bottle. You could also add a friend and use multiple geckos on a larger project.Download the free pattern from the Shop (no credit card required) Go to the Gecko!...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Jul 15, 2014 | Bottle Glass, Kiln Carving, Kiln Carving Patterns, Tutorials
As hard as it is to motivate myself to fire up the kiln and add to the already excruciating heat, I was inspired by this gorgeous thing: We have about a million Allium bulbs in the back yard, I’m not sure whether I like the flowers or the dried seed heads...
