by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass, Jewelry, Other Recycled Glass, Tools
Lentil Bead Molds – Instructions Materials needed: Lentil Bead Mold (any size, or ALL the sizes for extra fun) Kiln Wash Glass frit Step 1. Prepare the mandrels. Each bead kit ships with a dozen mandrels and a tube of bead release, so you’re all set to go when your...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Other Recycled Glass
These pretty lead crystal hearts are SO easy it (almost) feels like cheating. The first thing we need is a heart shaped lead crystal vase. I keep a sharp eye on thrift stores the month after the holidays, and save up whatever I find. This process works equally well on...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Jodi's Projects, Other Recycled Glass
One of the most frequent comments during my webinars is “We love seeing what went wrong!” so, here I give you a selection of When Good Glass Goes Bad. Even people with lots of experience have failures, here are some of mine. Chip off the old block...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Other Recycled Glass
In my never ending quest to fuse all the things, I picked up a huge bag of glass globs at the thrift store. I’ve also heard them called jewels, and they look like flattened marbles. There are quite a few different colors, some irridized, but most not. There...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Other Recycled Glass
If you’re anything like me, you’ve been tempted more than once by the pretty vintage plates at thrift stores and estate sales. The good news is, some of them can be successfully used in glass fusing projects. Here’s a fun quiz question: Of the four...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Float (Window) glass, Other Recycled Glass
Tempered float glass is one of the easiest types of recycled glass to come by (after bottles, of course) There are often tempered glass shelves and/or table tops at thrift stores, lots of them on the local classified ads and your local glass shop probably has quite a...
