by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Jun 15, 2013 | Fusing, Kiln Carving, Kiln Carving Patterns, Tutorials
June’s kiln carving pattern is one of my favorites. When we were SCUBA diving in Roatan, there were sea turtles and they are fascinating! I could have watched them all day. This is also the most complex kiln carving pattern that I’ve made for download...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | May 22, 2013 | Bottle Glass, Fusing, Kiln Carving Patterns, Tutorials
Here’s a quirky follow up to our April Showers Kiln carving pattern. Because what naturally follows April Showers?? May Flowers of course! Step 1 **This kiln carving pattern has expired. Monthly kiln carving patterns expire 90 days after posting. Not to...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Apr 25, 2013 | Bottle Glass, Kiln Carving, Kiln Carving Patterns, Tutorials
Free Kiln Carving Pattern for April It may not look like it from the picture, but it has been a pretty rainy April so far here in Utah. Even the ducks are tired of the rain. This cute ducky kiln carving pattern brightens things up though. Who doesn’t love...
by Jodi | Mar 14, 2013 | Fusing, Kiln Carving, Kiln Carving Patterns, Tutorials
It’s been a long cold winter here in Salt Lake City, then, suddenly, it’s SPRING! Ah well, I daresay it will snow soon. For the kiln carving pattern this month, we’re going to kick things up a notch and make the pattern a little more complex. ...
by Jodi | Aug 15, 2012 | Bottle Glass, Fusing, Tools, Tutorials
In the last post we made a triangle bead mold for making fused glass beads. Today, we are going to walk through how to use the mold. Step 1 – Line with Thin-Fire I cut my thin fire about 1/4″ (.6 cm) higher than the walls of my mold to compensate for...
by Jodi | Aug 13, 2012 | Bottle Glass, Tools, Tutorials
I’ve always loved beads. In fact, I’m mildly obsessed with beads after taking a bead making class last year. 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...
