by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Float (Window) glass, Process
Recently we made a little window for a hot box kiln and were able to film float glass bending. The slumping temperature is much higher than usual due to the heat loss from the window, so please use a regular firing schedule when you slump, not the temps in this...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Float (Window) glass, Inclusions and Additions, Jewelry
Float (window) glass is excellent for making jewelry, it’s readily available and is a blank canvas for whatever amazing project you have in mind. Today we are going to GLOW bright and make some cute ghost jewelry. Materials Required: Float Glass – 1/8″ or 3mm Glow...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Float (Window) glass
Materials: Double strength float glass Snowflake Patterns (Click to download PDF) Snowflakepatternsfiles Glass Glue of your choice Step 1: Glass Prep Clean and cut float glass into a variety of strips, triangles, diamonds and squares. I usually set aside a bit of...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Float (Window) glass, Inclusions and Additions, Tools
Mica flakes are beautiful sparkly things, but what do you DO with them? Here’s a handy tutorial showing two different ways to use mica flakes and stencils in your fusing projects. Materials: Mica Flakes and Stencils materials Fine Mica Flakes Stencil of your choice...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Float (Window) glass, Jewelry
Mica Mosaic Jewelry Materials needed: Tumbled 1/8″ tempered glass Mica paint NO-Days Groutless Mosaic Adhesive (black) Pendant Bezels Hot Plate or Mug Warmer Kiln Step 1 – Painting the Tempered Glass Begin with tumbled 1/8″ tempered glass chunks. The tumbling step is...
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...
