Bottle Glass Fusing Articles
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Recycled Patron Bottle Birdfeeder
Patron tequila bottles are beautiful glass, handblown with bubbles, but the squat shape and square bottom makes it a difficult bottle to fuse and slump. Using my trusty tile saw and a few extra items, I made a birdfeeder that doesn't require a kiln. Materials needed:...
Simple Celtic Knot Donut
Fused recycled glass donuts are a wonderful thing, truly, but they are so very round, and just, round. Sometimes it's fun to make fused donuts and rings that are a bit fancier you know. This simple Celtic knot donut came into being after an epic bottle cutting with...
Cutting a Bottle with a Tile Saw
So, you probably already know I love my tile saw, here's why: Have a great weekend!
Lentil Bead Molds
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 kit arrives....
Mixing Bottle Glass for Fusing
The most frequent question that I get is "Can I fuse different kinds of bottles together? I saw someone else doing it and it seems to work." followed by "My fused bottle projects are breaking in the kiln or later, how do I fix that?" See the pattern? So, I thought...
Fused Painted Hummingbird
For our third project using the February Free Kiln Carving pattern, (available in the Big Book of Kiln Carving Patterns) we're going to create a painted hummingbird dish using our kiln carving stencil as a pattern. If you haven't downloaded the pattern yet, you...
Flaming Heart Windchime Tutorial
Flaming Heart Windchime Bottle Glass Tutorial This pattern is available in the Big Book of Kiln Carving Patterns. You will need to print and cut out the pattern using 1mm or thicker fiber paper. Step 1: Find (or cut out) the heart and flame portion of your kiln...
Bottle Glass Frit Balls – Overview
Lately I've become enamored of working with frit balls. I had no idea how fun and addictive these things are! Maybe because they look like unnaturally colored caviar or tiny marbles, who knows, but they are pretty cool. First though, you have to make them. Making...
Fused Gecko Pattern with Mica
Now that you have made your fused bottle glass gecko with the kiln carving pattern (available in the Big Book of Kiln Carving) what else can we do with him? One thing to consider is adding mica to him for some color and sparkle! It's easy, grab your gecko and we'll...
Tie Dye Fused Bottles
Tie Dye fused bottles are a fun take on the old flattened bottle trick. To make these, you need Glassline Paints and Mica Lusters from Thompson Enamel. You will also need bottles: Start by squirting out some paint into little containers. We need to thin it slightly...
Slumped Bottle Glass Dishes
This photo appeared in a long ago blog post, and a lovely reader asked for a tutorial, so, at long last, here it is! These little dishes are made from float (clear), cobalt and forest green bottle glass. We'll be doing some small dishes from bottle glass, additional...
Striped Bottle Glass Plate
This is a fun asymmetrical bottle glass plate that uses one large bottle. The size is suitable for sushi or crackers and cheese. Start with a bottle, I'm using this triangle shaped vodka bottle, but any shape of bottle will work. I started by cutting the top and...
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