Bottle Glass Fusing Articles
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Bottle Glass Votive – Tutorial
Not all pretty glass things have to be complicated! This cute little votive is very simple to make and takes only one firing. Begin with a bottle with the top and bottom cut off. There are lots of ways to cut bottles, you should use the one you are most comfortable...
Recycled Wine Bottle Drinking Glasses – Tutorial
https://youtu.be/q7BQKygCuT4 Welcome! This tutorial is the most basic method of making wine bottle drinking glasses. It requires no glass tools other than an inexpensive glass cutter. Materials needed: Glass Bottle Ruler and Marker Candle Clamp and Glasscutter...
Recycled Wine Bottle Wall Vase – Tutorial
These wall vases are so cute and whimsical, you may not guess how easy they are to make. Materials: Wine bottle with a long neck ruler marker glass cutter of your choice Drill/Dremel tool Wire 1/8” fiber paper Kiln with prepared shelf Starting with a wine bottle (or...
Recycled Wine Bottle Trinket Boxes
These adorable boxes combine cold working and fusing techniques and are incredibly versatile. Each box uses 2 empty bottles of the same size. You can use two of the same color or contrasting colors. Bottles with flat or nearly flat bottoms work the best. Select one...
Cold Working With a Rock Polisher
One of the facts of life about working in glass is cold working. It's not a lot of fun for very long. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy watching glass become all smooth and clear and gorgeous through all of the stages. I just don't love it 90 times in one day. This is a...
Fusing with a Triangle Bead Mold
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 shrinkage. You...
Making a Triangle Glass Bead Mold
I've always loved beads. In fact, I'm mildly obsessed with beads after taking a bead making class. 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 you, here's how: Mold...
Fusing Large and Small Bottles
Answering the age old question that is keeping us all awake at night: Do large and small bottles fuse the same? Let's try it and see: I'm using a 1.5L Bombay Sapphire Gin Bottle, and a tiny airline size Bombay Sapphire Gin bottle. After cleaning them both very well,...
Fusing with Bottle Glass Overview
Learning to use bottle glass to produce glass art is a really great idea. Not only because there are a ton of projects that can be made, but it's fun! Because bottles are relatively abundant, there's less pressure to be perfect. Being able to start over with...
Cutting Bottles With a Tile Saw
There are lots of ways to cut bottles, I've tried all of them that I can find and think of, my favorite is still the tile saw. There are pro's and con's to using a tile saw, it's a tool that is great for somethings, not so much for others. Things to consider: It's...
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