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I happened into the fused glass space in 2001 and combined a love of recycling with fusing and the rest is history. When I started there was very little information available about fusing with recycled glass, and I like to think I’ve helped change that. Problem solving is my happy place, and glass problems are my favorite flavor. Luckily for me there are still so many questions to be answered!
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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...
Fusing Vintage Glass Plates
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 plates pictured,...
Oil Paint Pens and Glass Fusing
If you've been around this blog for a while you may have noticed that I like to experiment...with pretty much everything. This experiment started out as a quick scribble with my oil paint pen set to see if it would produce anything useful when fused. Well now, that's...
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...
Fused Tempered Glass Plate – Tutorial
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...
Studio and Shop Safety – Guest Post
A long time ago, when my kid was in Kindergarten, Danger was the topic of the day and my kiddo explained to the other kids in sharing time that "My mom hides in the basement and cuts herself with glass." Needless to say, the teacher was a bit concerned until she found...
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...
Fusing with Leaves and Color
I am very curious about using paints instead of powder for fossil vitrae projects. So, I decided to do some trial firings.If you are new to the site, I am ALL about testing and more testing. First I collected my materials. This is a compare and contrast type of...
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