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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 Float Glass Glow Ghost 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...
Mica Decals on Fused Glass Donuts
I love donuts, both the edible kind and the fused glass kind. Last month I had a big stack of large bangle sized donuts waiting to be fused in the shop and I wondered if I could add some sparkle during fusing. It worked so well I thought I would share it with you....
Fusible Decals on Glass Testing
Fusible decals are a wonderful way to spice up recycled glass designs with a small cost and a little effort. There are many different kinds of decals on the market, including: Low fire glass decals Low fire ceramic decals High fire ceramic decals water slide decals...
Bottle Glass Pocket Vase
Pocket vases are little glass pockets that hang on the wall, or in a window and have a narrow cavity for holding water and flowers. They are easy to make, easy to sell, and there are a hundred variations, all of them adorable. Let’s get started! Materials: Fiber...
Wine Bottle Votive Lantern
Garden mood lighting is a category that I completely forgot about until we started updating our patio and seating areas this year. A few of these lovely lanterns with candles (I like battery powered ones) make a soft friendly flickering light that encourages relaxing...
Gold Lusters on Glass
Gold and Palladium Lusters on Glass Lusters Lusters are a ceramic product used to add precious metal accents to porcelain or china (think the gold rim on plates). However, they can also be used on glass. Today we’re adding Gold and Palladium polka dots to already...
Adding Mica to Fused Bottle Bottoms
If you’ve been following my adventures in glass at all, you’ll know that I love mica and will add it to just about anything! Today I’m adding mica to the raised designs of fused bottle bottoms. These have all been fused on bottle bottom molds, for reference, you can...
Bottle Fusing Time Lapse
Time lapse video of an airline sized Bombay Sapphire bottle. Firing schedules have been adjusted in this video to accommodate heat loss, please use a regular fusing schedule.
Glass Tools from the Dollar Store
Everyone loves a deal, and the dollar store is where it’s at….sometimes. How do you know what is a going to work or isn’t?There are lots of things you DON’T want to buy at the dollar store, we see lists in the media all the time, so here’s a little list of things that...
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