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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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Fusing with Natural Mica
Recently Elaine F. from Idaho generously mailed me some of her mica stash to try. I've wanted to use natural mica before, but haven't had the opportunity. Mica is the name for a group of sheet silicate minerals. They are distinctive for the flat thin sheets that can...
Printed Float Glass Butterfly Coasters
In last weeks newsletter, we talked about using giant rubber erasers to make custom stamps for printing on float (window) glass. This weeks newsletter shows 3 different frit sizes that can be used with stamps for printing on glass. Today's tutorial is how to make...
Asymmetrical Blue Necklace Tutorial
This necklace came about as a mix of regular kiln formed beads, and beads with nichrome loops. Add an all glass toggle closure and it's just about perfect! Materials needed: 7-10 triangle beads each of clear, pale blue, Bombay Sapphire blue and cobalt blue. These...
Wine Bottle Drinking Glasses – Advanced
This tutorial is geared toward more experienced glass workers with access to a saw and polishing equipment. For a basic/beginner version that doesn't require tools, visit here: Wine Bottle Drinking Glasses Basic 1. The quality of the glass is critical. Thick bottles...
Fused Beads With Nichrome Loops
Last week in the newsletter, we talked about different gauges of nichrome wire that are good for jewelry use, and some different styles of loops. Today I'm going to show you how to add the loops to your bead molds to make fused kiln formed glass beads with nichrome...
Wearable Chime Pendant
This design evolved from a multi loop fused glass bail that I made at the same time as the single loop bail from earlier in a different tutorial. I wasn't sure how viable it was really going to be, but I have to admit, this thing is ridiculously cute. Materials...
Fused Glass Bail Beads
Frequently at art shows I see many beautiful pendants with boring bails. I admit, the bail is often the last thing I think about when making jewelry, and often my bails are even less interesting than the average boring bail. I've decided my new go to is a fused...
DIY Mandrel Drying Rack
For the longest time, I've been balancing my freshly dipped kiln formed bead mold mandrels on whatever is handy. Well, not anymore! If I had have realized how easy it was to make a drying rack, I would have done it ages ago! To make your own mandrel drying rack you...
Fused Butterfly Pendant Tutorial
This tutorial builds on the previous post about Fusing with Plaster Forms. We'll be using one of the Plaster of Paris butterflies that we made last time. Materials 2 pieces of thin clear window or bottle glass Plaster of Paris butterfly 1.25" of 20 gauge Nichrome...
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