by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Jewelry, Tools
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...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass, Jewelry
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...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass, Jewelry
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...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Jewelry, Tools
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...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Other Recycled Glass
In my never ending quest to fuse all the things, I picked up a huge bag of glass globs at the thrift store. I’ve also heard them called jewels, and they look like flattened marbles. There are quite a few different colors, some irridized, but most not. There...
