Just a quick happy merry xmas to all that read my little blog. Hope you all get all you wishes granted and don’t eat too much. We’ll be back to glass tomorrow…
Photographing Glass from cmog.org
Anyone who works in glass knows that photographing it can be rather difficult. Over at Corning Studio they have an article on how to set yourself up to photograph your glass. The set up looks fairly easy to deal with … Read More...
Glass Gift Boxes with Dichro from Colour de Verre
There’s still time to make this lovely glass gift box by Colour de Verre. If you don’t have the mold, get it! And then follow the link and read up on how to make glass boxes with dichroic glass. … Read More...
Super Cool New E-Book From Fused Glass Books – Art of the Line
Some of the best information about kiln forming glass comes from Paul Tarlow over at Helios Glass…fusedglass.org…Fused Glass Books. All of those places. He has a fantastic line of e-books that I’ve written about here before. His newest … Read More...
Another Glass Christmas Ornament Tutorial – With Photos!
Here’s another Christmas ornament tutorial for those of you that may not be regularly working with glass. It involves standard glass ornaments
you can buy and your photos.
The resulting ornaments sure are cool. And special since you get to … Read More...
Crayon Melt Glass Ornaments DIY from Instructables
I’m going to have as many tutorials for holiday decorations as I can find…these caught my eye cause the ornaments are so darn pretty!! Melted crayons and glass ornaments you can buy just about anywhere that sells Christmas decorations. Easy … Read More...
Painting on Glass – What You Need to Know
I’m kind of addicted to Pinterest…so much more fun than Facebook. Anyway, I pin many glass goodies and tutorials too, see the link below.
There are so many! Today I found a little something about painting on glass
. The … Read More...
We’re Living in The Glass Age
I just saw a great video talking about glass with two of my favorite television guys, The Mythbusters. It’s really a commercial for Corning Inc., the glass manufacturer but it’s great information about glass and the technologies of the … Read More...
Is It Too Early for a Christmas Tree Ornament Tutorial?
I’ve already heard Christmas music in the stores…I’m not that happy about that but what can you do? We are all thinking about the holiday season…so I ask, is it too early for a Christmas Ornament tutorial? Probably cutting it … Read More...
New Classes For Winter from Bullseye Glass
Bullseye has some brand new classes that will take what you know regarding vitrigraph and murrini to the next level. Nathan Sandberg will teach those classes and then there’s the casting. I love casting glass and what Bullseye is offering … Read More...
Snowflake Mold from Colour de Verre
Every year Colour de Verre puts out a new set of snowflake molds for the holiday season. This years are larger than previous years and will make a lovely addition to your mold collection. Are you a reseller or a … Read More...
More Casting Wisdom with Cynthia Morgan
Casting glass is my favorite way to express myself in glass and when I see a little something written about it by Cynthia Morgan, I jerk up and take notice. I posted a number of her steps in a … Read More...
Upcoming Classes, Events, and Open Studios at Bullseye Glass
Bullseye Glass has their own resource centers around the country and they’ve got a great list of things going on in each of them. Cool classes, artist talks, and open studios. And they’re having a big sale too. Go Bullseye!! … Read More...
Kiln Pointers from Paragon – Your Kiln is Slowing Down
It’s been a while since I’ve written about Kiln Pointers from Paragon Kilns. Sometimes it’s not the most exciting information but it is so very useful. Recently my crucible kiln for glass blowing couldn’t get up to temperature, so … Read More...
Free Lampwork Bead Making Tutorials at EskieBeads.com
I’ve been spending more time on the torch lately making beads and wanted to see if there were some tutorials that would inspire some fresh explorations. First I asked Mr. Google…I found EskieBeads.com and within that site a whole list … Read More...
Knitted Glass?
Artist Carol Milne makes knitted glass art. How does that happen? Glass is solid (sort of) and when it is molten and in a state that it can be manipulated, it’s too hot too touch. What really happens here is … Read More...
A New Way to Melt Glass
Have you ever tried a pot melt? It’s a great way to use up scrap and make interesting multi-colored bowls and part sheets and cast pieces. Over at D&L Art Glass they have this cool system, Castacab Scrap master. It’s … Read More...
‘Tis the Season!! Icicle Molds from Colour de Verre
Whether you like it or not it’s time to start thinking about the holiday season. It is upon us. So you can add to your ornament collection by getting an icicle mold from Colour de Verre. They also sell … Read More...
Cynthia Morgan Casting Tutorial Part 3
Cynthia has finished the tutorial so I’ll post back to back posts for each of the last two parts. This is a beginner pate de verre project that is so lovely and can be customized to whatever you’d like. She’s … Read More...
Fusing Fridays at Helios Glass Studio
If I lived in Austin, TX I would be at Helios Glass Studio every Friday for Fusing Friday. It always sounds like such a good time, but then again, I’m a total glass geek. The good folks at Helios really … Read More...