As I read the tutorial by Cynthia Morgan, before writing this post I saw that this will be a multi-part project. In this post you’ll set up the clay and plant life for the pate de verre project. Do … Read More...
5 Fall Pumpkin Crafts Using Glass
Pumpkins will soon begin to take over everything. From decor to gardens, to food and scents, pumpkin is the ultimate go-to for everything Autumn and Fall. These 5 Glass crafts are not only adorable but use up items that you … Read More...
Stained Glass Artist Creates Sculptural Glass – Judith Schaechter
When I went to my first BECON, Bullseye Education Conference, Judith Schaechter was the keynote speaker and the most entertaining thus far. Her artistic medium is stained glass and she has created a gorgeous body of work. Her work is … Read More...
Naomi Symmonds – Glass Artist
Over on Facebook I’m in a group called Glass Secessionism, which exposes me to a variety of glass artists work, as well as intelligent dialog about the future direction of glass art.Today Naomi Symmonds’ work was posted so I … Read More...
Make Glass Head Pins with Enamels
Today Jewelry Making Daily has a great tutorial and video on how to make glass head pins using a small torch and enamels. Barbara Lewis and her son David show how it’s done. These headpins can really take your jewelry … Read More...
Fall Classes at Vitrum Studios
I know if I lived on the east coast Vitrum Studios would be someplace I wold go to take classes. They come up with very interesting classes that seem challenging and satisfying. I especially like the Optic Topics class about … Read More...
More Gorgeous Saturday Glass from Bullseye
Bullseye Glass has a wonderful selection of sheet glass available to glass artists. When the casters play and make “Saturday” glass it must be shared because they’re experimenting and developing color combinations that we all need to know about. The … Read More...
Northwoods Maple Leaf Mold Tutorial from Colour de Verre
It’s almost fall…time to think about making goodies for the coming seasons and all that goes along with that. Colour de Verre has a mold of a Northwoods Maple Leaf that is the perfect thing for making seasonal products. The … Read More...
Tutorial for Using Double Helix Glass
It’s Tutorial Saturday! Today I’m sharing a cool tutorial I found over at Double Helix Glassworks web site. They make all that wonderful silver glass bead makers love so much, myself included. The tutorial focuses on Triton and Psyche glass … Read More...
When Glass Blowing and Recycling Meet
Australian glass artist Ruth Allen makes the coolest light fixtures by Upcycling glass bottles and creating the coolest pendant lamps and drink wear sets. She takes bottles and cuts and cleans and then uses her glass blowing techniques, turns them … Read More...
Beautiful Bowl Backs – New E-Book from Helios Glass
There’s another e-book available from Paul over at Helios Glass. They’re a wonderful glass studio and teaching facility that keeps pumping out these great e-books. We just got one the other week and here’s another. This one is all … Read More...
The Studio of Glass Artist Seth Parks – Via Apartment Therapy
A friend sent me a write up on glass artist Seth Parks. You see, we have a little hot shop we have to set up at my new studio space…his studio is so inspiring. Won’t look like mine but … Read More...
Glass Fusing Tutorial – Hearts from Dee
Everyday there are more and more glass enthusiasts making tutorials for fused glass. It’s fun to see what inspirations are out there. Today I found a video on making fused glass hearts. Very easy to do…I found this video through … Read More...
6 Tutorials For Glass Mosaic Art
Mosaic art is not a new craft concept by all means, but you can create new designs every time you make a piece. These beautiful projects are made by using tiny pieces of old or broken pieces of glass, … Read More...
New E-Book from Helios Glass – Ending Fused Glass Disasters
I love getting new e-books from Helios Glass. They’re always perfect for the moment, as is this new one, Ending Fused Glass Disasters. One of my last slumps had me sighing in sadness since a bulge was right in … Read More...
News from Bronwen Heilman
I always love hearing from Bronwen and this newsletter is no different. In this issue she shows us some of her new glass goodies. She’s taken her enamel painting techniques over to boro. I love these glasses, especially since I’ve … Read More...
Layered Glass Table on This is Colossal
When I find something glass related over at This is Colossal I must share it here. This layered wood and glass table is wonderful. Created by Chris Duff of Duffy London, it looks like a topographical map of the ocean. … Read More...
DIY Fourth of July Projects with Recycled Glass
It’s summertime and the 4th is tomorrow. Make some decorations for your barbecue! They’re easy and they use recycled glass. Sounds like a win win to me. Over at the Fine Craft Guild web site they have this project. There … Read More...
8 Things To Make With Antique Windows
Whether you have a few antique windows laying around, or you have been searching long are far from the perfect set, you know that they are not easy to come by. When you do find some, you want to have … Read More...
Another Votive Mold from Colour de Verre
First there was the round votive mold and now there’s the oval. What’s cool about this new mold from Colour de Verre is that it can hold three tea lights. And it’s as easy to make as the round one. … Read More...
