A couple of great teachers are offering up their expertise over at Vitrum Studio. Catharine Newell and Richard Parrish each have very interesting classes scheduled. This was mentioned over at Bullseye’s forum, which is a great place for good … Read More...
Looking at Glass – A blog about art and architecture
Urban Glass’ blog Glass Quarterly Hot Sheet brought this blog, Looking at Glass, to my attention. The writer Patricia Linthicum, takes a focus on glass in architecture and some of the things she’s written about are absolutely stunning. One … Read More...
New Products from Bullseye!
I love Bullseye Glass but if you read this blog regularly then you already know that. So when they come out with new goodies to improve our glass lives I get a bit excited. As a lover of opaline glass, … Read More...
60th Anniversary of Corning Museum of Glass
Check out the Corning Museum of Glass’ web site to find out how you can help celebrate the museum’s 60th anniversary. How cool is that? They were established in 1951 and are planning a bunch of events throughout the year … Read More...
Quick Profile – Martin Cheek, Mosaic Artist
I’ve been introduced to Martin Cheek by my good friend Leigh Adams. Martin is a published author on the subject of mosaics and makes the most wonderful and whimsical pieces. He’s based in the UK but does have an upcoming … Read More...
Problem Solving with Bullseye Glass
Over at the forums at Bullseye’s web site you can post a question and someone will help you find a solution. That’s a really good thing. So, someone is having difficulties with the edges of their glass. Not only did … Read More...
Winners Have Been Chosen…
The two winners have been chosen for the first giveaway of the year…emails are going out in mere minutes. How exciting. Keep checking back for more giveaways…
Dichroic Box Tutorial from Colour de Verre
This project uses Color de Verre reusable molds and looks oh so very easy. All you need are the molds, some glass, including some scrap dichro and your kiln. You’ll make a glass box with a lid that’s very pretty … Read More...
Happy New Year Craft Gossip Readers!!!
It’s been a busy year full of glass news and news about glass…I’ve got my store up and running and I’m living my dream…and hopefully all of you are working towards realizing your own dreams too. It’s the only way … Read More...
Pique Assiette Mosaics and Melissa Miller
We’re on a bit of a mosaics roll here with the book giveaway and all. So here’s some more inspiration from a lovely artist that specializes in a mosaic technique called Pique Assiette. Her name is Melissa Miller and her … Read More...
There is a Winner…
I have sent a notification to the randomly selected winner of the book Stylish Mosaics. There were so many entrants. WOW! If you haven’t received an email from me then I’m sorry but it wasn’t your turn to win. There … Read More...
Emilio Santini – Italian Glass Artist in America
While looking around for something interesting to write today I found an article written about Emilio Santini, who is an exceptional glass artist and sculptor. The Corning Museum page on Facebook brought it to my attention. Go Corning…and go … Read More...
Mosaic Tile Guide
I’m sure I’ve written about this web site before but I’m doing it again since there were so many entries for the Stylish Mosaics book. If you don’t win you can still get how-to info here. You can wander … Read More...
And the Winner is…
Entering to win the copy of Stylish Mosaics has closed. There were quite a few of you that entered to win. I sure do wish I had more than one book to send out…the winner will be randomly drawn and … Read More...
Last Day to Enter your Name for the Mosaic Book Giveaway…
Today is the last day to enter your name for the Stylish Mosaics
book giveaway…good luck!
Kiln Pressed Glass Tutorial from Fusedglass.org
I love getting my newsletter from fusedglass.org. They do such a great job of passing on truly inspirational tutorials and other info. And they help give me something awesome to pass on to you guys. Their newest tutorial, kiln … Read More...
Dichroic Pendant Tutorial from The Flow
I was looking for a cool tutorial to share and found an off mandrel project created by Patricia Frantz and offered up by The Flow. All good things. The glass is dichroic and you just can’t go wrong with … Read More...
Giveaway Info…
Just to let you all know the giveaway goes through the 27th so I’ll be announcing that I have a winner on the 28th. Good luck and thanks for all of your comments…
Good Advice for Selling on Etsy
The web site Handmadeology is always finding better ways to sell on etsy. Much advice and insights from successful sellers. I’ve been selling on etsy since 2006 and appreciate the amount of work this site puts into pursuing assisting … Read More...
GAS Conference 2011 in Seattle has Opened Registration
I’m planning on going, are you? It’s the Glass Art Society conference being held in Seattle in 2011. Registration has opened and it’s always a good idea to sign up for these things early to get the lowest price on … Read More...