I held a private fused glass class for a wonderful group of ladies. It was quite a variety of techniques and projects. I had the liability forms out as always and because I just completed my Fused Glass home show the ladies had a lot of free fused glass options […]
I make a lot of fused glass stirrers, letter openers, plant stakes, etc and one of the best ways to display them are in the little vases I make. They are actually made out of a bottle. I use the top half for mushroom lights and the bottom make perfect […]
I just received a new shipment of glass nail files from the Czech Republic. They are durable, fuctional and vibrant. Additionally, they are much better and don’t wear down like the ones made in China. I have them in two sizes and 5 colors. I love how even more beautiful […]
I had a Fused Glass Home Show this month. I really enjoyed having my home shows. I like showing my visitors how I make my glass and where I make it. I have more fused glass artwork available when I do home shows. Here are pictures of my fused glass […]
I love making custom fused glass commercial dishes for hotels and restaurants. Last month I had two custom production orders. The first one was for a hotel in California, I made them 25 fused glass soap dishes, this is a beautiful sea green. I didn’t take a picture of them […]
I’ve been trying to use up some of my glass and finish pieces I’ve started in the past and just didn’t finish. This post shows I’m making a bit of progress. I love screen printing and I screen-printed these pieces a while back but never finished them. The first three, […]
I held a private fused glass class. I gave Christmas colored pendants again as the free gift for taking the class In the other class this month I showed the fused glass gallery and inspiration room setup and thought I’d show you them again in this post. The bottom two […]
This month I lost one of my oldest friends, his name is Don. I met Don in 1998, in Stuttgart Germany. He was such a wonderful friend; he would come over to my apartment and help me with my computer. He would hold my daughter, and she just loved him. […]
As those who follow me know, I typically do 3 craft shows a year, this year because of my new job I’m only able to do one, Rampart High School. I participated in the Rampart High School Arts and Craft Show earlier this month. I always love talking about and […]
I had an interesting class earlier this month with three students there, luckily there were only 3 students and they’ve taken classes previously. A few months ago I made a fused glass fish wind chime for my sister and one of my friends and fellow artist wanted to make one. […]
One of my favorite things to create is my Fused Glass Plant Stakes. Some of the fused glass plant/garden stakes I’ve created include the below. So many techniques just in these 2 pictures. With Christmas coming up I decided to make some Christmas Plant stakes. The reason is, not everyone […]
I love making my Fused Glass Mushroom Lights. Here are my newest mushrooms. This first group, have extra embellishments. The first one has, basically a sticker on the bottle part of the mushroom, the second one has washi tape on it and the third one has a decal on it. […]
We love going to see Dan’s family in Delta Colorado. Now that we have Westcliffe we stayed the night in Westcliffe then drove over the mountains through Gunnison. Here are a couple pictures of Westcliffe and the reservoir near Gunnison. Sadly Ryan and Jaymie wasn’t there, but we had a […]
This month I had a Fused Glass Ornament Class. As always I have my liability forms out as well as free gifts for the students. They had the choice of Fused Glass Ghost plant stakes or Halloween Pendants. As as always I have supplies out for the students including dots, […]
