In February, I made a fused glass Ikebana vase in the shape of a lily pad. As I mentioned in my previous post Ikebana is a Japanese flower arranging art. It involves 3 flowers at 3 different levels; heaven, man, and earth. It was so beautiful, a good customer told […]
This nano bead mold is kind of cool. It makes14 beads at once – 6 round beads, 6 square beads and 2 small beads. I made 2 sets. I need to remember to add a bit more glass. Here are the glass beads I made with the mold I stacked […]
I’ve been making fused glass poker guards for a very long time. My husband is a big poker player and wanted me to make one for him (now he has several). Anyway I had some big pieces so I thought they’d make great poker guards. Aren’t they pretty. If you […]
In my last blog I wrote about my trip to London and all the amazing glass I was able to see while I was in there. In addition to working and seeing glass I also got to do a bit of sightseeing. First me and my co-worker took a boat […]
This month I was able to go to London for work. Yes I am very lucky to have a job that allows me to travel. Anytime I travel if I have the opportunity I always try to look at glass. One of my friends suggested I go to the Vessel […]
I’m so ready for spring. We just had a crazy blizzard. So much snow. Here are a few fused glass pieces, showing I’m so ready for spring. These four fused glass spring tiles can be either night lights, sun-catchers, or candle shields (picture on the right) This is another fused […]
I took another mosaic class from Cathy. I so enjoy Cathy’s classes. She’s such a nice person and I find Mosaics very relaxing. I still have a bit of cleaning up to do but I really think it’s cool. Below is Cathy’s post from the class. As you can see […]
This blog won’t have anything to do with fused glass but it shows a different side of me. This month my husband and I went to Breckenridge Colorado. We love Breckenridge it’s a great town and it’s so beautiful. This was our first time going in the wintertime. It’s also […]
A few months back I made some fused glass pocket crosses. I really like them so I made some more aren’t they beautiful? I thought a wonderful way to present the pocket cross is as a card. This way they make an even better gift. If you prefer a fused […]
I wanted to show off some more of my new fused glass Buddha’s. I find them so beautiful and can get enough of them. The one below is the full Buddha and is iridized glass, it’s stunning. It comes with the display as well. This one is a beautiful green […]
I love this textured mold. First I am a Florida girl so I grew up around water. We had a canal right by my house and lakes all around and of course the ocean not far away. Anyway I’ve had this mold for a couple of months. I hand laid […]
Hello my name is Karen and I’m addicted to glass and I believe it’s the best medium to work with. I’m sure that most of you know how I feel about glass already. Glass is amazing, it’s so versatile and beautiful and I just truly love it. I never get […]
I just made several new fused glass nail files. I love these nail files, they are from the Czech Republic and they don’t wear down like the ones made in China. The nail files below are 5 3/8″ x 1/2″. I made each of the fused glass small stones. The […]
I watched a video a few weeks ago and the lady put her fused glass pieces on to cards. I loved the idea and thought I’d play around with it. Below are some of my ideas. The fused glass piece below can be a sun catcher or the card can […]
