Last week my good friend and fellow glass artist nominated me and a couple other of our friends to post some of our fused glass artwork on our Facebook group. I had been seeing others post their pictures so I was thrilled to be included in those chosen by another […]
As I’ve told those who come to my Fused Glass booth at my shows and those that follow my Fused Glass blogs know I love to learn. One of my mentors Tanya Viet did a free video using dichroic mica decals. Mica is […]
Fused Glass Eye Glass Holders As I’ve aged I need glasses to work on details of my glasswork and to read. I leave them everywhere and forget where I put them. So I have created several fused glass eye glass holders to […]
Fused Glass Gold In 2014 I wrote blogs every month explaining the gemstone for that particular month. So for this year I was going to discuss traditional gemstone gift for Anniversaries. 1 st year – gold, 5th – Sapphire, 7th – onyx, 10th – diamond, 12th – jade, 15th – […]
This will be an unusual blog, because it’s not topic focused, except to say I have so many fused glass projects I want to work on this month. So many in fact I can’t seem to get them started. […]
I did something different for December’s third birthstone is Zircon. I fused a CZ into the fused glass. Two are pictured but I can fused CZ into any piece that you like just email me for details. Derived from the Arabic words zar and gun, […]
December third birthstone is Turquoise. Turquoise also commemorates the 11th wedding anniversary. December’s fused glass faux turquoise comes in many different colors, just like real turquoise. The name turquoise, from the French expression Pierre tourques or Turkish stone, originated in the thirteenth century […]
December has three birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise. *I also saw lapis listed. I’ve made fused glass Tanzanite, fused glass Turquoise, and something special for the Fused Glass Zircon. Tanzanite also commemorates a 24th wedding anniversary. Tanzanite was discovered in 1967 in Tanzania, […]
November’s fused glass Citrine As I mentioned November has two birthstones Topaz and Citrine. Citrine also commemorates a 13th wedding anniversary. Citrine can be found in a variety of shades ranging from pastel yellow to dark brownish orange. Citrine is a yellow-to-golden member of the […]
October has two birthstones Tourmaline and Opal. I wrote about Opal earlier this month so here is the information regarding Fused Glass October Birthstone Tourmaline. Tourmaline is also recognized as eighth anniversary gemstone. Tourmaline’s name means multi-colored. Tourmaline is also dichroic (just like […]
It’s difficult to belief but Halloween is just around the corner so I thought I’d show you a few of my fused glass Halloween pieces. I have a couple of Halloween fused glass night lights and several Halloween fused glass pendants. As always I’d be happy […]
Fused Glass Zodiac – Libra “The Scales” September 23 – October 22: Every month this year I’ve been writing a blog about the Western Zodiac symbol for that month. September’s Zodiac Symbol is Libra, which is the Scale. I have various decals with the Libra symbols […]
September Fused Glass Birthstone – Sapphire Sapphire is also recognized for 5 and 45 year anniversaries. The name sapphire derives from the Greek sapphirus for blue, in Latin is called sapphirus and in Persian is called yakut-i-asrak. Sapphire has been popular since the Middle Ages. […]
I’m so excited! I have created a new line of Fused Glass Interchangeable Jewelry. It’s Snaps into place and it’s so fun and versatile! The fused glass is small but fits into either large, medium, or small pendant findings. Not only are there pendants, the fused glass interchangeable snaps can […]
