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Fused Glass Home Show

Fused Glass Home Show

              I love fused glass and I really love home shows. I just finished a small but fun fused glass home show. The ladies were so kind and listen to me talk about my passion for fused glass. We did a demo and talked […]

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Product Review "Warm Glass..."

Product Review “Warm Glass…”

Product Review – “Warm Glass: A Complete Guide to Kiln-Forming Techniques: Fusing, Slumping, Casting” written by: Philippa Beveridge, Ignasi Domenech, and Eva Pacual.     I love to learn about fused glass whether it is through classes (see August Blogs), eBooks, or actual books. I also like trying new products […]

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How Decals are added to Fused Glass Artwork

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9xYvdBikvo&feature=c4-overview&list=UUcnpigzYxgeVtrbyj9g_phQVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Fused Glass Decals (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9xYvdBikvo&feature=c4-overview&list=UUcnpigzYxgeVtrbyj9g_phQ)   My blog last week was on what decals are and which ones I use. I thought I’d give you a little video of some of the decals I have available and how I apply them. Please let […]

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Fused Glass Pendants, Night Lights, etc with Decals

Fused Glass Pendants, Night Lights, etc with Decals

              I receive a myriad of questions regarding the “pictures” on my fused glass artwork. This blog will explain how the pictures / decals are fused onto the surface of a pre-fired fused glass.  I use several types of decals (including gold, color, black, […]

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Custom Fused Glass Artwork

Custom Fused Glass Artwork

            I enjoy making fused glass and I enjoy making custom fused glass. In most of my blogs, I mention I would be happy to create custom fused glass artwork.  I have created custom fused glass pieces for several people. Of course, typically I am […]

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Book Review: Joy of Fusing

Book Review: Joy of Fusing

          I love to learn about fused glass whether it is through classes (see August Blogs),  eBooks, or actual books. I also like trying new products therefore, I thought I would write a few book reviews on the various books I have purchased. Please understand this […]

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Fused Glass Parties

Fused Glass Parties

                          I have written about my wonderful friend Diane in several blogs. We took a boot camp from Tanya Viet last year and learned 15 different fused glass techniques, most were for fused glass platters and bowls. However, […]

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Metalsmithing with Lexi Erickson

Metalsmithing with Lexi Erickson

            I really love how metal (silver, copper, etc) enhances fused glass. So you guessed it, I did a web search for metalsmithing instructors in Colorado. Guess who I found? The highly published and world-renowned Lexi Erickson.  I do not just pick the first artist […]

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Fused Glass Fall and Winter Aspens

Fused Glass Fall and Winter Aspens

            As many of you know, I live in the beautiful state of Colorado and we have Aspen trees everywhere (including our front yard). I love how they change colors and I love their straight skinny (envious maybe) trunks. Therefore, after taking Anne Nye’s class […]

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Celebrating American Craft Week

Celebrating American Craft Week

            For those of you who read my Fused Glass newsletters and blogs on a regular basis not I love to learn. To further enhance my knowledge I recently started getting “Craft Report Magazine”. There are some really amazing and diverse artists in America. In […]

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Halloween and Christmas Fused Glass

Halloween and Christmas Fused Glass

            Since October is just a few days a way I thought I’d add my Halloween Fused Glass. In addition to the pendants I have on site I also have nightlights, earrings, and tie tacks (I’ll try to get them on as soon as possible).  […]

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What are Millefiori & Murrine? And how are they used with Fused Glass

What are Millefiori & Murrine? And how are they used with Fused Glass

                In some of my Fused Glass work you may see the words Millefiori or Murrine and you may not know what they are so I thought I’d write a blog about both. The Millefiori is an ancient technique (first appeared in the […]

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Is Fused Glass Art?

Is Fused Glass Art?

            In my August’s blogs, I discussed how I started in Fused Glass and the various Fused Glass classes I have taken. My two favorite forums about Fused Glass are my Boot Camp Group with Tanya and Glass Campus group put on by Dennis Brady. […]

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Book Review - Glass Artist Studio

Book Review – Glass Artist Studio

            I love to learn about fused glass whether it is through classes (see August Newsletter / Blogs), ebooks, or actual books. I also like trying new products therefore, I thought I would write a few book reviews on the various books I have in […]

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