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February's Mold - Undersea

February’s Mold – Undersea

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 […]

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Art, Blog, Fused Glass, Glass Articles

Most important material

Most important material

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 […]

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Art, Blog, Custom, Fused Glass, Pendant

Fused Glass - cards

Fused Glass – cards

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 […]

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Blog, Custom, Fused Glass, Jewelry, Pendant, Religious

Fused Glass Jewelry

Fused Glass Jewelry

I’ve been busy making some new fused glass jewelry. The cross is beautiful and is made from the millefiori and murrini I bought while I was in Murano, Italy. I also made some fused glass rings. The pieces on the left are mosaic held in place with resin. The two […]

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Art, Blog, Custom, Fused Glass, Holiday Messages, Jewelry

Fused Glass for Valentines day

Fused Glass for Valentines day

First as I mentioned in my Resolution / Goals blog I want to try to use not only my glass but my findings I’ve been hoarding (I mean saving). I always say everything looks better with glass. These little cases are actually mirrors. I always have little fused glass dots […]

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Art, Blog, Fused Glass, Glass Trips

My Trip to Bullseye

My Trip to Bullseye

As those who follow me know my son had a daughter last January and this January my daughter and I went to see my son, daughter-in-law, and of course my granddaughter. She is so beautiful and so smart, I can’t tell you how special it was for me to see […]

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Blog, Holiday Messages

Merry Christmas 2018

Merry Christmas 2018

I want to wish all my customers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. My family and I had a very simple yet wonderful Christmas. My Husband and I decided to give time as our big present. I had a calendar made and we each wrote what we […]

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Art, Blog, Custom, Fused Glass

Largest Fused Glass Artwork

Largest Fused Glass Artwork

I was asked to make a custom kokopelli in glass a few months ago. It turned out to be my biggest piece I’ve ever made 16×24 inches. It was also pretty challenging and tough piece to make. I wanted to do it as a screen print but the only resist […]

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Art, Blog, Mosaic

Lighted Block Mosaic

Lighted Block Mosaic

I’ve taken several glass mosaic from a wonderful teacher here in Colorado Springs. Recently I took another mosaic class from Cathy, a lighted block mosaic. I’ve really grown to enjoy mosaics and I think the lighted block mosaic is my favorite. I chose to make a winter scene instead of […]

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Fused Glass Present for Lela

Fused Glass Present for Lela

My good friend Lela always supports me and my fused glass artwork. She buy my fused glass for her and her family. She also lets her talented and capable daughter assist in my art shows. As a thank you for all Lela has done for me I made her a […]

by × December 19, 2018 × 0 comments

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New Artwork from Fay

New Artwork from Fay

I’ve mentioned Fay many times. She is an amazing artist and I love her work. I have been collecting her pyrography creatures.  I have seven in total now and plan on getting more. If you would like to check out Fay’s amazing artwork click here. If you want to see […]

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Fused Glass Donations

Fused Glass Donations

Last year a good friend of mine who is also a social worker asked me if I’d consider donating some fused glass pendants for “her kids”. I did and it made me feel so good that I did it again this year. I picked out 100 pendants put cords on […]

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Art, Blog, Custom, Fused Glass, Fused Glass Events

Winner of Doherty HS Craft Fair

Winner of Doherty HS Craft Fair

Doherty Craft Fair was my last show of the season. I only do 5-6 shows a year. I enjoy showing off my fused glass and talking about how much I love fused glass. As you know, I do a drawing for those who sign up for my newsletter during each […]

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Winner of Rampart Craft Fair

Winner of Rampart Craft Fair

I enjoyed my show at Rampart. I love talking about glass and meeting others that love fused glass as much as I do.           Here are my two helpers. I couldn’t do it without them.           As you know, I do a […]

by × November 20, 2018 × 0 comments