If you’ve ever been to one of my shows you know how much I love fused glass snap jewelry. I recently got several new snap bases. I really like the sun; it has a rainbow effect. I love the colors. I love how the snap bases can take various sizes […]
Recently two friends of mine bought a studio from the family of a wonderful artist who had passed away, Maxine. One friend chose the flamework supplies and one friend got the stained glass and fused glass supplies. My friend gave some of the unfinished stained-glass pieces to a stained-glass artist […]
I don’t know about y’all I’m so ready for spring. Recently I added some glass to some of metal plant hangers. I have three types of plant hangers: butterflies, dragonflies, and hummingbirds. I’m not sure which ones I like best. Here are my Butterfly Plant hangers. I could add more […]
I love it when I get a custom fused glass order that is a bit challenging. One of my restaurants consistently challenges me all the time with new dishes. This time he wanted a unique shaped dish. I love this mold and hand cut all of them to match the […]
I love making custom glass with photos on them. I’ve written numerous posts about the Photo Glass pieces I’ve made; I print the pictures and then bake them onto the glass. I’ve wanted to make this for momma this piece for about 3 years now. My mom is turning 85 […]
I am very lucky to have my fused glass in a wonderful shop in Denver Colorado called Tulip Gifts and Cards. On April 1st and 2nd they are going to have a special event to celebrate their 1 year Anniversary. I hope you get a chance to go visit them. […]
My good friend, who loves to challenge me regarding glass, asked me if I could make fused glass window covers for her new house. We picked out the glass colors, we measured the windows, and I made some test pieces. Here are some pictures of the fused glass covers in […]
In last month’s Newsletter I wrote about adding gold to some of my fused glass pieces. I like the gold so much that I added the gold so much. I like the washi paper so here is the fused glass butterfly and flower with the washi paper and the other […]
I love flowers. In fact, last year when we drove over Grand Mesa, I must have made my husband stop 1000 times so I could take pictures of the flowers. When we went to Westcliffe last spring, I literally must have taken hundreds of pictures of flowers. And of course, […]
I love unicorns and I’ve had these molds for quite a while. The unicorn is casted, then I slumped it on a mold that allows it to stand. Then I added gold. There are several steps to create this piece, but I think it’s pretty cute. I made the deer […]
One of my friends and customers asked me to make her a fused glass snowflake on iridized. I think it’s beautiful and she seems happy with it. We kept it flat and put it in a stand. However, if she changes her mind, we can slump it into a bowl […]
In keeping with one of my goals this year, to finish some of my fused glass pieces. Here are just a few of the fused glass night lights that I finished recently. I love making fused glass night lights. Recently I went a bit crazy making fused glass aspen night […]
I love making fused glass magnets. I’ve made them in various shapes and sizes. Here are some of my new ones. I like the little fish and of course the flowers are fun. I like the pressed magnets; I use them in so many ways. I also like to add […]
I have made many friends in the glass community. Most of my friends are outside Colorado. But here in Colorado Springs, I have fused glass, mosaic and stained glass friends. Of course I talk about Tracy all the time she is a fuser, stained glass artist and she makes amazing […]
