Merry Christmas!
What an amazing year. I was able to see my son and daughter-in-law, my family and I got to drive down the west coast, I lost over 40 lbs and I had 7 fused glass shows! It has been a fabulous year and I’m looking […]
What an amazing year. I was able to see my son and daughter-in-law, my family and I got to drive down the west coast, I lost over 40 lbs and I had 7 fused glass shows! It has been a fabulous year and I’m looking […]
Recently I blogged about the Bullseye Factory tour, the Bullseye Resource Center and now I’ll blog about the Bullseye Gallery (all in Portland Oregon). After breakfast we drove downtown Portland and stopped by a waterfront park. So pretty in the morning […]
Happy Hanukkah, to all my Jewish friends. December 16th – December 24th I am not Jewish but I have several friends that are so I didn’t want to leave them out of my Holiday blogs. Just […]
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, […]
I’ve had several items fresh from the kiln however, most of them are items my customers know and love, mainly my aspens! Instead of showing them again I thought I’d show you another fused glass artwork that is more abstract. I think of it as […]
Book Review – Fused Glass Flowers by Creative Paradise I love to learn about fused glass whether it is through classes, eBooks, or actual books. I also like trying new products therefore, I thought I would write a few product […]
As those who receive my Newsletter and read my blogs know I participated in the Rampart HS Craft Bazaar this weekend. I had a great time at Rampart. As always I met some new friends and had many old friends come by for a visit. My […]
Fused Glass Zodiac Sagittarius – “The Archer” November 23 – December 21: Every month I’ve been writing a blog about the Western Zodiac symbol for that month. November Zodiac Symbol is Sagittarius which is the Archer. I have various decals with the […]
11 Nov 2014 As a retired Air Force all patriotic holidays are important to me obviously Veterans Day is one of the most important. I have several patriot fused glass pieces that are appropriate for all patriotic holidays including Veterans Day. […]
For those who receive my Newsletter and read my blogs know I participated in the Foxy Mom’s Expo this weekend. As always I met some new friends and had a good time. I love my fused glass artwork and it’s nice […]
Kiln Crafting – Hot Tips for Fusing and Slumping Glass (Collection 1) Gil Reynolds I love to learn about fused glass whether it is through classes, eBooks, or actual books. I also like trying new products therefore, I thought I […]
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 […]
Fused Glass October Birthstones – Opal Opal is one of October’s birthstones and also commemorates a 14th wedding anniversary. The name opal derives from the Greek Opallos, meaning “to see a change (of color).” Opals formed at low temperatures from silica-bearing waters and they […]