I love writing my posts and newsletter. I have a section for sells, but I don’t update the sales section very often. The other day I actually made a sale, and it really shocked me. I sold the poker guard below. I included a black velvet bag with the poker […]
I love fused glass eye glass holders. My favorite is the one with my children, but I also like my snap eyeglass holders, because I can change it out anytime I like. Making fused glass eye glass holders is a bit of a pain because the glass has to fit […]
I love making casted fused glass pieces. I recently purchased a casting mold for doggy paws. So, I started making fused glass dog paws and here are some one the ones I’ve made so far. I put flowers on one side of the paw. I like that they are 2 […]
Back in March one of my customers asked me if I could teach her how to pull vitrigraph. I love making vitrigraph so I had no problem teaching a basic vitrigraph class. The main reason is people are a bit scared to touch molten glass – I don’t understand why […]
I held another fused glass class in July, this time it was for plant stakes and magnets. Julie and her family have taken several classes with me, they are all so creative. Here are the liability forms and their fused glass stirrers (their free gift). I also gave them an […]
I scheduled a Fused Glass Ornament Class this month and 3 of my students came for the class. The question is did they make ornaments? Yes and no – 1 person made ornaments the other two students chose another project. It didn’t really bother me because they have all taken […]
I love creating fused glass. I also enjoy donating my fused glass to worthy causes. My friend Cathy told me about Inside Out Youth Services for LGBTQ+ youth 13-24. I have many gay and lesbian friends and you may not know it, my daughter is part of the LGBTQ+ community. […]
Last month I had an order for 80 fused glass black dishes for a hotel/restaurant. You won’t believe it but I received another order for 50 fused glass black dishes, but from another hotel in a different state. Here they are in the kiln for a full fuse, fused, washed, […]
I’ve mentioned Gary from the www.bigredbarnoriginal.com, a few times. He is a wonderful artist. I’ve bought numerous pieces from him. I commissioned him to create a picture of my view of the Sangre de Cristo mountains. I’ve showed you the painting Gary created for me, it is a mixed media […]
Last month I had a request to have a Fused Glass Ornament Class in July. So, 13 July at 1000 I’ll be teaching a fused glass ornament class in my home studio. If you are interested in taking this class, please contact ((elegantfusedglass@gmail.com) as soon as possible. Here are some […]
I taught a second dichroic jewelry class at Festivitea this month. Here are some of the sample pendants and earrings I had available, aren’t they so gorgeous. I explained the difference between full fused (left) and tack fused (right). I provided colored, clear, black, etc. backgrounds & dichroic glass. I […]
I received an order for 80 black dishes for a hotel/restaurant. I love getting orders for custom production fused glass dishes. The thought of my dishes being in hotel rooms or on fine dining tables make me very happy. Here they are first I cut the black and clear glass, […]
I held a second fused glass class this month, that I advertised on Facebook events. There were 3 students, two where students have taken classes with me before and one was new. Here is the Event announcement, ironically no one made the votives. In addition to the liability forms (yep […]
In March I gave a Fused Glass Dichroic Jewelry Class at Festivitea, we had a wonderful time. Here are some of the myriad of samples I’ve made for the class. The samples included iridized, black dichroic (textured, pattern, and solid), and clear glass as well as both full and tacked […]
