I did something different for December’s third birthstone is Zircon. I fused a CZ into the fused glass. Two are pictured but I can fused CZ into any piece that you like just email me for details. Derived from the Arabic words zar and gun, […]
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 […]
November’s fused glass Citrine As I mentioned November has two birthstones Topaz and Citrine. Citrine also commemorates a 13th wedding anniversary. Citrine can be found in a variety of shades ranging from pastel yellow to dark brownish orange. Citrine is a yellow-to-golden member of the […]
November has two birthstones Topaz and Citrine. November’s fused glass Topaz Topaz is a gemstone available in a rich rainbow of colors. Topaz also commemorates a 4th wedding anniversary. The word topaz is believed to have come from the sankrit word tapaz for fire, a […]
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 […]
September Fused Glass Birthstone – Sapphire Sapphire is also recognized for 5 and 45 year anniversaries. The name sapphire derives from the Greek sapphirus for blue, in Latin is called sapphirus and in Persian is called yakut-i-asrak. Sapphire has been popular since the Middle Ages. […]
August fused glass Sardonyx. August’s second birthstone is Sardonyx. This blog is regarding my fused glass Sardonyx. For the fused glass birthstone version of Augusts’ “Sardonyx” I combined, red, brown and white glass together to create the lines. According to my research including […]
Fused Glass August Birthstone Peridot. August has two birthstones Peridot and Sardonyx. Peridot is also recognized as the gemstone for the 16th wedding anniversaries. This first blog is regarding my fused glass Peridot. For the fused glass birthstone version of Augusts’ “Peridot” I […]
My Fused Glass Birthstone – Ruby. Ruby is also the gemstone for the 15th and 40th wedding anniversaries. It’s similar to my garnet, albeit I made my fused glass Ruby more transparent red. According to my research including American Gem Society, the name […]
My fused glass moonstone birthstone for June. The Moonstone is also the traditional gift for the 13th wedding anniversary. as always my photography isn’t that great so the picture doesn’t do this fused glass moonstone pendant justice. It has a lot of shimmer […]
My fused glass Alexandrite birthstone collection for June. I create three different versions the one on the left is green and red, and I’m sorry my photography doesn’t do any of them justice. These are Stunning! They are also transparent […]
May’s birthstone is the emerald. So in keeping with my theme of creating fused glass birthstones here is my Fused Glass May Birthstone, Emerald. I must tell you this picture doesn’t do the piece justice. the depth and sparkle are […]
Normally I create a fused glass simulant for each monthly birthstone – obviously, I cannot duplicate diamonds in glass. However, for my Fused Glass Diamond – version of April’s Birthstone I use Dichroic glass which has sparkle, […]
