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Fused Glass for Father's Day

Fused Glass for Father’s Day

                  Father’s Day is just around the corner so I thought it would be good to remind you of some possible Fused Glass options.  I have several fused glass items perfect for all types of Dads, tie tacks, cuff links, poker guards, […]

by × June 6, 2016 × 0 comments

Art, Blog, Fresh from the Kiln, Fused Glass

Custom Fused Glass pieces from my kiln

Custom Fused Glass pieces from my kiln

Crazy busy week I just got home from my month long trip. It’s so good to be home. I put some custom orders in the kiln as soon as I got home. This is  a set of Fused Glass coasters, albeit they aren’t quite done. I’m going to put a […]

by × June 2, 2016 × 0 comments

Art, Blog, Glass Trips

Staying in New York

Staying in New York

          All month I’ve been blogging about my fabulous trip to New York to take a fused glass class from Oatka Glass and Amanda and Lance Taylor.  Normally I stay in a hotel, but when I stayed at the fabulous Hedgerow House. Anyway, for this trip […]

by × May 28, 2016 × 0 comments

Art, Blog, Fused Glass, Glass Trips

My Fused Glass Class at Oatka Studios

My Fused Glass Class at Oatka Studios

So I’ve been blogging about my trip to New York including Corning, Vitrix, my present from CMOG, Niagra Falls, etc. This blog will be about my fused glass class with Amanda and Lance Taylor at Oatka Studios in Batavia, New York. First I’ve never seen a studio so packed full […]

by × May 25, 2016 × 0 comments

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While in Corning, NY

While in Corning, NY

While we were in Corning, NY we had lunch at a nice healthy cafe in downtown Corning. BTW Corning is a great town especially the downtown area. We went into a small glass shop, Vitrix, where they blew glass inside the shop. We went there because we saw these wall […]

by × May 21, 2016 × 0 comments

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Glass Blowing Demo at CMOG

Glass Blowing Demo at CMOG

As I mentioned in my last couple of blogs I took a trip to NY and to the Corning Museum of Glass. It was so much fun. One of my favorite parts of our visit to the CMOG was the glass blowing demonstrations.  One thing you may not know about […]

by × May 20, 2016 × 0 comments

Blog, Jewelry, Pendant

Custom Snaps - Fused Glass

Custom Snaps – Fused Glass

While I was at my last show one of my favorite customers and I were talking about my fused glass snaps. She was telling me about how she had one made with a custom picture but she had lost it.  I told her that I could make another one for […]

by × May 14, 2016 × 0 comments

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Fused Glass using a Silhouette

Fused Glass using a Silhouette

I mentioned a while back that I bought a silhouette machine to help me with my fused glass. I even made a few pendants for a good friend.             Recently another good friend asked me to make some custom artwork with some pictures and copper. […]

by × May 14, 2016 × 0 comments

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Fused Glass - Rolled up!

Fused Glass – Rolled up!

In some of my past blogs I have written about a couple of classes I’ve taken. One of my more recent classes was with Patty Gray where we learned to use her molds effectively. One of the pieces I made I didn’t care for a whole lot.  The glass I […]

by × April 28, 2016 × 0 comments

Art, Blog, Fused Glass, Fused Glass Events, Jewelry, Pendant

Fused Glass Show

Fused Glass Show

For my followers you know I had a show yesterday. It was a very small venue and was not just for artists and crafters. As I said it was an extremely small event, but so many of my customers had asked me to do a show and since I’ll be […]

by × April 25, 2016 × 0 comments

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Fused Glass for Mother's Day

Fused Glass for Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is the 6th of May and will be here before you know it.  Fused glass is a perfect gift for Mother’s day. It can be as a pendant, nightlight, dish, sconce, vase, and so much more.  A while back I did a youtube video of some fused glass […]

by × April 21, 2016 × 0 comments

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Fused Glass Cremation Jewelry

Fused Glass Cremation Jewelry

A few years ago a good friend of mine asked me if I could fused someone’s ashes in glass. A childhood friend of hers had died and she wanted to create a memorial piece to keep him close. It was my first time creating such a special piece of glass.   […]

by × April 18, 2016 × 3 comments

Art, Blog, Fresh from the Kiln, Fused Glass, Night lights, Recycled glass

Fused Glass Mushroom lights

Fused Glass Mushroom lights

Last week I did a blog about my fused glass garden Mushrooms. I love them they are so great. In fact  here are a few more fused glass garden mushrooms. (the bottoms aren’t on because it’s difficult to take a picture unless they are in the ground.       […]

by × April 15, 2016 × 0 comments

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Fused Glass - Garden Mushrooms

Fused Glass – Garden Mushrooms

Yep you read that right this blog is about my brand new fused glass garden mushrooms. I watched this video on how to make fused glass mushrooms. Luckily for me I had several molds that would work. The artist gave really great directions and so I used a similar process […]

by × April 11, 2016 × 0 comments