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, […]
Chainmaille and Fused Glass For those that follow my fused glass blogs and newsletters know I’ve been touting the amazing chainmaille created by Stephanie, in fact my daughter and I bought two pairs last weekend. First a little background. According to […]
I just wanted to remind my followers that March is Women’s History Month. One of my favorite fused glass pendants to represent strong women is the tree in the shape of a woman. To me this decal stands for the strength that women […]
March’s zodiac sign is Aries (Ram). Recently, I wrote a blog about Western Zodiac so I thought I’d highlight the various decals I have for each zodiac sign. Here are two of my Aries fused glass pendants, however I can make many types of […]
March Awareness is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. In December, I wrote a blog about awareness ribbons so I thought I would let ya’ll know the causes based by the month. I’ve show my Green, Orange, and Dark blue fused glass ribbons, however […]
March’s birthstones are Aquamarine and Bloodstone. Last week I showed you my Fused Glass Bloodstone version so this week I will show you my Fused Glass Aquamarine. It is more of a blue green, however it is still transparent hence the pinch bail. Aquamarine is derived from the Latin word […]
March’s birthstones are Bloodstone and Aquamarine, so I have created Fused Glass Bloodstone and Aquamarine pendants. This blog only covers bloodstone, albeit I will write another blog regarding Aquamarine. According to Wikipedia, Bloodstone (also known as ‘heliotrope’ in Greek which means “sun turning”) […]
In December, I wrote a blog about Awareness Ribbons and I thought I would let ya’ll know the causes based for each month of the year. February is mainly the awareness month for Heart Disease and Eating Disorders. As you can see I have have several fused glass pieces with […]
February’s birthstone is the Amethyst. Amethyst is also the sixth year anniversary gemstone of marriage. According to Wikipedia, in ancient Greece, the gemstone was associated with the god of wine, and it was common practice to serve this beverage from amethyst goblets in the belief that this would prevent overindulgence. […]
In November, I wrote a blog about the Western Zodiac symbols. Since this is January i.e., Aquarius I thought I highlight the various decals I have the Aquarius zodiac sign. As you can see by the pictures above at this time I have […]
As I mentioned in the December newsletter, over the next year I am going to create Fused Glass birthstones. Each months birthstone starting with January’s birthstone will be listed in the first blog of the applicable month. I will also list each birthstone, its background, […]
Awareness ribbons have come to symbolize various concerns through ribbon colors or patterns including cancer, disabilities, etc.. The first ribbon that was represented as a meaningful object in history was the yellow ribbon that was mentioned in a marching song, which was sung by […]
In my recent blog I discussed both symbols and decals (including a youtube video) and I thought I’d share a few more. I have several gold decals (Kanji, Cross, Star of David, etc.). Kanji is the Japanese pronunciation of Chinese characters that are […]
I use various colors of Glass in my fused glass artwork. But if there is a color you want and don’t see please let me know. Color is all around us. We see it all the time. The primary colors of light are red, […]
