Memorial Day is a time to pause, reflect, and honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. As a proud veteran and glass artist, I hold this day with solemn reverence in my heart. My patriotic fused glass pieces are more than decorative […]
One of my favorite Jewelry items to create is my fused glass snaps. I make large, medium, and tiny snaps. Here are examples of my large, medium, and the difference between large and tiny handmade fused glass snaps. Ironically, making the small, fused glass snaps is difficult. The glass has […]
I’ve been trying to use up some of my glass and finish pieces I’ve started in the past and just didn’t finish. This post shows I’m making a bit of progress. I love screen printing and I screen-printed these pieces a while back but never finished them. The first three, […]
One of my favorite Jewelry items to create is my fused glass snaps. Here are some of my medium snaps I’ve made recently. I also made some fused glass small snaps. Making the small fused glass snaps is very difficult. They have to fit into the bezel and that’s a […]
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 […]
During one of my fused glass classes. One of my students and customers wanted to buy another fused glass necklace. She likes the big snaps so since she set up the class instead of two, I let her choose 3 big snaps. Here are two of the snaps she chose, […]
If you’ve ever been to one of my shows you know how much I love fused glass snap jewelry. I recently got several new snap bases. I really like the sun; it has a rainbow effect. I love the colors. I love how the snap bases can take various sizes […]
I love fused glass jewelry. There are so many techniques and they are all beautiful. I’ve mentioned Tanya Veit many times, she’s an immensely talented fused glass instructor. She did a video a couple months ago on what I’ll call dot jewelry. I thought I’d do a quick post about […]
My baby brother recently came to Colorado to hunt for elk (yes he eats it, he is not a sport hunter). Anyway he stopped by to see me, I haven’t seen my brother in 4 years so it was a wonderful visit. He also came back after the hunting trip. […]
I love creating fused glass artwork. One of the things I focused on this month was fused glass snaps. I have three different sizes; large, medium, and small. This first picture shows my large snaps. Some are round but I also have a few that are different shapes. I like […]
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 […]
Just a quick blog on a few of my fused glass rings. I have fused glass rings in copper, gunmetal, silver plated, and silver. Most of my fused glass rings are adjustable and can fit anyone. If you would like a ring changed to steriling silver there is an extra […]
Just a quick blog on a few of my fused glass hair accessories. I have fused glass hair accessories in hair bands, bobby pins, alligator clips. barrettes, snaps, and more. I also have fused glass snap barrettes for large […]
Just a quick blog on a few of my fused glass bracelets. I have fused glass bracelets in link, cuff, and snap on my websites (Fused Elegance, Elegant Fused Glass by Karen, Etsy, and Artfire). I also have fused glass […]
