I love making little fused glass trinket dishes. Sometimes the smallest pieces of art are the most useful! I’ve been busy creating adorable little fused glass trinket dishes in two sizes, 3″ x 3″ and 4″ x 4″, and I just love how versatile they are! These colorful, one-of-a-kind dishes […]
This blog should come as no surprise to anyone — hi, my name is Karen, and I’m completely addicted to glass, especially fused glass! I love everything about it — creating new pieces, experimenting with colors and textures, and teaching others how to fuse their own glass art. Whether it’s […]
For my last blog of the month, I wanted to share something close to my heart. I love donating my glass to worthy causes, and this month, one of my students shared a wonderful opportunity with me. She was organizing a fundraiser to help provide groceries for dinners served at […]
I love making fused glass dishes. This fused glass bowl has so much going for it. First, it’s spirt glass and it’s purple. You may not know this, but purple, pink, and red glass is made with gold, which is why purple glass is so expensive. It’s also transparent glass […]
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 made some tea dishes, and I had a class and one of my students made tiny glass dishes and it reminded me how much I love little dishes. Here is a picture of the tiny dish with my normal size dish. Additionally, the top green is 2 […]
I love making fused glass dishes, whether they are functional or more artistic. Here are a couple of my functional dishes, the dinner plates below are in my Westcliffe home. Of course I make my tea dishes and soap dishes. So yes I love my functional dishes. However, I love […]
Anyone who knows me, knows I love glass. In fact, that’s why I started making glass, for me. It’s kind of funny, half the time when I make something I want to keep it. Anyway, here are a few more things I’ve made either straight up for me or I […]
In April I gave a fused glass class to four lovely ladies and this month I gave another one to three ladies. Thank you Merle for setting this class up for me. In my first class we made small dishes. Here is the class set up. I gave each participant […]
One of my favorite fused glass products to make is small dishes. I like to make them because they are fun, easy, and so very versatile. They can be used as trinket dishes, soap dishes, tea caddies, spoon rests, candle holders, and so much more. These four are beautiful I […]
Lately I’ve been making a lot of fused glass soap dishes for various hotels. I thought I’d make some fun ones for my customers. Some with cutouts and some piecing together glass. Below are some of my cutout dishes. They can be used for so many things – first they […]
My cousin just redid her bathroom and wanted a fused glass soap dish. I made her a few options. She wanted blue and gray soap dish. I made her 4 options, the problem I’m not sure which is my favorite! I think they are all awesome. I really love making these little […]
I love creating fused glass, which is why I write my posts and newsletters. It brings me such joy when I sell a piece of my fused glass, because it means someone else loves my glass as much as I do. With the pandemic I’ve continued to create my fused […]
As I mentioned in a previous blog, I made 335 spirit soap dishes. When I make something there is always left over glass. I had quite a bit so I made a few great pieces. First I paired the beautiful glass with white. I made 2 rectangle platters. Then I […]
