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Accessories, Fused Glass

Fused Glass Screen-printed flowers

Fused Glass Screen-printed flowers

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, […]

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Class, Fused Glass, Fused Glass Class

Private Fused Glass Class

Private Fused Glass Class

I held a private fused glass class. I gave Christmas colored pendants again as the free gift for taking the class In the other class this month I showed the fused glass gallery and inspiration room setup and thought I’d show you them again in this post. The bottom two […]

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Friends, Inner Circle

I lost a dear friend this month

I lost a dear friend this month

This month I lost one of my oldest friends, his name is Don. I met Don in 1998, in Stuttgart Germany. He was such a wonderful friend; he would come over to my apartment and help me with my computer. He would hold my daughter, and she just loved him. […]

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Fused Glass

Winner of Rampart Arts and Craft Show - 2024

Winner of Rampart Arts and Craft Show – 2024

As those who follow me know, I typically do 3 craft shows a year, this year because of my new job I’m only able to do one, Rampart High School. I participated in the Rampart High School Arts and Craft Show earlier this month. I always love talking about and […]

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Class, Fused Glass, Fused Glass Class

Advance Fused Glass Fish Class

Advance Fused Glass Fish Class

I had an interesting class earlier this month with three students there, luckily there were only 3 students and they’ve taken classes previously. A few months ago I made a fused glass fish wind chime for my sister and one of my friends and fellow artist wanted to make one. […]

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Fused Glass, Home Decor

Fused Glass - Plant / Garden Stakes

Fused Glass – Plant / Garden Stakes

One of my favorite things to create is my Fused Glass Plant Stakes. Some of the fused glass plant/garden stakes I’ve created include the below. So many techniques just in these 2 pictures. With Christmas coming up I decided to make some Christmas Plant stakes. The reason is, not everyone […]

by × November 17, 2024 × 0 comments

Fused Glass, Home Decor

Fused Glass Mushrooms Lights

Fused Glass Mushrooms Lights

I love making my Fused Glass Mushroom Lights. Here are my newest mushrooms. This first group, have extra embellishments. The first one has, basically a sticker on the bottle part of the mushroom, the second one has washi tape on it and the third one has a decal on it. […]

by × November 10, 2024 × 0 comments

Family, Inner Circle

Visit to Delta, CO

Visit to Delta, CO

We love going to see Dan’s family in Delta Colorado. Now that we have Westcliffe we stayed the night in Westcliffe then drove over the mountains through Gunnison. Here are a couple pictures of Westcliffe and the reservoir near Gunnison. Sadly Ryan and Jaymie wasn’t there, but we had a […]

by × November 9, 2024 × 0 comments

Class, Fused Glass, Fused Glass Class

Fused Glass Ornament Class - October

Fused Glass Ornament Class – October

This month I had a Fused Glass Ornament Class. As always I have my liability forms out as well as free gifts for the students. They had the choice of Fused Glass Ghost plant stakes or Halloween Pendants. As as always I have supplies out for the students including dots, […]

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Accessories, Fused Glass, Jewelry

Donated Fused Glass Hearts for North Carolina

Donated Fused Glass Hearts for North Carolina

I love creating fused glass hearts, whether they are hand cut or casted. I saw a post on one of my fused glass Facebook groups where a Fused Glass Artist in North Carolina was asking for fused glass heart donations. I was stationed in South Carolina and loved going to […]

by × October 27, 2024 × 0 comments

Accessories, Fused Glass

Fused Glass 104 COE Murrine

Fused Glass 104 COE Murrine

I love using Murrini in my fused glass art work. Most is 96 COE or 90 COE. Here are just a couple of recent examples. Murrini doesn’t just come in 90 & 96 COE, it also comes in 104 COE. In case you didn’t know the higher the COE the […]

by × October 19, 2024 × 0 comments

Fused Glass

Old is New Fused Glass Pendants and Sets

Old is New Fused Glass Pendants and Sets

There is a saying in fused glass “never refuse to refuse”, I’m a firm believer in that concept. When I first started fusing I got to the point where my pendants were 2 – 3 inches, which is a bit too large for some people. So I looked through some […]

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Fused Glass, Jewelry

Medium and Small Fused Glass Snaps

Medium and Small Fused Glass Snaps

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 […]

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Fused Glass

Fused Glass Earrings and Sets

Fused Glass Earrings and Sets

I’ve always struggled with making fused glass earrings because it’s difficult to get fused glass pieces similar enough in size and appearance to be earrings. I just finished a few posts, dangles, and even a few sets. Here are some of the handmade fused glass dangle earrings I made. If […]

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