Elegant Fused Glass by Karen: October 2020 Newsletter

October 2020 Newsletter

In this edition:

- Fresh From the Kiln

- Upcoming Events & Sales!

- October Posts * Elegant fused glass

- Did you know ...

As I mentioned last month both Rampart and Liberty High Schools have both canceled their craft shows for November. In the DYK below I've listed some of the perks of coming to my home shows on 14 & 21 November. I hope you can come visit and get started on your Christmas shopping for yourself or your friends and family.

If you can't come to my home show you can order from my newsletters, posts, Artfire or my Elegant Fused glass site. Or you can email me with any requests you have.

Remember as I mentioned last month I give a free glass piece with each purchase. Last month one of my customers chose two of my fused glass pendants I showed off in my newsletter and she received a free pair of earrings. Even my commercial customers are getting a present (see my follow-up post below for more info).

Please come out and visit me during my home shows on the 14th and 21st of Nov from 0900 to 1600 each day. If you have any questions please email me at elegantfusedglass@gmail.com

Fused Glass: Follow-ups

I wanted to do a quick updates on some of the fused glass pieces I did in the last few months. First I finished some of the pendants from my fused glass show. The first two are the decal pendants. The two on the left are snaps and the two on the right are fused glass pendants. The fused glass …

Fused Glass Silk Screen

Recently, I've been making a lot of silk screen fused glass pieces. Since I have Jewish friends I wanted to make a few for them. In case you were curious Hanukkah is 10-18 December this year. I have two Star of David's. One is larger and I made it into a small candle sconce. I can put the star on …Read more.

Fused Glass Fish Bowl

I just made something so cute. I've always loved aquariums, In fact I remember well the first time I went snorkeling (in Panama) and the first time I went scuba diving (Okinawa). When we were in Guam we (my daughter and I) got to go into a place (fisheye) where we could see under the water and see fish and son …Read more.

Custom Commercial Coupe

I’ve posted about my custom production or commercial fused glass orders several times. I’ve been working on a very large order this month, 200 small coupe dishes. They are a lot of work; I had to cut a blue and clear circle for each dish, then break them out, sand them, wash them, and full fuse them. I thought I'd …Read more.

On the way to Westcliffe, CO

For those of you who follow my newsletters and posts, you know I love Westcliffe Colorado. We try to go every month and each time we go we try to do something new. This month when we went to Westcliffe we took a side trip to Bishop's castle. If you google Bishop's castle you will find …Read more.

Fused Glass Wreath

I made a fused glass Christmas wreath a while back, I liked it so much that wanted to make a few more. This picture doesn't do it justice because the clear is actually iridized. This time instead of Christmas wreath I made a spring wreaths. I was inspired by a video tutorial that I liked. I drilled a hole and …Read more.

Breast Cancer Awareness

October is Breast cancer awareness month. I thought I’d make some pocket fused glass Breast cancer pieces. I made 9 fused glass breast cancer pieces. Right now they don’t have bails but I can add bails and make them into pendants, key chains, or magnets etc. I also have awareness ribbons for not just Breast cancer but others as well. If …Read more.

Real Hero's Don't Wear Capes

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts I have been making several silk screened fused glass pieces. For this post I want to make some gifts for some doctors and nurses I know as a thank you gift. I focused on red and white, but can make them in any color of enamel and glass. One of my favorites is this …Read more.

Stained Glass Class

If you follow my newsletters, you know I love taking various classes and spending time with my friends. When I can combine the two I’m in heaven. This month my good friend Lela and I took a leaded stained glass class. Our instructor, Jordan, was wonderful and is very talented. Jordan had all the supplies ready and even had the …Read more.

Rocky Mountain National Park

This month we went to Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) to see the fall colors. RMNP is adjacent to Estes Park. We haven’t been to RMNP because Estes Park is pretty crowded. But I just love the colors of Fall we visited this year for a couple of days. The first day was a simple day. We walked around the …Read more.

**I'm not sure if y'all are aware but there was a huge fire by Estes Park and Grandby and almost 29,000 acres have burned in RMNP and the park is still closed.

Did you know ...

This section is used to answer any questions you may have or to pass on tidbits of information that add value and enhance knowledge regarding fused glass, metals, or jewelry in general. Let me know if you have anything you'd like me to include.

In November as I mentioned above I will have two home shows on 14 and 21 November from 0900 to 1600 each day. I thought I'd write about some perks to coming to my home show.

For those who come to my home show automatically get to chose a pendant (from a selection) for free.

If you spend more than $25 you will receive a free fused glass ring (from a selection).

All customers who makes a purchase of $25 can also create a fused glass with decals.

We did that last time and it was a lot of fun. Here are some options of cabochons and decals y'all can use.

If you wear snap jewelry you've purchased from me I will give you a free fused glass snap.

• If you bought a large snap pendant do you get a free large snap? - Yes you do.

• If you bought a medium snap pendant, ring, etc., do you get a free medium snap? - Yes you do.

• If you bought a tiny snap pendant, ring, etc do you get a free tiny snap? - Yes you do.

I just love my fused glass snaps and I've made so many new pieces and I want to share them with you. **BTW these are just a few of my new handmade fused glass snaps.

Some more freebies with purchase:

- purchase any pendant $15 or more you will get a free cord

- purchase a soap dish you will get a free soap

- purchase a wine stopper you will get a free corkscrew

- purchase a sushi dish will get a pair of free chopsticks

Also purchase of two pair of fused glass earrings you will get a free pair of earrings, this is just a few of the earrings available.

I thought I'd also show some of my past home shows. I haven't set up for this home show yet and I have more fused glass to show off during this show.

*Remember if you aren't able to come to my home shows because you aren't in Colorado Springs, you can still purchase anything you see in my newsletters or on my sites.

If there is something you'd like to see a close up or if you have any questions of please email me at elegantfusedglass@gmail.com

In case you haven't been to a home show before in addition to my tables I have 3 rooms I use. My "finishing room" where I finish my pieces i.e., add bails, hangers, etc.; my "finished room", where I take photos and store my finished pieces, and of course my studio with all my equipment.

Bit of a warning, I've been very busy with creating more glass so I can't promise my areas are as neat as these pictures show. You'll also see new glass in each room. I can't wait to show off my new glass and to get your views on what's your favorites.

Let me know if there is something you'd like me to have at my show please email me elegantfusedglass@gmail.com.

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