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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 […]

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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 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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Accessories, Fused Glass

Fused Glass Murrine and Millefiori

Fused Glass Murrine and Millefiori

I love Murrine and Millefiori. In fact I buy it all the time from several different artists. Murrine is little pieces of glass that are cross-sections of cane that reveal images. According to Wikipedia, murrine “first appeared in the Middle East more than 4,000 years ago and was revived by Venetian […]

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Art, Fused Glass

Fused Glass, Resin, and Flowers Oh My

Fused Glass, Resin, and Flowers Oh My

In another post, I showed you the Fused Glass Resin Mosaics I made recently. For those of you who follow my posts / newsletter you know I love flowers. I thought I’d add some dried flowers to fused glass with resin. I think they turned out really well. I still […]

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Art, Fused Glass

Fused Glass Resin "Mosaics"

Fused Glass Resin “Mosaics”

In another post, I showed you the Fused Glass Mosaics I made recently, I also made some fused glass and resin mosaics. I think they turned out really well. One more way to use my fused glass dots and murrine! Here are a few more resin and fused glass pieces. […]

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Elegant Fused Glass - Website Sale

Elegant Fused Glass – Website Sale

I love writing my posts and newsletter. I have a section for sells, but I don’t update the sales section very often. The other day I actually made a sale, and it really shocked me. I sold the poker guard below. I included a black velvet bag with the poker […]

by × August 11, 2024 × 0 comments

Art, Custom, Fused Glass, Jewelry, Pendant

Finished Fused Glass pieces

Finished Fused Glass pieces

I was going through some of my older pieces and decided to change them up a bit. First, I found some poker guards that didn’t really fit as poker guards. So I changed the 3 of them to large snaps.  I love the tree of life. I made it into […]

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Donations, Fused Glass

Fused Glass Donations for Inside Out Org

Fused Glass Donations for Inside Out Org

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. […]

by × July 9, 2024 × 0 comments

Art, Class, Fused Glass, Home Decor

Second Dichroic Jewelry Class at Festivitea

Second Dichroic Jewelry Class at Festivitea

I taught a second dichroic jewelry class at Festivitea this month. Here are some of the sample pendants and earrings I had available, aren’t they so gorgeous. I explained the difference between full fused (left) and tack fused (right). I provided colored, clear, black, etc. backgrounds & dichroic glass. I […]

by × June 14, 2024 × 0 comments

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2nd Fused Glass Dichroic Jewelry Class at Festivitea

2nd Fused Glass Dichroic Jewelry Class at Festivitea

In March I gave a Fused Glass Dichroic Jewelry Class at Festivitea, we had a wonderful time. Here are some of the myriad of samples I’ve made for the class. The samples included iridized, black dichroic (textured, pattern, and solid), and clear glass as well as both full and tacked […]

by × May 20, 2024 × 0 comments

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Blown Glass with a Fellow Artist

Blown Glass with a Fellow Artist

I’ve mention Susan before, she is a basket weaver artist. She’s so talented and her artwork is beautiful. I met her through Merle. She’s come by before and I gave her some fused glass cabochons for her baskets, and she’s even made me a basket. Well, she bought some “blown […]

by × May 17, 2024 × 0 comments

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Large Fused Glass Snaps

Large Fused Glass Snaps

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, […]

by × April 14, 2024 × 0 comments