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Accessories, Fused Glass

Stars, Stripes & Spirit: Honoring Memorial Day Through Glass

Stars, Stripes & Spirit: Honoring Memorial Day Through Glass

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 […]

by × May 22, 2025 × 0 comments

Fused Glass, Jewelry

New Small Fused Glass Snaps

New Small Fused Glass Snaps

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 […]

by × February 17, 2025 × 0 comments

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, […]

by × November 30, 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 […]

by × October 19, 2024 × 0 comments

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 […]

by × October 19, 2024 × 0 comments

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 […]

by × September 21, 2024 × 0 comments

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. […]

by × August 24, 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 […]

by × August 10, 2024 × 0 comments

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

Class, Fused Glass

Fused Glass Class for May 25th 2024

Fused Glass Class for May 25th 2024

For May 25th, I’d like to open fused glass class options up to y’all. Please let me know which fused glass class you want to take. Typically, classes are about 2 hours. No experience is necessary. Some of the supplies available for class including vitrigraph, frit, dots, murrine, etc. Max […]

by × May 17, 2024 × 0 comments

Fused Glass, Jewelry

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

Class, Fused Glass, Home Decor

Preparing for Fused Glass Dichroic Jewelry Class at Festivitea

Preparing for Fused Glass Dichroic Jewelry Class at Festivitea

On February 3rd I am teaching a Fused Glass Dichroic Jewelry Class at Festivitea. Sign-up for this class through Festivitea. I taught a Fused Glass Ornament Class at Festivitea in December and had a wonderful time. In preparation for the dichroic jewelry class, I made several samples using iridized, black […]

by × January 18, 2024 × 2 comments

Fused Glass, Home Decor, Jewelry

Fused Glass Cane

Fused Glass Cane

I pull vitrigraph and cane pretty regularly, but I’m not an expert at creating fancy cane / murrine. So, when one of my good friends was selling cane, I decided to buy some of her COE 96 cane. They remind me of the old fashion stick candy, so colorful. It’s […]

by × March 11, 2023 × 0 comments