Craft Gossip

What a stylish expression in glass!  From graphic design to fused glass, Florence Niven elevates the medium to Diva status with her Diva brooches.  Read her interview on chicgalleria.com and be sure to stop by her Etsy store to pick one up…

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Now you can say you’ve seen it all.  A glass worker that sings opera while they’re at the torch.

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Here’s a great way to brighten your day. Fun and funky glass beads by Lina Khan on Esty.

Enjoy and see you on Monday!

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Have I already told you that I love Halloween?  Well, I love Halloween.  Originally from the midwest and now living in the desert of Arizona, I miss the autumn smells and everything that goes with the fall season.  So, when…

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You’ve heard of crop circles? Well, the newest phenomenon in the UK is the mystery of the disappearing glass milk bottles…and the subsequent return after they’ve been decoratively etched. It’s causing quite a stir.

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Now you can have your bacon in glass too. See the chronicles of Bacon Boy being made at Portland’s Glass Art Society conference in their mobile hot shop.

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Kristakiln’s Flickr feed reveals a clever use of fusing glass into a belt buckle that can also be used as a scarf slide. Nice bright colors sure to brighten up any outfit!

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The dates for the 2009 Expo will be Wednesday April 1st through April 5th at the South Point Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV. Classes will begin on Wednesday, April 1st and the show floor will open on Friday, April…

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Attention glass workers…remember that cute little torch I blogged about a couple weeks ago? Now is your chance to win one, or even better…its big brother or its big daddy!

FlameTree Glass is having a contest for the best Halloween Glass Sculpture and…

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Learn the basics of how to make a fused plate by breaking the glass and reassembling. Glass artist Christine Masters shows other examples of the plates that her husband, Dave, is also making in this series.

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Be sure to check out the newest interview with glass bead maker Sarah Moran at Strands.

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If you haven’t browsed GlassArtists.org you’re missing out.  GlassArtists.org is a site where glass artists can upload their images for free. Good for them, good for you and me too because we can browse all we want.

The bead shown above is…

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Paragon kilns has a picture tutorial of how to paint on glass with an air pen, and then how to fire the fused pieces. Check it out.

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Learn how to make glass beads out of old bottles. Cathy Milligan has a tutorial that shows you how, on the DIY Network.

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The perfect fall project in stained glass. Glass Patterns Quarterly offers a free tutorial for a round landscape panel, for download in pdf form.

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