Craft Gossip

Aren’t these glass beads amazing?  Holy candy rainbow lentil beads!  Laura Sparling has outdone herself.  Be sure to sift through her blog and see the others she’s been cookin’ up.

If you know about glass beads you know that it is hard…

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Check out the video of a glass ornament being blown over at Atlantic Art Glass in Maine.

and be sure to buy handmade this season!

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Did you know that if you melt one piece of glass with another piece of glass that it could explode after it’s cool?  That happens when two glasses are not compatible.  They melt and cool at different rates which causes…

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Yes, I said it.  Adorable beads.

Not usually a cutesy person, I love these perfect little winter beads that fit on your Pandora bracelets.   They’re from Melanie Egan of Moonraker Lampwerks and you will definitely want to peruse her site because there…

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I love the idea of stained glass ornaments for the Christmas tree.  The beauty of stained glass is that the sun shines through it and lights it up in magical ways.  What about in front of the sparkling lights on…

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I’ve made the commitment to buy handmade again this year and I thought I’d pass on to you some of the great gift ideas that I come across on line.

Most of you probably know someone who is a candle lover,…

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Do you have someone in your life that seems to have everything, and every year you rack your brain trying to figure out what to get them for the holidays?  Fret no more.  I have your answer:

Glass Slugs

You’re especially in…

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There isn’t any description on the web site where I found the image of this bead so I can’t tell you the processes or technique used, nor give credit to this particular artist.  I do know (from the web site address)…

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Check out brightcove.tv and get the low down on how to have a plain shower door transformed into a beautiful work of art…or any other glass surface you have.

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While surfing around all things glassy I came across the Surroundings Blog who was introducting Tracy Glover as a new sponsor.  Holy guacamole.  Both of those sites have enough beautiful things to keep you surfing and reading for a while.  Check them…

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One of the best known glass blowers in the world today is Dale Chihuly.

At this link there is a video of him talking about the role that drawing/painting has in his work.  It’s interesting to hear him talk about something other…

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Fall brings in all kinds of images.  Fallen leaves, pumpkins and Indian corn.  Now you can make your own.  Check out this tutorial for fused glass Indian Corn at Glass Fusing Made Easy.

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I’m not quite sure of the scope of this project since the blog post at Mosaic Art Source doesn’t explain it at all (and I don’t follow mosaic artists well enough to know these kinds of things) but I think…

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Have you ever seen painted glass?  We’ve all seen store windows painted during the holidays or sales plastered in the windows but have you ever seen ART painted glass?  Alice Benvie Gebhart works in mixed media glass combining fusing, painting…

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I just came across a selling venue that I’d heard of before but never really looked into.

Mintd.

It appears to be Etsy-like in that it features handcrafted, artists works in an Indie-like presentation.  Look at this great pendant I found.  Simple, but…

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