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Steider Studio Blog – A Fused Glass Tutorial

I found this cool tutorial from Bullseye Glass. It’s from the Steider Studio and the piece is created by Linda Steider. This is her blog. Looks like a good to follow for all you glass heads out there. This is a…

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Field Trip – New Jersey and the Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center

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So you’re in New Jersey and you’re looking for something to do. Something relating to glass of course. Head on over to the Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center and check out the Museum of American Glass and the Creative Glass Center of…

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Tutorial Saturday – Princess Cut Bead with a Press

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Here’s a great bead tutorial from CattWalk.com. It’s using one of their super cool brass bead presses. I just love using presses. You can make uniform, consistent beads and alot of the time their shapes you just can’t make without…

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Call For Entries – E-Merge 2010/Bullseye Glass

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I regularly check out what’s happening at Bulleye Glass up in Portland, Or. The newest thing I found is a call for entries. The show is E-Merge 2010. It’s a show that Bullseye is putting on that will be up from…

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Video Tutorials – Glass Fusing

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Having You Tube at our fingertips online is such a great resource. You can see just about anything! Music, TV shows, people doing stupid things, and tons of how-to videos. Today’s post sends you over there to check out the…

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Society of American Mosaic Artists – SAMA

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This weekend I’m teaching a mosaic class so I’ve got mosaic on the brain. As I was shopping around for some extra supplies I stumbled on the Society of American Mosaic Artists. On this web site I found inspiration as…

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More Glass Chandeliers…

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I’m still on a bit of a glass chandelier kick so around the web I go and this time I found myself on You Tube checking out a selection of chandeliers offered for sale by a company called 1020 Glass…

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Glass Chandeliers – Dale Chihuly

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If you love glass then you know who Dale Chihuly is. He’s basically a glass god. Well as I looked around the internets for cool glass chandeliers I figured we could start with him. Check out these pieces that are available…

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Bead Maker Blogs…

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Loribeads.com. It's bead of the day.

Looking around Facebook this evening I saw that a couple of my bead friends have posted blogs. I thought, “Should I share these with all of you?” They are bead makers that I’ve mentioned recently…but…

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Bead and Gem Show Listings

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I sell beads and fused glass. But I also buy them occasionally, as well as other jewelry making supplies. www.jewelrymall.com. So I was searching for a local upcoming show to see when it was and stumbled upon a really great…

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Glass Art Society

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Tom Philabaum

I have glass dreams. Not just those while I sleep but many more while I’m awake. Stoking my dreams is one of my part time jobs and this blog assists me in this task. I search for information…anything about…

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Mosaic Tile Guide – The Go-to Site for all Things Mosaic

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I’ve got a mosaic class coming up and I’ve been searching around the internet looking for sources of information I can provide my students to expand their knowledge. I also pass alot of this information onto my readers here. Today…

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Etsy Glass Bead Artist: Stephaniebeads

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My friend Jennifer found this great bead maker on etsy and thought I should write about her. When I saw her work I agreed. Stephanie Ann has a love for the beach and it shows in her work. Starfish figure prominently…

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Public Glass – Hot Glass in San Francisco

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Here I am wandering the web…looking at glass studios. Lusting over their facilities. Wanting their equipment. Today we’re in San Francisco at Public Glass. I’m thinking a trip to San Fransisco is in my future. Public Glass provides rental space,…

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Playing with Glass Blocks…Pate de Verre

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Self portait of Cynthia

Pate de verre is glass casting using crushed glass also known as frit. The result is a soft, translucent glass that is so beautiful. You’ve seen it in Daum and Lalique glass. Through the Bullseye site I…

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