glassjarframesSome craft projects are so easy you may ask yourself, why didn’t I come up with this. This could be one of those that I found through Facebook and then Inhabitat and finally over at Photojojo. You use glass …

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dichroicboxesColour de Verre’s box molds are one of their most popular items they sell. I know that every time I make fresh glass boxes they sell. They’re unique and easy to stylize so that no two are alike. Well, they’ve …

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F37G6YGHFPTHNZE.LARGEHere’s a different kind of DIY with glass. Today it’s about speakers. Yeah, speakers, for your stereo. They’re pretty cool looking. And appears fairly simple to make. The creator of this DIY is by Randolfo and it’s brought to you …

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frontpageI wanted to do this post about a week and a half ago but got caught up in too many things. Then I went to Glass Craft and Bead Expo and saw these pendants in person and said, oh now …

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401_10151813100675031_1177999609_nJamie Burress is one of the most fun glass artists I know of. Whether she’s making a mosaic or stained glass piece or a set of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle coasters she’s obviously having a great time creating. Her newest …

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springblissThe generous folks over at Soda Lime Times, the great online magazine for the glass bead maker, are giving away a St. Patrick’s Day inspired glass bead tutorial by Leah Nietz of sandfireartglass.com. The bead is called the …

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A thin layer of powder has power! Light Turquoise and Clear Powder (001101-0008-F), unfired. Same, capped with Tekta Clear & fired with schedule provided. Minimal bubbles. For comparison, same sheet glass lay-up fired without powder to a basic full fuse.
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TheFlowWinter2012Cover354x459The Winter issue of The Flow Magazine is the 8th Annual Gallery of Women in Glass and it’s a very good issue if I might say. (Disclosure: I have a couple of beads in this issue.) It’s full of information …

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banner3It’s getting close…it’s the Glass Craft & Bead Expo and it’s April 3-7 in sunny Las Vegas. I bring it up now so if you’re interested in any of the classes they offer you can sign up before they fill …

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awp2-1Today was the opening day of a four day stretch for the Pasadena Bead And Design Show. If you’re in the Southern California area this is a good show to start the year with. I like going so I …

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Here’s another lampwork tutorial from Soda Lime Times and it’s off mandrel. For those of you not familiar with the term it means you”re not building a bead on a mandrel, you’re working directly on the glass and there’s no …

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This tutorial is brought to you via Soda Lime Times, the cool online magazine for lampworkers and the tutorial writer Lisa Atchison. You can add CZ’s and sparkle to your beads. So cool. CZ’s look great as the …

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Love the Crafty Chica!! And I get to share a seasonal tutorial from her that uses glass ornaments! There’s no fire or kilns needed. Just glitter (Kathy loves glitter, but then who doesn’t? Except for one somebody that Kathy …

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Heather Trimlett has always been one of my favorite bead makers out there. She was my inspiration when I began bead making and her meticulous handiwork at the torch keeps me forever inspired. I just received her newest newsletter and …

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I figured it was tutorial time and I was actually able to find some fresh tutorials to share. This one is from Starlight Designs and it’s a three in one bead. It’s like making three beads in one. You start …

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