I love Pinterest! It’s such a wealth of pictures and information about so many things. So today I found a pin directing me to E-How about glass blowing. They discuss the different methods with which you can blow glass. You … Read More ...
Quicktip from Bullseye Glass – Making a Chevron Design
I love the cascade glass that Bullseye Glass makes. I’ve used it for plates and platters, which always sell, and other cool accessories to macrame pieces. Bullseye has a quick tip on using their glass to make a chevron design … Read More ...
A Glass Casting Tutorial by AMACO.com
They call this Lesson #22 over at AMACO.com. I call it clay to plaster to glass. What you make in clay has a plaster mold made over it. When the plaster is solid…pull out the clay. Once the plaster … Read More ...
Another Awesome Mold from Colour de Verre – Buddha
These guys are on a roll! First Colour de Verre made the skull mold and then the flaming heart and now Buddha. These are definitely must have molds. You can make two per firing and they even have a tutorial … Read More ...
Sharon Peters Fancy Lampwork Headpins
This tutorial has been around for awhile now, but I just found a pin of it on Pinterest and thought this was something that should be shared with all of you. I’ve recently started making earrings that have the glass … Read More ...
Corinabeads Tutorial – Ribbon Cane
This is one of the easiest tutorials to make ribbon cane I’ve seen. Thanks to Pinterest and Corinabeads.com for bringing it to us. When I learned how to make a ribbon cane it involved a lot more steps that were … Read More ...
Drilling Holes in Glass
Drilling holes in glass isn’t rocket science but it does require a few things to make it work…patience, a diamond bit, and most important, water. You’ve got to keep the glass and the bit cool whenever you drill or cut … Read More ...
Cool Project from Colour de Verre!
I love the products over at Colour de Verre. They are fun and easy to use, but also open up tons of design possibilities. Check out the project that uses beads to decorate a plate. The molds they create … Read More ...
Glass Bead Tutorial – Encased Layered Triangle Bead
Wandering around Pinterest for a variety of inspirations I came across a tutorial for an encased triangle bead and thought this would be a good one to share with all of you. It’s a cute bead with lots of design … Read More ...
Wavy Bead Tutorial from Lampwork etc.
Wandering around Pinterest I found a cool tutorial for bead makers. The link took me over to Lampwork, etc. with a post from Victoria’s Glassworks. I love these beads and found this particular way to do it pretty cool as … Read More ...
How to Cut Glass Underwater
What? Really? Cut glass under water? With scissors…check out the video showing a woman cutting a circle out of glass with scissors, under water. Hard to believe. And she does say, “Don’t try this at home!”. But…I want to try … Read More ...
Glass Gift Boxes with Dichro from Colour de Verre
There’s still time to make this lovely glass gift box by Colour de Verre. If you don’t have the mold, get it! And then follow the link and read up on how to make glass boxes with dichroic glass. … Read More ...
Super Cool New E-Book From Fused Glass Books – Art of the Line
Some of the best information about kiln forming glass comes from Paul Tarlow over at Helios Glass…fusedglass.org…Fused Glass Books. All of those places. He has a fantastic line of e-books that I’ve written about here before. His newest … Read More ...
Is It Too Early for a Christmas Tree Ornament Tutorial?
I’ve already heard Christmas music in the stores…I’m not that happy about that but what can you do? We are all thinking about the holiday season…so I ask, is it too early for a Christmas Ornament tutorial? Probably cutting it … Read More ...
More Casting Wisdom with Cynthia Morgan
Casting glass is my favorite way to express myself in glass and when I see a little something written about it by Cynthia Morgan, I jerk up and take notice. I posted a number of her steps in a … Read More ...