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!
Glass Pumpkins on Etsy
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 … Read More ...
The Mystery of the Milk Bottles
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.
Everyone loves Bacon, right?
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.
Fused Glass Belt Buckle or Scarf Slide
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!
Glass Craft and Bead Expo – Las Vegas
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, … Read More ...
FlameTree Glass – Halloween Contest
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 … Read More ...
Broken Glass Fused Plate
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.
Interview with Sarah Moran on Strands
Be sure to check out the newest interview with glass bead maker Sarah Moran at Strands.
Endless Glassy Eye Candy on Glassartists.org
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 … Read More ...
Painting on glass with enamels in an air pen.
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.
Use old bottles to make glass beads.
Learn how to make glass beads out of old bottles. Cathy Milligan has a tutorial that shows you how, on the DIY Network.
Free Landscape Stained Glass Tutorial
The perfect fall project in stained glass. Glass Patterns Quarterly offers a free tutorial for a round landscape panel, for download in pdf form.
American Gothic inspires Glass Artists
Master paintings have inspired artists for ages. I like the spin that these two bead artists put on American Gothic.
First, Marcy Lamberson:
And Jennifer Geldard’s:
Flow Magazine: Women in Glass
There’s still time to send your image submission to the Flow Magazine for the Women in Glass Issue. Deadline is September 20, 2008. If you’re a woman in glass (torch-working, in this instance) you won’t want to miss it.… Read More ...