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Fused Glass Jewelry
Crackle Jewelry
Submitted by bookie13 on Sat, 01/21/2012 - 20:59.We have always loved the crackle look in pottery as well as Bob Leatherbarrows wonderful glass Recently we have spend time developing a simpler technique to accomplish a similar look in smaller pie...
new fusing medium
Submitted by fxnglass on Wed, 01/04/2012 - 02:44.Have any heard of the new fusing medium called Flex-Glass from Fuse Master...
microwave kiln question
Submitted by dinosauarwoman on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 00:11.I am very very new to fused glass. I took a class in a retirement village (i am a snowbird) and fell in love with making jewelry. i have alot of 96 COE glass on hand here, but am now back at m...
bubbles
Submitted by katmontminy on Mon, 04/18/2011 - 00:51.I was looking at glass jewelry online the other day and I found a pendent that looked like it had air bublbles infused. Does anyone know how to do this?...
Cleaning Fine silver wire after firing
Submitted by kimshi on Sat, 03/26/2011 - 01:19.Hey looking for some advice about how to clean my fine silver wire after fusing it in my dichroic jewelry. It's kinda whiteish looking. Any suggestions?...
glass molds microwave kiln
Submitted by Hypnotoad88 on Thu, 02/17/2011 - 04:43.Ive seen small molds for sale to make fused glass pendants with.can these molds be used in the microwave kiln?...
Making my own decals
Submitted by kmadison1950 on Tue, 02/15/2011 - 17:50.Can anyone tell me the model #/mae for a printer/toner/and paper to use in order to do BLACK ENAMEL AND COLOR DECALS? I am not interested in the sepia decals....
Earring finding
Submitted by mauigirl on Sun, 02/13/2011 - 22:35.Aloha
I'm new member here. Just wanna know any sugestion about earring finding for dichroic glass
I use aanraku for now but wanna know more idea for my earring.
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fusing glass to copper
Submitted by clairepg on Thu, 02/03/2011 - 21:40.Hope this hasn't been covered before, but I'm a new member. I know you can use copper as an inclusion in fused glass....
New glass
Submitted by mikebeal on Sun, 01/09/2011 - 17:48.Can somebody out there help me please? I am a bear of very little brain
but I am in the process of making a brooch for my wife to fit her sash for...
Rough Edges
Submitted by Hypnotoad88 on Sun, 01/02/2011 - 03:15.I am trying to figure out why the small projects i have fired in my new microwave kiln all have rough and edges to them.Is this usual?...
Full Fuse firng Schedule
Submitted by artatk on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 19:45.I am so confused! I bought a used Jen Ken Bead Annealer Kiln 11/4.5 and cannot figure out a 4 segmented full fuse schedule. I have been online and getting more and more confused!...
using gold accents in glass
Submitted by Meredith on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 20:18.I have recently started fusing glass and would like to know what is the best way or my options for accenting with gold? What do you use, what works best? Thanks....
What happened with my glass?
Submitted by DragonflyAdornments on Sun, 10/24/2010 - 23:37.I fused my glass pendants just as I usually do. Most of the pendants come out fine. There were four pendants that came out matte instead of shiny (all with the same color). I am not sure why....
using white glue on dichroic glass
Submitted by kimshi on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 20:47.Has anyone used white glue on a dichroic surface, capped with clear and have the piece come out well?...
fusing .999 silver wire in sys 96 glass with clear topper
Submitted by glass.rocks on Mon, 09/13/2010 - 15:56.Hi....
Fusing real flowers and leaves
Submitted by karablue on Sun, 07/25/2010 - 12:34.I have seen real leaves fused between layers of clear glass without the leaves burning off. Does anyone know how this is done?...
Effects of metallic fumes on kiln
Submitted by jmlapacek on Mon, 06/14/2010 - 23:10.New to fusing, but I have my own kiln, a Skutt Firebox 14. I have so many ideas that involve metals, like art metal clays and silver or gold leaf, but I don't know what the effect of metals in th...
saving problem pieces
Submitted by Teapot Tootsie on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 17:36.I am new to working with glass. I have a few fused pieces that have problems--small fractures, hazy coating streaks. Can these pieces be refired to repair the problem. I thought of using the...
small 3/4 inch mold for jewelry
Submitted by glasser on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 16:05.I bought one of those small round caboshon molds, it has 6 depressions in it. I am really a newbie with fusing...
thin VS thick dichro
Submitted by DarylCohen on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 16:57.Is there a must use for textured pendants re thin VS thick dichro. ?? What are the actual thicknesses?...
Fused Glass Bracelets
Submitted by earart1 on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 16:12.Hi -- my name is Janet and I have been doing fused glass jewelry for about 2 years. Started out by jumping in feet first! Well, I really like the fused glass b...
vitreous glass mosaic tile
Submitted by idina55 on Wed, 08/12/2009 - 17:38.I was given a few of these tiles and they are beautiful. Can they be fused? I know not to mix glass but these would make awesome earrings, etc. Has anyone tried this?
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