Tech Tips

So often, we place one sheet of glass over another to look and see how we like the combination or many sheets overlaying each other to get depth. However, you’re not really seeing what it will look like after it’s fused. There’s too much air in between the glass layers, and the light is refracted every which way. To see what your glass will really look like after it is fused, simply place the layers in a bin of water. Add one layer at a time, and Voila! What you see is what you’ll get! This is 3 layers of glass...

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Light Aventurine Green (1412) has the most ‘glittery’ quality. If you cap it with certain transparent colors, you can make your own Aventurines! Here are some examples of the colors I’ve capped 1412 with: 1464 1116 1823 1215 1205 1125 1137 Test your own combos, and make magic!

Just like so many times in my glassy life, I discovered this by making a clumsy mistake. I reached too high to get a project from a shelf. I should have gotten a step stool, but que sera! The project fell out of my hand and crashed to the floor. It broke in pieces. 🥺 This piece was Reed Glass tack fused onto 4x4” pieces of dichro. When I bent down to pick it up, I noticed that lots of the reed had separated from the dichro. As I was going through it, I noticed that the separated Reed glass...

Irid glass has a coating on the surface that shimmers and sparkles and catches the light. 

Here's a quick way to add some interest to your next project using Bullseye Irid Glass.