Volume Control... Successfully Transform Sandblasted Etched Dichroic Glass Tiles into Perfect Cabochons. Have you been frustrated with your cabochons not always keeping their shape when fused in your kiln?...
Create a fused glass dichroic pendant. Materials needed: All glass must be fusible 90 coe glass. Black 3 mm glass Dichroic 3 mm glass (preferably Ripple or Herringbone [clear or black]) Clear 3mm, (Bullseye...
Bovano of Cheshire Bovano Studios are well known throughout the United States and Internationally, for the emphasis on quality and design. The Bovano business began in Jim Brower's basement in 1952. In the...
Over the years, I have accumulated lots of scrap glass consist of rejects from various fusing and lampwork projects. I use these to make dichroic barrettes. It is a time consuming process but you get to create...
How dichroic glass jewelry is made will determine a lot about how much wear you get out of it. Dichroic glass jewelry cabochons are made pretty much like an Oreo cookie. You have a clear glass top, a dichroic...
We get lots of requests for firing schedules. We took a little time to put this together for you..... Kiln Programs *Temperatures and soak times may vary from kiln to kiln. (TEST FIRST!) Tack Fuse (layers of...
Agates and Jaspers; What are they and how do they become gems. Basically they are both quartz based. Quartz makes up about 12% of the earths crust. It takes many forms. When you can can see a large single...
Discontinued Swarovski Items If you are like me, it is a never ending quest to discover what styles and colors of Swarovski have been discontinued. I hate starting a project only to discover that a color or...
Dichroic glass The brilliant dichroic optical properties of dichroic glass are the result of multiple micro-layers of metal oxides. These thin layers of oxides have a total thickness of three to five...