Cutting (technically the term is scoring) the glass for my stained glass bear panel is a time consuming step. The pattern has to be laid out on the glass in a manner that allows me separate the glass pieces without causing breakage. Obviously I can’t cut a piece of glass if I have to go […]
Making stained glass windows begins! I posted images last January of the patterns I chose for making the stained glass for the cupola windows in our new house. I blogged in February about how to transfer a pattern to contact paper. And I posted about my glass shopping trip in April. Now the real work […]
Hootin&Hollarin rolled around on schedule in September and I helped with the Ava Art Guild booth again! This year I decided to bring some of my stained glass sun catchers to display for sale. I used my bi-fold wire earring display and it worked fairly well. The sun catchers look better with light behind them […]
I did a post on dichroic dot glass in June this year. I had ordered the dot glass for making jewelry and expected the dots to be small. When I got my order the dots were huge! So I got creative and I have been continuing with making dot jewelry earrings and pendants and bracelets! […]
If you display your jewelry on cards it can be challenging finding just the right display options for optimal visibility. I display my dichroic glass jewelry on my business cards and I use glass cases for the shops I sell in. I had tried laying cloth in the glass cube with rocks to prop the […]
I made a trip recently to restock shops and galleries in Taos, NM that sell my dichroic glass jewelry and stained glass suncatchers. Doing inventory and replacing sold items is an essential part of having a jewelry and stained glass business. Open Space Gallery sells my stained glass suncatchers and Garden and Soul gift shop sells […]
The dot was not what I expected! I had been using a dichroic glass pattern with dots for creating earrings and pendants and I wanted to restock my supplies. When I ordered I realized that I didn’t know which number the dots were – #1, #2 or #3! I took my chances and ordered the […]
My Glass Bucket List. Do you have a bucket list of things you want to accomplish or experience? I have quite a list going for myself and I realized recently that many of the items on my list are directly related to my glass business. So I thought I would share some of my glass […]
My husband, Dave, and I spent a couple of hours hanging stained glass sun catchers and setting up dichroic glass jewelry in the front window of the Ava Art Guild gallery a few weeks ago! Lots of colorful sparklies and eye candy on display! It is well worth a visit to see all the beautiful […]
I made my trip to Kennesaw, Georgia for a stained glass shopping trip! So exciting going through the glass myself instead of depending on pictures on the internet. The Armstrong Glass Store is huge with glass from lots of sources. I spent about 3 hours looking for just the right colors and textures for the animals […]