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Heart of Glass

Heart of Glass

 Valentines Day is Coming

To make the heart shown, use four 1x1" bevels and 2-2" half circles. You can also make it large by using 4- 1 1/2x 1 1/2 bevels and 2-3" half circles. The large heart in the center is made with 1-1x1" bevel, 4-1x2 bevels, and 2-3" half circles. The heart on the bottom right is made with 1-2x2" bevel and 2-2" half circles. You can also make this one large by using 1-4x4" bevel and 1-4" half circle. Word to the wise. If you use copper foil, be prepared to patina your solder copper. If you don't, the copper from the inside of the tape will show through. If you don't want to use copper patina, use black back foil and patina it black or use silver back foil and leave it silver. A variation of these hearts is to replace the half circles with red or pink glass.

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Know Your Glass

Know Your Glass

(Picture from Brooks Mosaic And Glass -Ebay)

Cathedral. Glass that you can see through.

Opalescent. Glass that you cannot see through. It allows some light to show through, but not a clear image.

Streaky. A mix of two of more cathedral colors.

Cloudy/Wispy. A mix of a little (wispy) or a lot (cloudy) of white opalescent with a cathedral glass.

Seedy. Tiny air bubbles in the glass.

Granite, Hammered, Ripple, Catspaw. Fairly rough textures that may be pressed into the surface of the molten glass by a textured roller during manufacturing.

Waterglass, Baroque. Made only by Spectrum Glass. Created by manipulating the hot glass during manufacturing.

Mottled. Glass with organic spots of varying colors and densities.

Antique. Glass that is made by the traditional mouthblown method. Lines and random bubbles.

Semi-Antique. Machine made glass that resembles antique.

Glue chip. Fernlike or "Jack Frost" texture.

Iridescent. A shimmering, irregular colorful surface that looks like an oil slick.

Fusing Compatible. Used for fusing or beadmaking. It looks like regular glass but is labeled at the factory to show that the pieces will contract at the same rate when cooling. COE Coefficient of Expansion

 

 

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Tiffany Aventurine - A Celebration!

How beautiful is this VASE!? (I FEEL LIKE I COULD JUST POST THE PICTURE AND IT WOULD BE ENOUGH!)

This vase was made c. 1910. It is Aventurine Lava Blown Glass by Tiffany Studios. This is currently on display in the new exhibition at the Morse Museum called “Iridescence—A Celebration”. This vase was among Tiffany’s treasured A-Coll (Artist Collection) pieces exhibited at Laurelton Hall. It is a striking vase and was made by draping lava like aventurine glass over iridescent gold glass. The name aventurine references the quartz-like glass with sparkling particles developed in Murano, Italy around 1910 when this was made. You can use aventurine glass for your treasures also. Available from Bullseye and Oceanside in flat glass and frit. Usually available in black, blue or green. It has been a little tough to get lately but we have some. Click here to order.
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