Showing posts with label frit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label frit. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Wednesday Wisdom


Take a photo of your piece before and after fusing it in the kiln

When doing any kind of glass fusing I find it very handy to take before and after photos of my pieces. 

I have made quite a few pieces which I have, without tooting my own horn too much, been very happy with and have wanted to create a complete set of the same cab. 

Nothing is more frustrating than being happy with a piece you have created, wanting to make another one just the same only to forget what frits you used and how you positioned the frit and/or glass.

Simple pieces aren't too much of a problem if it's just a matter of sprinkling on the frit but if you are building up a piece with glass or trying to create a mosaic effect then this idea comes in very handy.

Here are some before and after shots of some easy cabs I made. 
I'd show you some pics of my more creative pieces but that'd just be giving away my secrets!

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- Citrus Zing cabs before going in the kiln -


- Citrus Zing cabs after -



Be sure to check out Life, Craftiness and Everything Else for more 
Wednesday  Wisdom.

In the mean time here are a few more of the cabs I have made in the past. 








What do you think?

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Raku Bones

I finally did some glass fusing a few days ago and here are the results... some gorgeous cabochons!


I absolutely love raku. I only ever had a really chunky raku frit but I recently got given some finer grade and it is soooo nice. 


Rather than sticking with the usual shaped cabs I make in round or oval I consciously stopped fusing these ones before they started to form to achieve this different look.

My little man thinks the first two look like dog bones!

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