Dichroic Glass Crafts Blog

3 Orange & Black Dichroic Glass Cube Beads Great For Beading, Craft Projects, Craft Enthusiasts & Making Necklaces, Bracelets & Earrings. This is a new set of 3 beautiful orange and black dichroic glass cube beads. Great for beading, (more…)

It has been ten years since Precious Metal Clay was introduced in the United States, and it is time to see what artists have done with this fascinating material. This book gathers for the first time work made by leaders in the field. (more…)

Cute, dazzling and sophisticated, the Pugster pale blue butterfly dichroic glass Pendant and Earring set is an excellent addition to your fashion ensemble. Whether you use it to add spice to your dressier clothes, or dress up your ca (more…)

Here is a fuser and glass slumping kiln that can also be used for low-fire ceramics. Built of extra strong materials, it offers a 3 yer warranty and years of trouble-free service. It fires to Cone 03 or 2000° F. and has elements tha (more…)

I’m not very coordinated when it comes to thinking ahead. I left a toothpick in a rather large, flat sculpy bead (since I couldn’t take it out when the clay before it had been “kilned”). What should I do to extract it? There’s about enough room to get a grip on the toothpick, and that’s about it. Would a very small drill bit be able to get it out, or could I burn it out without ruining the bead?

Frank van den Ham goes on teaching old school glass fusing and slumping. Also he shows how to test glass on compatibility. Not much changed over the years, the way he fused in those days doesn’t differ much from today.