I've had several requests to make fused glass cabachons for people to wrap with wire or use in their PMC work, and I've been wanting to try pot melt glass, so today I was thrilled to list an item that takes care of both! Pot melt glass is putting chunks of glass in a clay pot, firing the kiln until the glass melts, and letting it drip into a tray below. It creates beautiful swirled colors and each melt is unique. It's difficult to do in my tiny kiln, but still very much worth it.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
New in my Etsy shop Jan 24, 2008
I've had several requests to make fused glass cabachons for people to wrap with wire or use in their PMC work, and I've been wanting to try pot melt glass, so today I was thrilled to list an item that takes care of both! Pot melt glass is putting chunks of glass in a clay pot, firing the kiln until the glass melts, and letting it drip into a tray below. It creates beautiful swirled colors and each melt is unique. It's difficult to do in my tiny kiln, but still very much worth it.
Labels:
etsy,
fused glass cabachon,
LuckyGirlTrading,
pot melt
Kitschy with a Mexican Twist
The Creative Sundries shop on Etsy is packed with items you didn't know you needed until you saw them. Come on, who can pass up a five-pack of pink sugar skull glycerin soaps? Or a 1.5-inch-tall hand-felted purse? But my favorite things there are made with Mexican Loteria cards.

This parrot tile is lovely.

The El Sol pendant is very cool.

El Musico is one of the most romance-invoking Valentine's cards I've seen this year.
Visit Creative Sundries at
http://creativesundries.etsy.com
http://creativesundries.blogspot.com

This parrot tile is lovely.

The El Sol pendant is very cool.

El Musico is one of the most romance-invoking Valentine's cards I've seen this year.
Visit Creative Sundries at
http://creativesundries.etsy.com
http://creativesundries.blogspot.com
Labels:
etsy,
greeting cards,
kitsch,
Loteria,
pendants,
sugar skulls
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
An Artist at Work
I love the independent spirit that comes through Paulette Insall's paintings. Although each is unique, they all share a quiet happiness, with an underlayer of spunk, and hints of spirituality. I'm going to stop writing now and let the art speak for itself.



Visit this artist at:
http://pauletteinsall.etsy.com
http://www.pauletteinsall.com
http://www.pauletteinsall.com/blog
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Never Needs Watering
I love flowers, especially the sort that I can wear. Kalicat Designs has the sweetest flower rings I've seen in a long time. Her Sunshine Flower Ring makes me smile: it's bright and sunny, needs no watering, and won't make me sneeze.

Kalicat's artisan-crafted Belle Blum Ring is so stunning it was featured on Etsy's front page recently. With a choice of matching earrings, this is the perfect set to feed my flower habit.



Kalicat handcrafts her jewelry (or jewellery in U.K. spelling) in London. Can't afford the airfare? Visit her at:
http://kalicat.etsy.com
http://honeyandsweets.blogspot.com/

Kalicat's artisan-crafted Belle Blum Ring is so stunning it was featured on Etsy's front page recently. With a choice of matching earrings, this is the perfect set to feed my flower habit.



Kalicat handcrafts her jewelry (or jewellery in U.K. spelling) in London. Can't afford the airfare? Visit her at:
http://kalicat.etsy.com
http://honeyandsweets.blogspot.com/
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