Slumpy's Bubble Technique Video

This is a great video to watch, it not only shows how to create purposely planned bubbles in fused glass art, but it also shows new glass fusers how to cut glass to fit their fusing molds!  

This is how Slumpy's described their video:
Learn how to create a one of a kind glass piece with bubble accents. Use clear glass stringers to create floating bubbles or contrasting stringer to create a grid bubble effect. Turn your glass 90 degrees to create a crisscrossed grid effect or 45 degrees to create a diamond grid effect. The possibilities are endless!

Watch the video here!

 

Screen Printing with Bullseye Glass Powders - video

This is a nice video made by Warm Glass UK,  explaining how to screen print with dry glass powder.  And it looks fairly easy.  Just remember to use a good respirator if you are going to try this method.

Click here to watch the video

Working with Powders on Sheet Glass Video

This video made by Bullseye Glass Co. has a lot of information and is excellent!   They have a lot of  great ideas, too.

Click here to watch the video.

How to cut wine and beer bottles, video

This video shows how you can easily cut bottles with the Creator's Premium Bottle Cutter to make a variety of items. We really like this video because it also shows how to use hot and cold water to easily separate the cut sections from the bottles after scored with the glass cutter! 
 

Click here to watch the video!

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to buy the Creator's Premium Bottle Cutter from Harrach Glass 

at a very affordable price!

Cut glass bottles with a bandsaw- video

Cut glass bottles with a Gryphon C-40 Bandsaw,  video made by Delphi Glass.  It shows just another easy way for you to cut glass bottles!  Click on this link here to view the video!

Video showing how to make a plaster mold

This video isn't made for glass fusing, but it really shows how to make molds and if you use the correct glass mold making materials, you can easily create glass fusing molds this way! 

Click here to watch this mold making video.

CBS Dichroic Extract with Kate MacLeod - Video

Dichroic Extract (a fine Dichroic coating powder) is a fairly new product available from CBS and it looks amazing, especially when you see Kate MacLeod using it.  Dichroic Extract has no COE which enables glass artists to use it on any type of glass.
 

Click here to view this video!

Pattern Bar, Segment Slab Video

Learn how to make beautiful yet easy to create pattern bar designs for fusing in your kiln.  Use this information to develop your own unique glass art.  This is one of our favorite videos!  Made and uploaded by Bullseye Glass Co.

Watch the video here!

How NOT to make recycled bottle glass art, Video.

So, today I ran across this video on YouTube and I really wanted to share it with everyone.  Now the reason why I am sharing this video is because this is a what NOT to do video!  

As I watched, I noticed that neither Michael nor the interviewer ever wore a face mask during all of the different types of grinding he was doing on a wine bottle.  It is fine to cut a bottle without wearing a mask since there won't be glass powder floating around in the air which could be inhaled, but it is NOT okay to grind glass without some sort of mask!  Breathing in fine glass powder will result in
silicosis.  

(Keep in mind that crystalline silica can cause silicosis only when we breathe it into our lungs as dust or a fine powder. Here's what happens: The silica particles become trapped in the lungs and damage the tissue. As a result, the lung tissue scars and forms small, rounded masses called nodules.)

I always teach my students (and do this myself) to use water when grinding glass.  I guess some people might consider that to be a nuisance since it can be messy, but the reason why water is used is to keep any glass dust from becoming airborne.  I was actually shocked to see Michael Fernandez using his grinders without water and without a particle mask.  I did see that he was grinding outside, but in my opinion that is still not at all safe.  At least he wore glasses.

This is especially important for new glass artists that want to recycle bottles since it is really becoming popular again.  Please use wet belt sanders or something like a Glastar disc grinder and if that is not possible, wear an appropriate mask to protect yourself.  Then if you do grind glass dry, you must also clean all glass particles off of your clothes, skin and hair, since that powder can still become airborne. 

Here is the video:  Michael Fernandez demonstrates how he cuts and finishes his recycled bottle art. Please don't do what he did.

Click on the video here!

Video for Creating a plaster mold for Pate De Verre

Hi readers, are you wondering how to make easy plaster molds for Pate De Verre?  Watch this YouTube video to see a very simple, yet effective way to quickly make your own plaster molds!  
This video was made by Bobby Wadey.   

Click here to watch the video!

Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls in Pâte de Verre VIDEO

 Day of the Dead Sugar Skulls in Pâte de Verre 

This is an excellent video to watch (and take notes on) for anyone who wants to make kiln glass frit casts with molds.  It lists all of the necessary materials needed to use and shows how to, in detail!   Made by Bullseye Glass Company.

Watch the video here!

Weave molds - YouTube video

Want to learn how to use fused glass weave molds?   Watch this excellent YouTube video made by Glass Campus to learn the basics! 

Check out the video here, click here to view the video.

Easy way to know the COE of glass, video

We saw this video today, uploaded by D & L Art Glass, and thought glass fusers would find this really helpful.  It shows an excellent product, called a COE Testing Card being used.

Click on this link to view the video.

Bottle cutting video

Creator's Premium Bottle Cutter has a video out showing how to cut glass bottles with their cutter!  We hope our readers enjoy this video, this cutter makes cutting bottles look so easy!

Click here to view the video.

Dichroic Extract video

Our brand new online retail artist supply shop, Harrach Supply Store, will be carrying Dichroic Extract by Coatings by Sandburg Inc., soon! We found this YouTube video on their webpage, made by Glasscraft which shows the extract being applied to a piece of sandblasted glass.  The extract has no specific COE which allows glass artists the ability to use it on all types of glass.  Click here to view the video.

Video showing how to use Glaskolben

This excellent video was made by hotglasschick and shows how she makes a glass ornament with Glaskolben.  

To view the video, click here!

New fused glass (painting) stamping video by Slumpy's

We have tried to use stencils with glass paint a few times, but it has never quite worked.  So we were really excited to see this new video on YouTube, made by Slumpy's, showing how to do it correctly. We'll also let you know how our first project works out after trying this method.  And Slumpy's sells these supplies, too!

Click here to view the video.

Supplies needed are:

Glass stamp

Brayer

Enamel

Glass stamping medium

Glass stamping lavender oil (applied with a dropper)

Palette knife (to mix the enamel, stamping medium and lavender oil)

How to make fused glass hearts, video

This is a great video for creating fused glass hearts!  Click here to view the video.  It was created by Chewysmum who has a bunch of nice videos on YouTube.

Video showing how to make simple fused glass pendants with Dichroic glass

If you are new to fusing glass and want to see how to create some great yet very simple Dichroic Glass pendants or earrings, click on the link below.  The video was made by Chewysmum and found on YouTube.

Click here to view video: Fused Dichroic Glass Pendant Video

Lampwork disk bead tutorial video

Click here to see a Corning Museum of Glass disk bead tutorial on YouTube by Kristina Logan.  If you make lampwork beads or wondered how they are made, this is an excellent video to watch.  Kristina spends quite a bit of time showing how she creates her very complex disk beads.