Archive for June 2010
Tips & Techniques: Making Bright Transparent Beads with Shards
I have been experimenting for a while with using some of the denser Messy Color/CiM transparents as shards over clear beads to create brighter, lighter versions of these beautiful colors. Read more
Tips and Techniques: How to Deal with Devitrifying Opaque Glass Colors
There are a number of gorgeous glass colors made by Effetre that have an annoying tendency to devitrify while you are working them in a torch flame. I had been plagued with this problem for years and was so frustrated by it that I avoided using any of the devitrifying colors. Read more
Did you know that CiM/Messy Color has Fabulous Stringers? (6-10-10)
In spring 2010, CiM began producing stringers of some of their more popular colors that would translate well to smaller diameters. Read more
A Bonanza of New Glass Colors by the Big Three for Lampworkers
Spring has brought an amazing number of new glass colors from the three big glass factories that supply Frantz Art Glass & Supply. Read more