Planning for Valentine’s?

I am always looking for new items to make or new techniques to create different items.  At a craft show I was visiting last fall, I stopped to talk with a glass artist about her 3D items that were fused.  I was intrigued by the small cats she had used.  I knew I could purchase something similar, but they were costly.  She told me about a technique to create her cats that was news to me, but used frit.  I explored this idea and created these roses.

To use the roses, I created a candle holder.  The roses and vines trail over one panel and the remaining three panels have a textured and iridescent finish.  The completed candle holder has all of the edges finished in copper for a lovely glow and shown here is the completed rose candle holder.

I am currently creating flowers in other colors, with a completely different end product in mind.  I am not sure I will have this done by next week, but I will show it off when finished!

 If you have a favorite item – or idea – that you would like to see represented in glass, get in touch and we will see what we can do.  Contact us by emailing here or contact us on Facebook. 

Next Week: A Growth Spurt