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What a strange night

Tonight I had a little sales event at one of the local elementary schools.   I’ve done this one for the past few years (3 years maybe?) and it’s been steadily declining in sales.   Setup was oddly awkward this … Continue reading

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Talk about a mixed bag…

I did stART on the Street: Spring Edition today, and it was most certainly a mixed day.   The awesome thing about the day, my wonderful wife spent the day with me rather than dropping me off and heading back … Continue reading

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One day down, 5 to go

I had an evening torch session tonight, but from it came 4 wine stoppers and 3 drawer pulls.   Some of the items even had glow in the dark glass in them.  I’ll need to finish the stoppers and pulls … Continue reading

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Journey to a paperweight -pt 4b

Woohoo, I finished it!  But it’s 2″, not 3.  Don’t ask me how tall the guy robbing the 7-11 was.    It’s got a slight shaping issue, but my customer’s happy enough with it.  So here it is.

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Journey to a paperweight – pt 4a

Sorry to make this a two parter, but the galaxy marble is in the kiln.   Yes, marble not paperweight. I checked and the customer wanted a sphere, which frankly I like better because my half assed attempt at a … Continue reading

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Journey to a paperweight – Pt 3

So far I’ve made two marbles.  They’re pretty, don’t get me wrong, but they aren’t what I’m going for.   Time for test 3. The Test Clear maria Lay down a clear spiral Heat and pick up some silver dust … Continue reading

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Journey to a paperweight – Pt 2

Last time, I had begun testing on a paperweight using a design I’d never tried before.  Here’s the next test in the series. The Test I started with a frit mix like before, but without the glow frit in it. … Continue reading

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Journey to a paperweight – Pt 1

Here’s a surprise, this post is about glass!  Yep, it does happen once in a while, though it’s fun too to post my insane ranting.  But..glass. I had a former customer ask me if I could make a paperweight that … Continue reading

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