More adventures in glass fusing

[kaliha]

Got some pictures of the latest project I've done


This is my most recent project, a fused glass and Swarovski crystal necklace. It was a 30th birthday present for my best friend (who adored it btw).


The biggest piece of glass is 10mm wide by about 45mm long and the smaller pieces are 5mm by 3mm (roughly). Each piece is a 2mm piece of transparent purple as the base followed with two 2mm clear pieces on the top. The middle piece of glass has been split to make a channel to thread the tigertail through.

I absolutely love this piece, even if it did take me an age to make as I couldn't make the bottom two smaller pieces even (and I have a pile of scrap pieces from trying to make two of a similar size.)

This is the problem with my microwave kiln, it's just not exact enough for me to make idential pieces each time. I'm going to bite the bullet and shell out for a proper kiln. I've seen one I like and it's smaller than my microwave so it won't take up too much space but it's going to cost £300. I'll be asking family and friends for donations towards the kiln fund for my birthday I think.

At least with a proper kiln my pieces won't turn out ever so slightly lopsided (because the shelf in my microwave spins the glass 'flows' outwards towards the edge of the kiln)

Comments

[kittybacklash.livejournal.com]

That's so nice!
What colour is the glass?
It looks like lost
-scans the post again to see if it gets a mention-

[aknockout.livejournal.com]

the necklace is beautiful!

[--kali--.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[colourful-muse.livejournal.com]

that looks gorgeous!

[--kali--.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[sal101010.livejournal.com]

It's pretty. I love the contrast of the dark pieces with the crystals.

And I still don't understand the point of tigertail!!

ETA: Spent some time in M&S today. Now I understand tigertail!!

[magicallaw.livejournal.com]

Wow, the colour of that glass is gorgeous.

[--kali--.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I've got some of that colour left so I'm definitely going to make more stuff out of it.

[doylefan22.livejournal.com]

See, you can't be arsed with threading all the little beads and I can't be arsed with using wire :)

Really nice work. And give me a heads up on how I can contribute to this kiln fund. Sounds like a worthwhile birthday pressie indeed :D

[--kali--.livejournal.com]

Well it's not really using wire as opposed to threading wire through a hole. :p