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Making Fused Glass Pendant Jewelry Wednesday, November 17, 2010

For several years, molten glass into art and craft has been tested. E "has been developed for many other items such as furniture, dishes, bowls and various pieces of jewelry. If this is your jewelry, glass pendants that can be connected to their talents. 

Get the materials and tools: 

- Oven 

- Flat glass color palette 

- Tailor-made glass 

- Oil of cut glass 

- Glue 

- Cable 

- Guarantees 

- Tongs 

- Breaking Pliers 

- Implementation of tweezers 

With a glass cutter and pliers, cut the desired shape glasses. Place the shapes of the drawing keeps sticking together for some time. Do not move "for some time. 

the newly painted Put in the oven. Go and visit often work until the desired effect. The oven temperature will affect the results of the project. To the 3D effect of molten glass and less heat. Nice finish, soft at high temperatures the glass expands and contracts together. 

Slowly lower the oven temperature when the desired results if to cool the molten glass, so you can take part have achieved. Remove from oven, leads to the formation of cracks. 

When the roof structure, the last step, which is transmitted to create a link to this one necklace. There are several options in this case. You can buy the songs on the glass. Use clamps to stop the reaction and the chain around the thread. If you have a steady hand and capable to organize things, you can hang with a soldering iron to the chain to reach from his collar. Precious Metal Clay is a material that can be used. It is an excellent choice for the development of the roof, because it is easy to model. 

Add the melted glass ceiling is so easy! However, I have some suggestions for the use of dialogue with him. 

- Look at the glass of the same thermal expansion coefficient (A). Strengthening the link properly and lead the quality of the glass. 

- If you are looking for art centers, which look cheap studio glass to hire you. Thus you can use, but not necessarily original. They offer suggestions to the glass melt. Another advantage of this method is that you can test the materials to buy and cheaper to buy in bulk. 

Many companies cut glass easier for you. Finally, put a small glass, the dichroic pendant highlights. Dichroic glass is very expensive, but very few glass companies are part of the sale. 

Here's to creative jewelry. Identify development are molten glass good!.  



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