THE FINISHED COBALT PLATE!

I'm so happy with the plate. Got up at 4:00 a.m. to get it out of the cooled kiln. The overglaze really looks good and covered all of the dull areas. Here are a few photos. Oh yes, another thing ... the customer wrote to say she really needed a 12" plate, so ... sorry!

BROKEN COBALT WINE BOTTLE PLATE

I had a request for a broken wine bottle plate measuring 12" square through my Etsy shop. I have had two large cobalt bottles sitting for years waiting for this sale! My daughter gave them to me. So I got out a heavy plastic bag and a hammer and started breaking up the bottle. It didn't take long.

You can see that the pieces are covered with fine glass dust and have to be cleaned. Yes, I did it individually. I suppose I could have put them in a bucket with Dawn, shook them about, rinsed them. But they would still have had to be dried ...

Here are the sparkling clean pieces ready to assemble into a square plate.

I drew a 12 inch square on thin fire shelf paper, and unfortunately the glass from the bottle didn't fill the square. So it will be an 11 inch square plate. You can't add glass from another bottle ... the glass may not be compatible and it might crack next week ... or in a few months. The piece is firing tonight, so I'll keep my fingers crossed that it looks ok in the morning. It will still need a second firing in a mold.

"Cobalt Crush" Treasury

Cobalt is today's color in this Etsy treasury. My fused glass plate is included.

'Cobalt Crush' by raechmktg

Valentines Day Sale Cobalt B... Gendrea $20.4	Moroccan Mosaic Geometric Pa... AldariArt $18
Vintage Coffee / Tea Pot & L... EbyglassETC $24.8	Design Light with paper thin... madebymanos $850
Cobalt Blue Silk Scarf with ... brookestanton $25	vintage cobalt depression gl... timelesssdesig... $38
SALE Vintage cobalt blue tea... plot $21.85	Cobalt Wrap Around Sunglasse... sunnyspex $23
White Lace Bridal Clutch in ... ANGEEW $60	Silver Vintage Style Clear ... hobilium $12
wood sign, faith, christian,... nashpop $18	sz 6 vintage pintuck vamp le... VerseauVintage $42
Prints from Original Paintin... silverridgestu... $35	Cobalt Blue Dichroic Glass C... UneekGlassFusi... $24
BOSTON TERRIER Winter Dog C... VoyagersK9Appa... $57	Fused Glass Plate Strips of ... RoseMarysGlass... $24

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"Frozen Wine" Treasury

This Etsy treasury features burgundy pieces ... I love the colors! And my burgundy and white fused glass plate is happy to be included.

'Frozen Wine' by pienzacal

"They brought me rubies from the mine,And held them to the sun;I said, they are drops of frozen wineFrom Eden's vats that run."Excerpt taken from Rubies by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

Burgundy Red Taffeta Mask wi... LLMasks $40	Vintage Early 1950's Sca... TrueValueVinta... $72
Ever So Ladylike Light Grey ... TheSpidersWebV... $18	Burgundy Strips on White Fus... RoseMarysGlass... $24
Ruby Red glass pedestal bowl... MyShabbyChicSh... $49	Scarlet Butterflies - Red - ... MemoriesandPas... $3.25
Fabric Chrome Cufflinks CrescentCityCo... $18	Red Wine Ombre Hand Dyed Vel... pollyannedesig... $41
Vintage 1980's STUNNING ... PINKCHIHUAHUAV... $399	Vintage Neckties Men's 8... Freshandswanky $5
Antique fancy deep blood red... AntiqueJewelry... $25	Vtg 80s Authentic Romeo GIGL... lamodaditoni $65
Cast Iron French Soap Dish R... LaManche $30	OOAK Burgundy Silk Velvet Be... Coloradofinds $54
10K Antique Victorian Purple... laurenrosedesi... $329	Gorgeous Rare Burgundy Red V... wehavegoodtast... $6.35

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"Dilution" Fused Glass Project

I love to try new things! Here's a simple fused glass project I completed from the Bullseye website. It's made using a white glass base, then blue and gray glass on top. The dilution effect came when I added the four clear glass pieces on top that sank down in the fusing process. Simple, but so nice.

Fused Glass Plate - Broken Bottle - Finished

I finished my three glass plates made from the broken Pellegrino bottles, and I LOVE THEM !!! I had time to photograph and post one today in my Etsy shop. They are 6-1/2" square and so glossy and so gorgeous. Remember if you do this, don't mix the glass. Use one bottle for each plate, as the glass may not be compatible. Why take the chance, right?

Fused Glass Firings with Broken Glass - Three Pieces

I was so pleased with the results of yesterday's firing. I redid the first plate by adding more glass in the lower left corner and it turned out great! It actually fired smoother.

Here are the second and third pieces.

And two close-ups of the beautiful glass!

My next step will be to prepare three molds to slump these pieces. Since it's another hot, humid day in Southern California (humid here?!!) and unbearable to work in the garage, might as well fire these today. Can't wait to see the results!