Diamond Drop Fire Hearts Pendant.
Q.The fused glass pieces aare beautiful....Can you recommend or do yoiu sell any books or videos that fwould be helpful in learning how to do pieces like that?
A.For a shiny finish I paint it onto a pre-fused cabochon/pendant then place in kiln to fire it on. For a matte finish I take my pre-fused cab/pendant and place it in a glass etching solution for ~5 minutes (Etch-all or similar). The liquid gold ends up looking matte. I just made a necklace out of three "beach glass" pendants that I made. I used clear glass to make a large and two small pendants (use ceramic fiber paper to make a hole). I placed the pendants in Etch-All for five minutes, the clear glass came out looking like frosted beach glass. I then painted on the liquid gold decoration and fired a second time in the kiln. (Since the liquid gold is fired on at temp below full fuse firing your pieces will retain their frosted finish after firing). I made a double strand necklace with the three pendants using beaded beads, faceted labradorite, gold metallic bugles and frosted clear teardrops.
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