I always love it when I order new glass, or try new combinations, and this is what happens when I do both.
This first picture shows the glass before I cut it and place it in the kiln for its first firing.
The second picture is after the glass is removed from the kiln and I am cutting it into pendant and earring size pieces.
After cutting the glass, I grind each piece to fine tune the shaping and take care of any rough edges.
The pieces go back in the kiln for a second firing, this time to fire polish the pieces.
Here they are after the second firing. Next I will drill holes in the glass – no picture of the boring drilling holes part.
After the holes are drilled, I wire wrap the pieces with Sterling Silver and create my unique bails. Here is the finished product.
Post written by DesignsbyLeslie
Leslie, Thanks for sharing your process! I'm so interested in your tools as I can imagine using them with my stones! Wet saw? What's the grinder? More later when we have a few days together!
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