I've got an existing stucco wall that runs along my pond, about 3 feet high. Is there a way to attach glass in a mosaic pattern to put, say, a few Koi or something along the wall? I could do things like stepping stones and hang them on the wall, but would rather do something more...

hello, i like to know the english therm of the process when you put metal in a thin layer on glass. in Denmark its called Lystre there is properly a lot of ways to do it these is the ones i know: 1) steamed metal on glass (dicroic) as on mirror sunglasses and skyscraber windows thin folio from 3M

Hi - Several years ago I ordered a large supply of tag board from Delphi Glass. Now that I have exhausted that supply, I want to order some more but Delphi, nor any of my other suppliers carry it. Could someone please send me a source for this paper. Also, does anyone know what this paper is...

Hello, I have just found this newsgroup and would like to read the Charter and FAQ's before posting further. How might I access these? Thank you, Julie

I hope this post is not OT. I am trying to find someone that could make a clear glass belljar / dome for me, it is to cover an old clock. It is not cylindrical. It fits over a rectangular base which has rounded corners. The front view is more-or-less hemispherical, the plan view is more elliptical....

Does anybody know how important it is that high firing paints be compatable with particular glass? It seems to me that incompatable COEs could cause the paint to crack and flake. TIA Kevmo ARS VITREA

http://www.stainedglassdirect.com/index.html Does anyone here use this company? I have tried to contact them via the phone, but the number is dis-connected... that sort of raised a flag for me.. I am trying to locate 4X7 "GC" bevel diamonds, 4X4X4 "GC" triangles and 4X7 "GC" half diamonds. They...

I am just starting in fused glass and using float and Spectrum 96 glass. I was wondering how safe they are for food, and about any frits or dichoic glass I add to the surface. I saw that float frits are made with lead and cadnium. Does this burn off and make it safe? If they are encased in clear,...

Does anyone know of a glass fusing class, for a beginner, in the Fort Worth or Wichita Falls TX? Thanks!

hi! just wanted to send a link out for fellow pottery lovers in this forum: http://www.chateau88.com They sell beautiful asian hand-made and hand-glazed pottery pieces. Some of the vases have lovely chinese poems impritned on them. Please let me know what you think! m

Hello All: I am planning to import Art Glass from Sweden from a local artist. Specifically, these are votive candle holders which are hand formed, NOT BLOWN. Each piece is unique. They are sandblown to create single-tone and two-tone colors. Unfortunately, I don;t have pictures yet. Still in...

I'm looking for a place to buy some clear glass coffee mugs to do some etching on. Anyone have any suggestions on what sites I can find these? I did a google search but everything that comes up is that promotional stuff. Thanks Greg

Hi, in our homegrown glory furnace or melting hole we want to try a different melting pot. The first one is still functioning, but actually is a mass of sherds kept together by molten glass, and we are looking for the next experiment. Still, we have had one month and a half of blowing two...

What can I expect to happen after filing the tip to my soldering iron? I come from a Ma Bell background where we filed and retinned our irons all the time. I did this with my Weller and was told after the fact that I shouldn't have done that. Thanks in advance.

Hello Does anbody have any information on glass vases made by Kosta Boda. Thanks Sue

I'm not sure if this the right ng, but does anyone know where I can purchase religious suncatchers? I'm looking for the kind you put the glass (or was it plastic) beads in the oven to make. I just thought it would be a cool Easter craft to do with my sons. Thanks for your time.

It might be a wrong forum but I would like to give it a shot. I'm looking for carnival or foolish mirrors in Chicago area. The one you can see in fun house or in other entertainment places. Is there a website or a place where I can get them? thanks

Hi folks I'm looking at getting a small kiln for myslef and my better half but know next to nothing about them (she has done some at uni). We want to do slumping and joining. I can find s/hand kilns, octagonal about 17inch inside diam. I'm looking at getting one on 240v so I can use...

Hi everyone. I've been a polymer artist for years and only recently (as in 2 weeks ago) have gotten into glass. I'd been eyeing Fireworks' lampworking kit for a looooong time and finally broke down and bought the stupid thing. Well about a thousand bucks and less than 2 weeks later later I have...

Anyone with an interest in antique glass know what "diamond tens glass" would have referred to in the 18th century? "TO BE SOLD, BY Capt.Gideon Ball, at his House near the Orange Tree Tavern, Diamond tens Glass, Nuns Threads, Fans, Crates of Vials, and sundry other European Goods."