We've
never seen anything like them, and we're in LOVE. Our hearts melted
at the sight of these fabulous fused glass pieces, created exclusively
for us by Stacy Dorr, Glass Artist. Our eyes dreamy and hearts beating
fast, we envisioned the countless ways these gorgeous pieces could be
used. Stamping, altered books, jewelry, gift tags, labels, ornaments,
home décor, scrapbook pages – the words flew from our lips!
Unable to stop ourselves, we knew we'd found a wonderful product for
the Shoppe.
Stacy
Dorr creates these wonderful glass pieces with a technique called glass
fusing. Glass Fusing dates back to the ancient Egyptians, and has changed
very little in over 5000 years. The glass is melted in a kiln at around
1500 degrees. Due to the melting process, no two pieces are ever the
same. You'll notice little bubbles in the glass; these occur as the
glass literally begins to boil. We think this individuality adds to
the appeal of these wonderful pieces.
We
think we've found a fresh face in art materials – one with incredible
potential. Please peruse your colorful and varied options, and be sure
to see our samples and special projects below!
All pieces have rounded edges and are safe to handle, wear, and adore.
Approximately 1/8" thick, they can be stamped with StazOn
ink, embossed, etched, decoupaged, and more! Consider using them
with rubber stamps, transparencies, findings, fibers, and any of your
other favorite materials.
Glass
Circles
Again with two sizes and many colors to choose from, these curvy and
colorful glass gems will inspire you. Also perfect on altered books,
scrapbook pages and as jewelry, we think the circles would make amazing
ornaments, labels and tags. Consider stamping them to label your drawers
of art supplies. When you give a gift of bubble bath why not include
a stamped circle tag for that extra touch? Dangle them from the edge
of a lampshade in your home and treat your eyes to beauty as the light
bounces through your favorite colors! Clearly, these charms have many
charms of their own. Our
glass circles are sold singly, one to a package. Each piece is unique.
Small circles are approximately 1 1/4" in diameter, large circles
are approximately 1 3/4" in diameter.
Cut out a woman’s
face from Lil' Duos Collage Sheet (5ARDUO).
Attach the cutout to the back of a Clear Glass Jewel (5SDG-JCLEAR - Discontinued) with Diamond Glaze. Attach the prepared
piece to a preprinted tag. Stamp sentiment (Paula Best) with permanent
black ink on an acetate strip. Attach the strip to the top of the
tag with Diamond Glaze. Sponge copper ink along the edges of the tag.
Loop a red ribbon from Cajun
Ribbons (5MA-23195) through the tag hole.
Attach a tiny
butterfly post from Butterfly
Stamps Faux Post Stickers (5PR-42-1064 - Discontinued) to a small square from
Squares Metal Tags (5MA-20927 - Discontinued).
Mask the butterfly image and paint the square tag with black and gold
acrylics. Attach a Clear Glass Jewel (5SDG-JCLEAR - Discontinued) to the butterfly image with Diamond
Glaze. Apply Diamond Glaze to the tag. Let dry. Loop a black cord
from Black & White Ribbons
(5MA-23193) through the tag hole. String coordinating beads onto
the cord and knot the ends to create a necklace.
Cut out a couple
from Lil' Duos Collage Sheet (5ARDUO).
Attach the cutout to the back of a Clear Glass Jewel (5SDG-JCLEAR - Discontinued) with Diamond Glaze. Attach the prepared
piece to a preprinted tag. Stamp sentiment (Stampendous) on the tag.
Sponge metallic red ink along the edges of the tag. Loop a red cord
from Cajun Ribbons (5MA-23195)
through the tag hole.
Cut out Mona
Lisa image from Lil' Duos Collage Sheet
(5ARDUO). Place the cutout behind a Clear Glass Jewel (5SDG-JCLEAR - Discontinued) and wrap the edges with Copper
Foil Tape (5TAPE CPR14). Swirl blue glass paint inside a Mini
Bottle (5BOTTLE) and turn up side down to dry. Wrap Copper Foil
Tape around the bottle and onto the glass piece. Wrap foil tape around
the neck of the bottle.
Cut out typewriter
key letters from Eclectic Collage Pack
(5DMECLECTIC), spelling the word Hope. Attach the cutouts to the
back of Clear Glass Jewel (5SDG-JCLEAR - Discontinued) with Diamond Glaze. Let dry and trim the
edges. Wrap the edges of the glass pieces with Copper Foil Tape (5TAPE-CPR14 - Discontinued). Swirl blue glass paint inside three Mini Bottles (5BOTTLE) and turn up side down to dry. Wrap foil tape
around the necks of the bottles. Wrap Copper Foil Tape around the
bottles and onto the glass pieces, as shown.
Print woman’s
image from Chic Bag Boutique
CD-ROM (5VW314). Computer generate “Bathing Beauty”
text and glue to image. Cut to fit the back of a Champagne Torn Glass Tag (5SDG-TTCHAMP - Discontinued). Attach to back of tag using Diamond
Glaze (5JK-DIAMOND2). Paint back of tag with metallic gold Lumiere paint (5JQ-561 - Discontinued). When dry, apply Diamond Glaze to the edges
of the tag and dip into gold micro beads. Add a gold starfish charm
and jump rint through the hole in the tag, and a blue ribbon to finish
the necklace.
Wine
Tasting Invitation by Mona Gettmann
Stamp ornate motif from Collage
Cube (C8418) with copper
Lumiere on a Black Wine Bottle (5SDG-WINEBLACK).
Paint Gold Alphabet
Tiles (5ST-AC917G),
spelling Chablis, with copper Lumiere. Age the letters with permanent
black ink. Attach the letters to the bottle. Brush copper Lumiere onto
a Floral Corner (5ADP-C301).
Attach a strips cut from the corner to the top and bottom edges of the
bottle, as shown. Copper emboss Invitation
(M4718) on a top-folded black card.
Edge the card with copper Lumiere. Computer-generate invitation text
on vellum. Cut the vellum into a rectangular panel. Edge the panel with
copper Lumiere. Cut out a page from Wine Mini
Post Books (5SPWINE). Attach the vellum
panel to the wine page. Using Ebony
Small Flat Top Eyelets (5SDSMFLATEB),
attach the card to the top of the layered panels, as shown. Punch two
holes in the right side of the invitation. Place a thin black wire through
the holes and wrap the wire around the neck of the bottle. Attach several
coordinating beads to the wire and coil the ends. Trim off the top edge
of a Vineyard Vellum Pocket (5MLRSVPVINE - Discontinued).
Slide invitation into vellum sleeve.
Foiled
Bottle by Stacy Dorr
Stamp leaves (source not given) with purple pigment ink on the front
of a Clear Wine Bottle (5SDG-WINECLEAR - Discontinued) and emboss with pearl powder. Paint the image with glass paints. Apply
foil glue and iridescent foil to the back of the bottle. Wrap the top
of the bottle with silver foil. Wrap a length of pink wire around the
neck of the bottle and attach coordinating beads. Coil the wire.
Face
On A Bottle by Stacy Dorr
Stamp face with text (source not given) on a Kelly Green Wine Bottle (5SDG-WINEKG - Discontinued) with permanent
ink. Color the top of the bottle with a black permanent pen. Wrap a
copper swirl punch-out around the neck of the bottle.
Family
Memories Box by Mona Gettmann
Trace Celtic design with a black permanent pen on Clear
Glass Corners (5SDG CORCLEAR). Paint
the design with green Lumiere. Outline the designs again if needed.
Glue the corners to a face image from Loveliness
Collage Sheet (5ARLOVELINESS)
and trim the edges. Paint a torn-edge embossed panel with green Lumiere.
Apply gold rub ons’ to the edges. Layer the glass corner panel
with the prepared green panel to a black panel. Attach the black panel
to a torn-edge cream mulberry paper panel. Apply green Lumiere and gold
rub ons' to a Floral
Black Embossed (5KC-630154 - Discontinued) paper panel. Glue the prepared paper panel to a box and trim the edges.
Attach a to the corners of the cream panel. Paint two text panel Class
A' Peels with green Lumiere. Attach the Class A' Peels to black panels.
Attach the cream panel to the box. Mount the text panels to the box
with foam tape and additional Heart Spirals as shown.
Black
& White Mirror by Mona Gettmann
Stamp quilt background (Paper Parachute) with white Lumiere on Black
Glass Corners (5SDG-CORBLACK). Solder
the edges of a small mirror. Glue the corners to the mirror. Paint a ceramic
lace-edge piece with white Lumiere. Glue the mirror to the ceramic piece.
Loop a sheer black ribbon to the top of the ceramic piece and glue a charm
to the ribbon.
Embellished
Heart Frame by Mona Gettmann
Bend Heart Spirals (5SG-8116)
around Amethyst Glass Corners (5SDG-CORAM) as shown. Glue the corners to a purchased frame. Attach the text Class
A' Peel to an Amethyst glass rod from the Warm
Combo Glass Rod Pack (5SDG-RWARM - Discontinued). Bend
two Heart Spirals around the rod. Glue the prepared rod to the frame.
Spiral
Tag Necklace by Stacy Dorr
Using StazOn ink (5TS-BLACK),
stamp text on a Small Clear Glass Tag (5SDG-STCLEAR - Discontinued) and a Large Amethyst Glass Tag (5SDG-LTAM).
Silver-emboss spiral on the Amethyst tag. Attach the tags, hardware findings,
and a wire embellishment to a silver cord. Stamp sources not given.
Paris
Tag Necklace by Mona Gettmann
Using StazOn ink
(5TS-BLACK), stamp
Eiffel Tower (C8244) on a Large Blue Glass Tag
(5SDG LTBLUE) and the text portion of the
same image on a clear glass rod (5SDG-RBLUES - Discontinued).
Silver-emboss Paris postmark from Post
Cube (M4703) on the tag. Wrap
each end of the rod with silver wire, attaching coordinating beads and
coiling the ends. Trace tag shape onto text image from Winter
Transparency Sheet (5ARWINTER)
and cut out. Punch a hole in the top of the tag. Attach the tag cutout
to the glass tag with a strip of Vellum
Adhesive (5JV-005)
along the bottom of the tags. Wire the rod to the tags. Attach a beaded
Clipiola Italian Paper Clips Zinc
(5CPCLIPS) to the wire on the
tag. Loop a silver thread around the Clipiola to create a necklace.
Snapshot
Necklace by Mona Gettmann
Using StazOn ink (5TS-BLACK),
stamp Snapshot (K5510)
on a Large Amethyst Glass Tag (5SDG
LTAM). Trace the tag shape onto an image from To
From Transparency Sheet (5ARTOFROM)
and cut out. Cut out a narrow text portion from the same sheet and attach
the strip to the bottom of the tag with Vellum
Adhesive (5JV-005).
Punch a hole in the tag cutout. Loop a length of coordinating ribbon through
the tag holes. Tie two lengths of coordinating fibers around the bottom
portion of the tag.
Leaf
Tag Necklace by Mona Gettmann
Using StazOn ink
(5TS-BLACK), stamp
Leaf and Letters (R3143)
on a Large Kelly Green Glass Tag (5SDG-LTKG).
Apply foil glue to the back of the tag, within the leaf image. Let dry
and apply gold foil. Sponge StazOn ink and green Lumiere on a tag from
Poetry Dog Tags (5CHTAGS),
a hand charm and a text charm. Attach the tag, dog tag, hand charm,
and a variety of pieces from Watch
Findings (5SMFINDINGS) to
the chain from the Dog Tags. Attach the text charm to the bottom of
the tag with a Mini Glue Dot (5JV-MINI).
Slip green and black wires through the holes in the charm and coil the
ends.
Embossed
Tag by Mona Gettmann
Place a Large Turquoise
Glass Tag (5SDG-LTTURQ - Discontinued) on a Antiquities
Clearly Creative Transparency Sheet (5MAG-ANTIQ - Discontinued) and trace around it with a permanent pen. Cut out the tag shape. Punch
a hole in the top of the tag. Ink the scroll portion of Russian
Church (C8246) with purple
pigment ink and stamp the image on the bottom portion of the glass tag.
Purple-emboss the image. Attach the transparency tag to the back of the
glass tag with strips of Vellum
Adhesive Tape (5JV-005)
applied along the top and bottom edges. Dip each edge of the tag into
the purple pigment pad and emboss with purple powder. Loop several strands
of lilac embroidery floss through the tag hole. Slip coordinating beads
onto the ends of the floss and knot.
Pressed
Flower Tag by Mona Gettmann
Paint the smooth side of a Small Lt. Green Glass
Tag (5SDG-STLTG - Discontinued ) with Delta Clear Glaze.
Place a pressed flower from White Star Pressed Flowers (5KAWTSTAR - Discontinued) and a fern from Pointed Green
Pressed Flowers (5KAGREEN)
into the wet glaze. Let dry. Sponge blue Lumiere on a portion of a Grapes
Border Pewter Sticker (5ADP-G701) and a butterfly charm. Wipe off excess. Attach the sticker to the bottom
of the tag. Attach the charm to the tag with a length of coordinating
cord. Attach beads to the cord and knot the ends.
New
York Postmark by Mona Gettmann
Stamp teal pigment ink on a Small Brown Glass Circle
(5SDG-SCBROWN) and emboss with teal powder.
Sponge the same ink onto a key charm and emboss with the same powder.
Attach the key charm to the circle with a length of coordinating fiber.
Reality
Necklace by Mona Gettmann
Trace the shape of a green glass rod (5SDG-RGREENS - Discontinued)
onto text from Bread, Wine &
Thou Adhesive Quotations (5CLBREAD)
and cut out. Attach the sticker to the rod. Remove the carrier from Bendable
Art Blank Pewter Squares Pack (5ADP-SQUARES) and place the rod on the center of the square. Using an X-Acto knife,
cut an H shape from the square. Place the remaining pieces back onto the
carrier for additional projects. Wrap the thin strips from the H cutout
around the rod. Paint the edges and the strips with foil glue. Apply multi
colored foil to the rod. Push a watchband rod finding from Watch
Findings (5SMFINDINGS) between
the pewter sticker and the rod. Tie a length of cord to each side of the
rod. Glue beads to the rod as shown. Attach beads to the cords and knot
the ends.
Pansy
Necklace by Mona Gettmann
Paint the rougher side of a Clear Glass Rectangle (5SDG-RECLEAR - Discontinued) with Delta Clear Glaze. Place a pressed flower from Purple/Yellow
Pressed Flowers (5KAPURPLE) into the wet glaze. Let dry. Trace a clear fused glass rectangle onto
a portion of Winter Transparency
Sheet (5ARWINTER)
and cut out. Sandwich the two pieces together and wrap the edges with
gold foil tape. Attach a wire hanger to the top of the piece. Slip a
length of cord through the hanger to create a necklace.
Angel
Tin by Mona Gettmann
Using StazOn ink (5TS-BLACK),
stamp Allegro (K5541)
on a Large Blue Glass Circle (5SDG-LCBLUE).
Paint the outside of a 53mm Tiny Tin
(5LV 27K22.03) with blue Lumiere.
While the paint is wet, Stamp Large
Wrought Iron Grille (G1047)
along the sides of the tin. Attach the glass circle to the top of the
tin with Delta Clear Gloss Glaze. Paint the top edges of the tin with
foil glue. Attach a black beaded length to the rim. When the glue is transparent,
apply gold leafing. Brush away excess foil. Hot glue a snowflake charm
and a text charm to the top of the tin as shown.
Solstice
Tag by Mona Gettmann
Using StazOn ink
(5TS-BLACK), stamp
sun portion of Solstice (M4733)
on Large Amber Glass Circle (5SDG-LCAMBER)
and the text portion of the same image on a Clear
Glass Rod (5SDG RWARM). Glue map tissue
paper to a manila tag. Sponge gold and bronze inks along the edges of
the tag. Attach the ends of the glass rod to the tag with Mini
Glue Dots (5JV-MINI). Attach
two narrow strips of Brass Wire Mesh
(5AO-50079G) with Gun
Metal Small Flat Top Eyelets to the tag as shown. Slip a strip of Brass Wire Mesh through the hole
in the glass circle and attach the ends to the tag with Brass Flat Top
Eyelets as shown. Hot-glue Watch
Findings (5SMFINDINGS) and
Faces (5SMFACE)
to the bottom of the tag. Loop a variety of fibers through the tag hole.
