Blue

I love to buy glass to fuse with, but I really like to recycle glass into usable art.

My dad stopped by yesterday with this garbage container filled with blue bottles! I have had a couple of blue bottles to work with in the past, but for me they are hard to come by. I plan to slump some for platters and spoon rests. Others I plan to cut into rings and fuse them into donut shaped pendants and rings for wind chimes. Some will become frit (smash, smash!!) and will be fused into shapes in molds. When using frit from bottles, you need to keep the glass from each bottle separate to ensure compatibility. Tomorrow I am going to have a bottle washing party in my back yard and everyone's invited. :)