Tips & Tutorials
Check out our great Tips & Tutorials below. Click on the 'more' link to see the Tip / Tutorial in its entirety and to see all the products it applies to!
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Spring Patterns
Make three lovely stained glass pieces with these patterns from Oceanside Glass & Tile!
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Grow Your Own
A Garden in Glass
Learn to attach copper stems to your beautiful glass flowers!
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Applying Decals
Learn to apply decals to your glass projects with this instructional video (Holiday Edition!)
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Fusers' Reserve Tips
Check out tips for working with the various stirs and looks the line can deliver.
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Oval Koi Fish Bowl
Get the tutorial!
Create an elegant display piece or serving dish with this step-by-step guide.
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Glass Succulents!
DIY molds & shadowbox display
Create an intriguing piece of wall art by following this full tutorial from Creative Paradise, Inc.!
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Capture the sun!
Sun Bowl Tutorial
Create a gorgeous celestial dish with this tutorial from Creative Paradise
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Snowflakes!
Wonderful large 5.5 inch Snowflakes
Create large wintry snow flakes in one firing.
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Glass Tattoos!
Glass Tattoo Stencil Kits will rock your world!
Create beautiful, crisp raised designs on your glass art with Glass Tatoo Stencil Kits and frit!
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Mermaids ahoy!
Make a splash with a custom mermaid bowl!
Create a stunning mermaid bowl with this simple tutorial from Creative Paradise.
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Serve it up...
in autumnal style!
Create a serving tray decked out in Fall foliage using this simple tutorial.
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It's Hammer Time!
Grab a hammer and take a whack at this fun tutorial from Creative Paradise!
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Slurry Bell Mushroom
Get the tutorial!
Create slumped mushroom caps with beautiful slurried patterns.
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So realistic!
Fungus has never been so fun!
Create realistic Mushrooms with this frit casting tutorial.
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Glass Cross Tutorial
Create gorgeous customized crosses complete with hanging hardware using this simple tutorial!
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Retro Mushrooms!
Try this warped grid pattern
Add some funky texture and pattern to your pieces with this fun tutorial!
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Art in Bloom!
Create a lifelike Zinnia!
Follow along with this tutorial from Creative Paradise to create a larger than life Zinnia!
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Art in Bloom!
Create a lifelike Hibiscus!
Follow along with this tutorial from Creative Paradise to create larger than life Hibiscus flowers!
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Masquerade!
Create unique masks in glass!
One mold, so many design options! Get the tutorial here.
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Birthstone Bracelets
Create custom birthstone bracelets with this simple frit casting tutorial.
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Spiral Tray
Serve up food in style with this fun appetizer tray & coordinating dip bowl mold.
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Gryphon C-40 Tall
Cut large bottles in a single pass with GRY MCT
The C-40 Tall is just like the regular C-40 except that it utilizes a 42” blade instead of the 37”.
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Petal Attachments
Add a layer of dimension to your flowers!
Combine petal attachment molds with your Ruffled Flower Drop-Mold to create more realistic art!
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Put a Ring on It!
Get dinner conversation flowing! Adorn your table with these simple yet high-impact napkin rings.
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Frit Slurrys!
Add this technique to your bag of tricks!
Get messy with this fun technique that mimics the look of tie-dye.
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Monstera Leaf Mold
Create an elegant bowl or artistic piece from this highly detailed, yet simple to use mold!
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Demitasse Spoons!
Create the perfect pairing for your favorite mug or teacup with this Demitasse spoon tutorial!
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Dish It Up In Style!
These spoons make great gifts! Create unique glass serving spoons with this casting tutorial.
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Lidded Boxes
Create in your kiln with scrap!
See the Box Basic project sheet for fill weights, photos, & techniques. Several designs available.
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Shell Dish Mold
This elaborate dish is easy to cast!
Create an elegant place to stow your keys or jewelry with this Seahorse & Shell dish mold.
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Cut Glass Shapes
with the Silberschnitt Geo-Master Shape Cutter
Learn how to quickly & efficiently cut glass with the Silberschnitt Geo-Master Shape Cutter and pad.
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Make Your Own Spoons
Follow this tutorial to create unique and exciting spoons for your tablescape.
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Make a Wall Sconce!
Create a unique wall sconce
Easy to follow instructions for creating beautiful wall sconce lights.
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Drill into Glass!
Learn how to easily drill into glass
Ever wonder how to drill into glass? We've got you covered in this easy to follow tutorial!
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Make a Pendant Light
Create a unique pendant light
Easy to follow instructions for creating beautiful pendant lights.
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Sandblasting Resist
Create a photosensitive resist
D&L Art Glass Supply provides the tools and tutorial to create amazing sandblasting art.
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Pansy Mold
Fuse, texture and slump in one firing.
Create a beautiful pansy platter simply with frit and transparent sheet glass.
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Mandala Tile Mold
Color a Mandala flower texture tile with frit.
Mandalas, an ancient Indian design, can have very simple or detailed and intricate patterns.
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Vintage Ornaments
one-fire design
Ornaments make perfect gifts and so fun with the addition of dichroic flake or firesticks!
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Glow Pigments
Use for fusing, casting, glassblowing & lampwork
Make your glass art glow! Compatible for ALL COEs.
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Pattern Fuser
Funky Designs in Your Glass Pieces
Each Pattern Fuser mold creates a fun designed piece that stands alone or can be a part sheet
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Spooky Skulls
Use glow pigments for skull molds.
Make your skulls glow by using glow pigments for your projects!
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New Snowflake Design
for 2014!
Add some dichro flakes or a festive ribbon to make yours really stand out!
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Glimmering Icicles
for Holiday Trees and Windows
Create beautiful and realistic icicles, perfect as gifts for friends, family, and colleagues!
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Castacab Pendants
One-of-a-Kind Creations!
The castacab molds let you create unique cabochon pendants in the shape of hearts, teardrops...
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Scrap Masters
Use leftover scrap to produce dazzling pieces with these three new pot melt molds!
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Cabbage Leaf
Perfect for Entertaining
Bring a cabbage leaf to life with frit and use as a platter for Hor d'Ourves!
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Fountain Tutorial
Use this indoor pump kit & 6 molds to create a tranquil glass water fountain!
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Glass Cameo Jewelry
Create glass pendants reminiscent of vintage cameo jewelry with 3 new molds from Creative Paradise
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From Scrap to Art
Step-By-Step Glass Casting
A tutorial with Gerry Newcomb allows glass artists to use scrap glass to create something beautiful
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Steel Triangle Molds
Produce Krazy Kaleidoscopic Designs
Create fused glass imagery with Stainless Steel Triangle molds
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Picturesque Peacocks
Now Appear In Your Glass
Using frit and the Peacock texture mold, you can start creating your own beautiful birds today!
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Bangle Bracelets
Available in two sizes to fit every wrist, these molds will create beautiful glass bracelets
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Bottle Cutting
Recycle Your Old Glass Bottles & More
A helpful video shows how to perfectly cut your old glass bottles and create something new!
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Seasonal Frit Mold
Ornamental Snowflakes
Make the season bright with your own snowflake ornaments and embellishments--two styles.
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Create a Kiwi Leaf
Step-by-step instructions
How to produce your own beautiful kiwi leaves and plenty of project ideas to inspire!
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Make a Leaf
A Guide for Perfect Results
Everything you need to know on how to make the Rainforest Leaf, plus project ideas.
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Melting Pot
Create rondells and discs
Great way for glass fusers to do pot melts in a small kiln.
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Cut Bottles!
Fast, Easy and Reliable
Cutting bottles has never been easier. Make drinking glasses, candle holders, sun catchers and more.
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Kiln Repair
...when those firebricks need work
Everything you need to know to keep your kiln's firebrick in great shape.
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Pot Melts are Fun
Great use for scrap glass
2 tutorials available: 1) general Information on using Pot Melts; 2) Cast into a ceramic fusing mold
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"Holey" Pendants
No grinding or polishing needed
Step by step tutorial for using any "Holey" Little Fritter jewelry mold. Fun and Easy.
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Candle Holders
Three shapes - fun to make
Project sheet available. These tea light candle holders are as fun to make as they are to use.
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Texture Tiles
Make decorating easy
Handy tutorial. Decorate textured glass tile with paints or enamels - use the depressions as a guide
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Easy Lampshade
Great for Classes
This video shows you how to make beautiful fused art glass lamp shade.
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96 COE Fusing Cane
2 great tutorials
Make a Nightlight and a Sushi Plate using these simple tutorials and 96 coe cane from D&L.
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Professional Beads
Core beads with ease and precision
This machine will pay for itself because your beads will be perfectly lined, every time.
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Tea for Two
Fun & Functional Art
Tip Sheet available for using tea service hardware to create a multi-layered server for baked goods.
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Geometric Beads Mold
Not just for Necklaces
Tutorial for using bead shapes as fuse-able embellishment for plates, bowls and larger work
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Faux Tack Fusing
Problem Solver Adhesive Sheets
Use No Days ThinFuse to speed up complex fusing projects and minimize firings.
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Simple Round Beads
Small Ring Beads
Complete tutorial for creating beads in your kiln with no grinding or polishing needed. Fun, fun!
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Tribal Bead Necklace
Fun to Make and to Give
Tutorial for easy-to-make tribal bead necklace using one mold and your kiln. No coldworking needed.
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Simple Round Beads
No grinding or polishing needed
Video and Tutorial available here for creating with this mold. Fired beads require no cold working
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Fireplace Glass
ROBAX vs. Tempered Glass
Video of ROBAX transparent glass-ceramic, which can take the heat, versus Tempered Glass.
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Aralia Leaf Mold
Slump individually or grouped
Video tutorial and tutorial PDF available. This simple mold can be used for a plate, bowl or platter
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Drop and Drape!
Create a Fun Footed Dish
Tutorials and pattern to create this fun poppy dish with two clever molds and your kiln.
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Poppy Plate Tutorial
A series of manageable steps
Tutorial for creating a Poppy Plate can also be used for fusing other small cast elements to glass
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Recycle Project
Tuscan Light Candlesticks
Simple tutorial (sheet) for creating candlesticks with recycled glass bottles.
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Create a Plate
Using a Drop Ring
Tutorial for creating a Capped Iridized Glass Striped Plate using FUS GM87
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Flame Stitch Slurry
Beautiful technique. Elegant bowl.
Create a deep footed bowl using the fun flame stitch slurry technique.
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Bend It Molds
Create Free-standing projects
Tutorial to create a free-standing business card holder. Instructions apply to other projects also.
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Aquatic Scene
Reusable Glass Casting Molds
Tutorial sheet with firing instructions, color ideas, and more!
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Make Pattern Bars
Round or Square
Tutorial for making pattern bars with dam molds. Create quick & easy fusing elements for your art.
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Easy Glass Knobs
Glass Knobs for Every Room!
Tutorial provides instruction for creating knobs without expensive equipment or glass drilling!
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Make a Soap Dish
Fun and Easy
Complete tutorial for making a thick and practical soap dish with your kiln and this mold.
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A Bright Idea
Make a fabulous pendant light
Make fabulous pendant lights with this handy Project Sheet and any of a variety of available molds.
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Glass Mosaics
This art form is easily adaptable to the classroom with minimal tools or equipment required
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Dichro Slide
Cut with sissors or paper punch
Watch a video on using Dichro Slide for dichroic in your next fusing project. Works with any COE.
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