Hot Glass Crafts Posts
How To: Cut curved lines in glass in stained glass and mosiacs
Check out this video to learn how to cut curved lines in glass to use in stained glass, mosiacs, or tiffany lamp projects. This video will show you how to score the glass using a hand glass cutter.
How To: Cut glass and tiles using the Diamond tech speedster
Check out this video to learn how to use the Diamond tech Speedster to cut glass and tiles for use in mosiacs, tiffany lamps, and other glass projects.
How To: Smooth and grind glass using a bit and disk grinder
Check out this video to learn how to use the Diamond Tech Power Max bit and disk grinder to smooth and grind glass for use in mosiacs and tiffany lamps.
How To: Use grout on direct mosiacs
Check out this video to learn how to mix grout for use in direct mosiac projects.
How To: Make mosaic coasters and tiles using molds
Check out this video to learn how to make mosiac coasters and tiles using the indirect mosiac method using a mold and pattern.
How To: Use a power miter saw to cut came for stained glass
Check out this video to learn how to use the power miter came saw to cut lead,copper, and brass came for stained glass projects.
How To: Smooth rough glass edges with Power Max 2 grinder
Check out this video to learn how to use the Power Max 2 grinder from Diamond Tech to grind rough glass edges for mosiacs and stained glass projects.
How To: Use lead nippers to cut lead came for stained glass
Check out this video to learn how to use lead nippers to cut came for stained glass projects.
How To: Using pattern shears for stained glass projects
Check out this video to learn how to use pattern shears to cut pattern for your next stained glass project.
How To: Score and break glass tiles with the Diamond Tech tool
Check out this video to see how to score and break glass tiles for making mosiacs or other craft uses. This video demonstrates using the Diamond Tech 2in1 scorer breaker tool.
How To: Make a glass flower
Watch to learn how to use fire to make a flower out of glass. Manipulating glass like this takes a lot of patience and requires separating and joining the glass together until it forms into the shape you want. Make sure to wear gloves and goggles!
How To: Freehand a flat glass object with fire
Watch this video to learn freehand glass making techniques to catchy music. See how to use fire in a bending technique. Break the glass under a flame, put it back together, separate it, and clamp it to form a flat object. (You know how the patience process goes . . .) Learn how to make a pendant or an earring.
How To: Learn fire techniques for making glass
Check out this video to learn techniques for making glass with fire. Enjoy the Pink Floyde tunes while you are at it.
How To: Cutt a circle in glass
Watch this video and learn the basic steps to cutting a circle in glass.
How To: Lampwork a glass plunge dot bead
Here I use lampworking to make the classic plunge dot bead. I use COE 104 soft-glass - dark purple, light purple, periwinkle and clear. Under 10 minutes with seconds to spare... Whew.. Enjoy!
How To: Lampwork a lapis blue flower glass bead
This is simple way to make a flower pattern on a bead. I use COE 104 "soft" glass. Watch this lampworking video!
How To: Lampwork a glass floral wine bottle stopper
This is my best guess at lampworking a borosilicate wine bottle stopper. This is just me winging it, I don't claim to be an expert. If you want to see what the pros do with this floral technique, look up Eugene Rain, Sabina Boehm, John Kobuki and many others.
How To: Lampwork a glass swirly bead
This is a layered bead with a little swirl added to each end for a ocean wave effect, using COE 104 glass. Learn this great lampworking technique!
How To: Lampwork a tie-dye glass bead
This is a lampworking demo of how to make a bead that has a tie-dyed look. Ross used soft-glass for this bead.
How To: Build a multi-color stringer for making glass beads
This two part video shows you how to build a multi-color stringer for making beads for lampworking glass necklaces.
How To: Lampwork a glass marble
This lampworking video will show you how to make a marble out of rods of glass.
How To: Lampwork a dragon scale glass bead
We make a dragon scale bead for your necklace. Learn the lampworking process.
How To: Lampwork glass tiger stripe beads
We will show you how to make tiger stripe beads in this lampworking video.
How To: Make a glass blue tubing enclamo pipe
Watch this lampworking video series to learn how to make a glass blue tubing enclamo pipe. This style of pipe is nice because of the way it lays down - it doesn't look like a typical pipe.
How To: Make a frit glass pendant with a dot on dot design
Watch this lampworking video series to learn how to make a glass pendant with i/o frit dot on dot design. Frit is ground up glass rods. It comes in a few different sizes including powder form.
How To: Make a glass hollow donut pendant
Watch this two part lampworking video series to learn how to make a glass hollow donut pendant. Learn to coilpot some color and then make a donut and turn it into a pendant.
How To: Make a glass internal twist with dicro on both sides
Watch this three part lampworking video series to learn how to make a glass pendant with an internal twist with dichroic on both sides.
How To: Make a flipped honeycomb glass pendant
Watch this three part lampworking video series to learn how to make a flipped honeycomb glass pendant. You fume with silver and make a honeycomb. Then use the backside for the pendant.
How To: Lampwork a stretched and pulled dichroic glass pendant
Watch this two part video series to learn how to make a stretched and pulled dichroic glass pendant with lampworking.
How To: Lampwork a silver fumed pendant
Watch this two part lampworking video series to learn how to make a silver fumed glass pendant. The directions and visuals are clear.
How To: Make a lampworked hummingbird bead
This video demonstrates how to make a glass hummingbird bead with the lampworking method. Watch for efficient instructions and a very clear view of the process!
How To: Sharpening a lead knife
Watch this video to learn how to sharpen a lead knife. This is a good tip for people interested in making glass projects, such as stained glass, lampworking, etc.
How To: Bend glass fusing stringers
Learn how to bend glass fusing stringers in this video. This is a great demonstration for those interested in stained glass, lampworking or other glass projects.
How To: Cut circles in glass
Watch this video to learn how to cut circles in glass. This is a detailed demonstration for those who are interested in stained glass, or other glass projects. You must have glass cutting tools.
How To: Cut glass
Watch this video for a detailed demonstration on three methods of cutting glass for stained glass making, or other projects.
How To: Make a dichroic glass pendant
Watch this three part lampworking video series to learn how to make a dichroic glass pendant. Dichrotic means two colored. Cut up a piece of backed dichro and use tweezers to shape it. This pendant is easy and quick to make!
How To: Make a glass honeycomb pendant with air bubbles
Watch this four part lampworking video series to learn how to make a glass honeycomb pendant with air bubbles. This is a good sized pendant, using amber purple and then backed with turbo cobalt. Demonstration and instructions are clear.
How To: Foil textured glass
Watch this video to learn how to do this stained glass technique of foiling textured glass.
How To: Melt drops of solder on stained glass
Watch this video to learn how to melt drops of solder onto stained glass, a soldering copper foil technique.
How To: Burnish and fill gaps when soldering stained glass
Watch this video for a quick demonstration of burnishing and filling gaps, a soldering copper foil technique.