Glass is so beautiful in my eyes, especially the crystal glass. They can be shaped into any kind as you like. And if you have a crystal glass printer, they can be printed with any images as you like. One of the biggest enemies to any dichroic glass fused pendant jeweler is the dreaded bubble. If you like crystal printing as me, I recommend you purchase one crystal printer. it will be very useful. No matter how hard we try, sometimes a bubble creeps into our pieces and is it unavoidable. It is frustrating when working with fusible glass water slide decals and a bubble appears just above the decal. Hopefully we can offer you a few tips on how to avoid the curse of the bubble. While there is no sure fire way to avoid a bubble, following these 4 steps should help.
1-Once the decal is applied, blot out any excess water with a paper towel.
2-When the excess water is removed, wrap the paper towel around your fore finger and GENTLY brush the entire decal design after the excess water is removed. Be sure to smooth out any wrinkles or folds in the decal.
3-You must let the decal dry for at least 12 hours before firing the glass.
4-HOT TIP. If you are in a hurry and can't wait 12 hours to fire, use a blow dryer at close range for 20 minutes.
If you have any questions, feel free to email us at artisticaccentsetc@yahoo.com. We have had several emails over the past few weeks and hopefully we have offered some helpful info.
Congratulations to Mandy, of Creations, for being our first artist of the week winner. We will announce her as the jewelry artist of the week in our weekly newsletter, as well as feature a blog post with pictures of her jewelry and a link to her store. She has also won 10 tree of life decals. She really does make beautiful glass jewelry. If you would like a chance to be a featured artist, send us an email with a picture of your jewelry and a blurb about your business and you will have a chance to be randomly selected. artisticaccentsetc@yahoo.com
For everyone who has been waiting for our new decal image, it is almost here. We will be posting a two color, green forest tree, with silhouette background. I have played around with a few and, trust me, they are fantastic. This is my favorite design yet.
