with Jodi McRaney-Rusho

Class 1:

• Pendants

• Fused Pendants

• with frit

• with paint

• with mica inclusions

• with dichro slide inclusions

• Textured glass pendants

• Frit Balls

• Fused Glass Head Pins

Class 2:

• Fancy Findings

• making finding templates

• cutting, grinding and fire polishing glass

• Fine silver bezels

• Two-sided bezels

• Rings

Class 3:

• Kiln Formed Beads

• Making Better Lentil Beads

• types of glass

• making, sorting and washing frit

• preparing and filling molds

• variations on a theme

• square beads

• plaid beads

• faux drusy beads

• Triangle Beads

Class 4:

• Incorporating Kiln formed Beads

• with leather

• with bead caps

• stud earrings

• flower earrings

• textured glass earrings

• Pendants with beads

Class 5:

• Bracelets

• Wire Cage Bracelets

• Leather Cuff Bracelets

• Glue on Cab Bracelets

• Memory Wire bracelets

Class 6:

• Micro Slumping molds

• Hole Saws

• Safe cutting, grinding and prepping

• Slumping

• Projects: Jellyfish Necklace, Wisteria pin, flower earrings

Class 7:

• Tiaras and Hair Jewelry

• Tiaras for the win

• Mermaid seaglass

• textured metallic glass

• fusible art glass

• Hair pins

• Hair bands, coordinating and otherwise

Class 8:

• Glass Scarves

• Fusible Art Glass

• Planning, cutting, assembling, fusing, completing

• Stained Glass Scrap

• Planning, cutting, finishing, drilling, assembling

• Fused Float Glass

• Planning, painting, cutting, finishing, assembling

Class 9:

• Pricing!

• Tracking firing costs

• Tracking materials costs

• Tracking Time

• Calculating retail prices. Wholesale vs. Consignment

BONUS CLASS:

• Other Beautiful Things
• Shoe Clips
• Compacts
• Brooches and Pins
• Statement Necklaces

BONUS ITEMS:

• Firing Schedules
• Materials List and Sources
• Worksheets: Firing Costs, Component Costs, Time Tracking, Retail Cost Calculation

Open Facebook Group to students of this course:
Curious Mondo: Fancy Glass Jewelry

Time table:
9 hours

Level:
Basic / Intermediate / Advanced

Target market:
Glass artists, anyone who loves glass or want to start a new hobby or career

Main objective:
Learn to make all sorts of fancy glass jewelry.

Prerequisite:
None