My very first glass fusing project on my very own! We have set up the basement, I have procured some tools, supplies and of course the kiln that my dear and loving husband gave me for Christmas.Some of my purchases have been small molds. I have been reading about using molds, but have never done it. Would my worst fears be realized? I put the kiln wash on and hoped for the best. I figured that the glass would not fuse properly or that the buttons would be stuck in the mold forever.
I watched through the little window in my kiln as the glass frit melted and made some notes on temperature and times. When all looked good, I finished up the firing of the kiln and finally turned it off completely to cool.
In the morning I ran downstairs to check out my project and low and behold, the buttons came right out of the mold.
Well, they aren't the most beautiful buttons in the world, and there are some spikey things on them that don't quite sand down, but they are mine and as far as I'm concerned it was a successful project!
