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Hey all- I'm back for another questions since you're all so helpful. I use a Quickfire kiln (ceramic test kiln) to fuse jewelry pieces. I'm wondering if anyone has tried using a rheostat to slow/hold temps on their Quikfires. I have a rheostat I use for my stained glass soldering iron. I was thinkin...

My mom wants to cut rings of about 1 1/2" from wine bottles and slump them in her ceramic kiln to make windchimes. She tried a bottle cutter and says too many rings break and it's way to slow. (Mom's not computer literate enough to ask the board- she gets on CNN, email, that's about it--plus, s...

Kitty, I think you're right about the $3 investment. I just hope it doesn't look like paint once it's baked. Worth a try, though.

Thanks for all the great ideas. I might look for the thing at Michael's, as I'd really like a sandblasted effect, if possible. The Etch All was a waste of time- too light, just like you said, Kitty. I just wasted a bunch of time and some good glass experimenting. I don't know what anyone uses it for...

I'm trying to create a pendant with dichro in a middle layer and etched designs on the clear top layer. What I'm thinking of doing is putting the etching cream in a squeeze tube and drawing the design on the glass, then etching. I want a nice, opaque look to the etch, but my last attempts with etchi...

I made folded cards for displaying my earrings on a spinning earring display (one form Rio Grande). There was a problem with the weight of the glass earrings pulling the cards off the rack. Just one touch and a shower of earrings came down! I ended up attaching a tiny piece of double stick tape on t...