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Finished glass ornaments |
Re-heating the glass
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My daughters recently took a class to make glass ornaments. With the help of the instructors, they heated up a glob of melted glass (that's the technical term), dabbed colored glass onto it, re-melted the glass, and blew through a tube attached to the blowpipe. The instructors gave advice, turned the blowpipe to make swirls and other effects, and worked the glass while the kids blew into the tube.
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Blowing into a tube as the instructor works |
I've been fascinated with glass blowing ever since my family used to visit a glass factory outside of Caracas, Venezuela, the only Murano glass factory outside of Italy. So I was thrilled when the glass studio opened. I haven't had a chance to take classes there yet, but it's on my to do list.
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Beautiful! When you don't have the luxury of a glass blowing studio, you can purchase clear ornaments, pour some colored paint inside the ornament and swirl around to achieve desired effect., let dry. But I'd rather have the real thing. What a wonderful experience that is for your family!
ReplyDeleteGlassblowing is awesome! What a fun skill to learn!
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful!
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