The heat is on! Our steamy temperatures have me craving refreshing,
juicy projects that quench my thirst for creativity. These tropical island-style
dishes are just ripe for the occasion. Follow these easy steps and you’ll have
something super cool served up in no time.
For a 6” x 6” dish: Cut a 6” x 6” base layer out of your
favorite bright color. The pieces shown are made with opal glass. Cut a 5 ½” x
5 ½” design layer out of white glass. Center the smaller white piece on top of the
larger colored piece.
Tip: Because the exposed base layer around the white glass
in so narrow, only ¼” wide, the single layer won’t shrink or distort when fused.
The benefit to this type of assembly, you get a lovely uniform border without
the laborious task of cutting narrow ¼” strips. This approach has many
possibilities. Be sure to try it again on future projects; you’ll love the
results.
Glue a copy of the hibiscus flower pattern onto a piece of
stiff poster board or a file folder with spray adhesive. Make a stencil by
cutting the flower out with a razor knife. Make a leaf stencil in the same way.
Position the stencil over the white glass and sift powder frit over the open
space.
Tip: Less is more. An edge to edge dusting of a high
contrast color powder shows best. If you pile the frit on thickly it slides
when the stencil is removed. This blurs the edge and can distort the shape of
the flower or leaf.
Remove the stencil and tap any remaining frit off the
stencil. Reposition the clean stencil, overlapping the first flower slightly to
make a second flower. Use a different color powder. Repeat to make a third
flower. Sift green powder over the leaf stencil to make the foliage.
Tip: Working with color. I like to use two colors for each flower
and each leaf. Sift the lighter color first. Then accent the flower petals or
leaves by sifting a contrasting color either near the tip or near the center of
the stencil shape.
For a 4” x 4” dish. The smaller dishes are made by cutting a
4” x 4” piece of color glass and a 3 ½ x 3 ½” piece of white glass. Center the
white on the color and detail by sifting a powder color of your choice over the
stencil.
Full fuse. Slump in a square mold.
Stenciling with powders is an appealing way to achieve
elaborate detail, consistently over and over again with minimal effort. The
time is in the prep. But once you have a solid stencil design, the delicious
possibilities are bountiful.
Get your FREE
Hibiscus pattern here: www.LisaVogt.net
Happy Fusing!
Lisa
Lisa@LisaVogt.net
Thank you for this great info!
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