Firing Instructions for High and Low Fire Decals

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Fused Glass Decal Firing Instructions

Application Instructions:

1. Clean the glass surface where the decal will go.
2. Remove any wax paper barrier, if any, from the decal surface.
3. If desired, cut decal to desired shape using xacto knife or scissors.
4. Soak the decal in a shallow pan of warm water until they easily slide off the paper. It is easier to apply decal directly from the paper to the glass piece. Leaving them in water too long will result in them floating off the base paper and it will be difficult to apply.
5. Use a paper towel to blot excess water and gently smooth out any wrinkles or air bubbles. If air bubbles are not gently rubbed out, a tiny hole will pop through the decal when fired.
6. Change water frequently after soaking several decals to remove impurities.
7. ALL MOISTURE MUST BE REMOVED PRIOR TO FIRING. OVERNIGHT DRYING IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
8. Decals go on your FINISHED, fire polished piece. DO NOT cap the decals with a top glass layer. Decal firing is the last step to your piece.
   

Firing Instructions:

Preheating is particularly important in decal work. Materials from the medium on the decal must be burned off gently. Good ventilation allow for a clean final product. Leave the kiln lid open 1-2 inches, plus any peepholes. Preheat slowly to 1000 degrees to prevent pinholes or blisters and then procede with normal ramping. Heat-soak the decals at top temperature for approximately 8-10 minutes. THE FIRING SCHEDULES PROVIDED ARE FOR A REFERENCE POINT ONLY! GET TO KNOW YOUR KILN! Need additional assistance? Email us at artisticaccentsetc@yahoo.com with any questions you may have. Remember, it is always better to under fire than over fire!

Low-fire schedule

250 DPH to 350 HOLD 20 minutes

500 DPH to 1000 HOLD 10 minutes

AFAP to 1034-1074 soak 8-10 minutes

High-fire schedule

250 DPH to 350 HOLD 20 minutes

500 DPH to 1000 HOLD 10 minutes

AFAP to 1280-1320 soak 8-10 minutes

Fused Glass Decal Firing and Fusing Instructions

Fused Glass Decal Firing Instructions

Application Instructions:

1. Clean the glass surface where the decal will go.
2. Remove any wax paper barrier, if any, from the decal surface.
3. If desired, cut decal to desired shape using xacto knife or scissors.
4. Soak the decal in a shallow pan of warm water until they easily slide off the paper. It is easier to apply decal directly from the paper to the glass piece. Leaving them in water too long will result in them floating off the base paper and it will be difficult to apply.
5. Use a paper towel to blot excess water and gently smooth out any wrinkles or air bubbles. If air bubbles are not gently rubbed out, a tiny hole will pop through the decal when fired.
6. Change water frequently after soaking several decals to remove impurities.
7. ALL MOISTURE MUST BE REMOVED PRIOR TO FIRING. OVERNIGHT DRYING IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Firing Instructions:

Preheating is particularly important in decal work. Materials from the medium on the decal must be burned off gently. Good ventilation allow for a clean final product. Leave the kiln lid open 1-2 inches, plus any peepholes. Preheat slowly to 1000 degrees to prevent pinholes or blisters and then procede with normal ramping. Heat-soak the decals at top temperature for approximately 8-10 minutes. THE FIRING SCHEDULES PROVIDED ARE FOR A REFERENCE POINT ONLY! GET TO KNOW YOUR KILN! Need additional assistance? Email us at artisticaccentsetc@yahoo.com with any questions you may have. Remember, it is always better to under fire than over fire!

Low-fire schedule

250 DPH to 350 HOLD 20 minutes

500 DPH to 1000 HOLD 10 minutes

AFAP to 1034-1074 soak 8-10 minutes

High-fire schedule

250 DPH to 350 HOLD 20 minutes

500 DPH to 1000 HOLD 10 minutes

AFAP to 1280-1320 soak 8-10 minutes

In a Glass Fusing World that Doesn't, AAEGlass.com Does

AAEGlass.com has completed the studio move to Florida and will be opening for business on Monday January 11th. The Butterfly Landing glass fusing decal, shown above, is one of a kind and has not been made available...Until now. You can be the first to have it. We have also restocked several glass fusing decals, such as the original Tree of Life.

Our move was eventful, but we are happy to be settled. Thanks to everyone for the well wishes, it is great to know so many people are behind us. We are itching to get back to work and see what the future holds. Email us at info@aaeglass.com if you have any questions.

There is still time to purchase glass fusing decals

Due to popular demand we are keeping our website AAEGlass.com open. To show our appreciation we are also offering 30% off your entire order with coupon code BLOG30. There is still time to get your decals and make beautiful glass jewelry for the Christmas season.

We HAVE NOT restocked as of yet so our selection is limited until January. We just can't restock at this point due to moving our studio from Chicago to Florida. But we still have several Tree of Life glass fusing decals (not the original) available.

Our new decal images are being printed right now and we will be releasing them in January. We promise you will love these new decal images. We will be posting pictures of these decals shortly on this blog.

Again, thanks for all of your continued support. We are here to work for you. If you have any questions, contact us at info@aaeglass.com

AAE

Dichroic Glass Fusing Decals for Dark Glass - Final Weekend

AAEGlass.com "15FIRST" is the coupon code for 15% off your order.

We would like to thank each and everyone in the artist community for trying our glass decals and fusing supplies. We have seen some beautiful and unique creations all over the web.

We are getting so close to our moving date and we are very excited. Unfortunately, we have to shut down for a couple of weeks as we move our studio from Chicago to Florida.

THE LAST DAY TO PURCHASE FROM AAEGLASS.COM WILL BE MONDAY NOVEMBER 16TH!!!!!!

This will allow us to expand and open again in January with even more, never before seen, glass fusing decals. These decals will work with dark glass. We have listened to many of our artists and will be creating what you want. We will be releasing these new images shortly on our blog, so be sure to check back often.

Thank you again and if there is anything we can do for you, please email us at info@aaeglass.com

AAE

Glass Fusing Decals - One Week Left

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There is still one more week to purchase glass fusing decals. These decals can be fired on dark glass. We have re-stocked a few designs for you, Fairy's, Hibiscus, Calla Lily, etc. Now is the time to stock up for the Christmas rush! We have seen our finished jewelry selling at a higher clip, so we know the sales are coming. If you have any questions, send us an email at info@aaeglass.com.

We thank you all for your support. It is because of your support that we will be able to open our new studio in January with brand new glass fusing decal images. Mermaid, New forest scene, butterfly, etc. These new decals have never been produced before and are sure to enhance your jewelry. Check in periodically for release dates.

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Only Two Weeks Left For Glass Fusing Decals

AAEGlass.com still has some great glass fusing decals left for the Christmas season. As Stated in the previous post, we will be closing our glass fusing decal shop on November 15th in order to move our current studio from Chicago to Florida. We are sorry for the inconvenience, but we promise we are coming back strong in January. We have plans to release several new glass fusing decals, which by the way, can be fused on dark glass. We hope you all have a successful and profitable Christmas season. If you have any questions about decals or jewelry making in general, please email us at info@aaeglass.com.

Important Announcement for Christmas Holidays

This is a special announcement for our glass fusing decal blog followers. Some of you may know that AAEGlass.com is in the process of relocating from Chicago to Florida. This is a very big move as we have to pack and unpack our entire studio. This is obviously going to take some time.

In order for us to make this move we have to close our decal store from Sunday, Nov. 15th until after the new year in January. We apologize for any inconvenience! We hope you understand that we can not attend to orders while we are upgrading to a much larger studio.

What does that mean for AAEGlass.com? We are not going to be re-stocking our decals until January. We have several new, unique decal designs we will be releasing in January (mermaid's, butterfly's, dragonfly's, etc...). These images are being produced right now and will be delivered to our new studio ASAP. These particular images have never been seen before and are sure to be popular.

What does this mean for you? We wanted to let our loyal blog followers know first. Whatever we have available at AAEGlass.com is it. We are going to sell all of our inventory in Chicago and refresh it, PLUS add several new items once the new studio opens in Florida.

We would suggest stocking up on all of your holiday decals ASAP. If you need a particular decal that is currently out of stock we are willing to work with you if at all possible. We will require a minimum of 25 pieces, per decal, on any special orders.

Please email us at info@aaeglass.com with any questions.

Again, thank you for your patience while we make this move. We promise to make AAEGlass.com bigger and better for you in our new studio.

AAE

Finished Dichroic Fused Glass Jewelry

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5446929

We wanted to share some finished dichroic glass fused jewelry. These are a few ideas we came up with using our fused glass decals. www.aaeglass.com

If you would like to share your jewelry with the group, just email us at info@aaeglass.com

Have a great day

AAE

Fused Glass Artist of the Week - Melissa Balusek

This was a very thoughtful submission to Artist of the Week. It is our first nomination from a 3rd party and we love the jewelry. Melissa's website is www.bdazzlers.com and you can purchase jewelry direct.

Melissa Balusek first began to notice dichroic glass jewelry and was excited about the lustrous colors and patterns some 10 years ago. She has always loved things that were beautifully colored and could hardly wait to experiment with the glass - and she still constantly looks for new fresh things to try. Walking into her workroom, you first see many beautiful patterns and colors of glass and Melissa cutting and fitting glass to make creations like the ones she offers on her website. Each presents her with a new, exciting adventure. Recently, Melissa found these wonderful fired decals that come in many different designs and sizes which actually become a part of the glass. You will find those listed on her website in the section called "A LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA" because they really are something extra to enjoy.

Melissa is also a PMC Guild and PMC Connection Certified Level 2 instructor and you will see some of that work on her website also. She teaches small hands-on classes on how to create jewelry with Precious Metal Clay, how to fuse glass, and other advanced instruction techniques and ideas. She does this in her home where she can give more individualized attention to her students. Melissa often says she does these classes "Because I like helping others find joy in creating wearable art." Melissa has presented examples of her artistic creations at various craft shows in Texas, since 1999. She works with dichroic glass, glass beads, and precious metal clay to create beautiful jewelry; some of which you will want to add to your accessories. Now that she has retired from teaching 5th grade math, she finds she has more time to "play" with my glass.
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Thank you so much Emil for sharing Melissa's work with us. Again her website is www.bdazzlers.com

If you know an artist and would like to share their work with our readers, please email us at info@aaeglass.com.

If you would like to purchase from our huge selection of glass fusing decals, visit our shop at www.aaeglass.com

Have a great day!

AAE

www.aaeglass.com glass fusing decal update

We have had several inquiries as to when certain decals will be back in stock. We have received such a positive response and sold over 1,500 decals in the past week. Our printers are working with us as fast as they can to help us restock. We appreciate your patience and we are anticipating being fully restocked by the end of next week.

We will also be releasing some new, never before seen, glass fusing decals in the very near future.

Thank you everyone!

Save up to 40% on Glass Fusing Decals

Hello Dichroic Glass Jewelry makers and lovers! We are happy to offer our biggest sale yet. We are offering 40% off some of our most popular glass fusing decals and 20% off all of our glass fused decals. This is the perfect time to stock up for the Christmas push. Don't forget your bottle stopper blanks. This was one of our best sellers last year.

Coupon Code FUSE20

Visit www.aaeglass.com for all details.

Glass Fusing Artist of the Week - Phyllis Hains

My name is Phyllis Hains and I live in Miami, Florida. I have been working with glass for more than 10 years, starting with stained glass. I love fused glass and I started buying some pieces and then I realized that I could make my own. I took a basic class at our local stained glass store and the rest is history! I love to fuse glass!! I make jewelry, suncatchers, plates and more. I sell my work locally and to anyone who is interested in buying! I teach classes in my studio and I also teach glass fusing at Miami Dade College in their community education department. I haven't really gotten my Etsy store up and running yet (I'm a typical artist, I love to create and hate the business end!). I am also working with metal clay and fusing fine silver. I do have a website and it would love to have visitors, so check me out at www.phusedbyphyllis.com
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Thanks Phyllis! Love the work. I also love the fact that you are passing on your knowledge in the form of teaching others. I think that is very important.

If you are an artist who would like to be featured as "Artist of the Week" please email us at info@aaeglass.com

If you are looking for fused glass supplies, please visit our store at www.aaeglass.com

AAE

Big Savings on Glass Fusing Decals Coming Soon

We will be having a sale at AAEGLASS very shortly!!! Certain glass fusing decals will be up to 40% off. Stay tuned for more details.

If you are looking to stock up on glass jewelry making supplies for Christmas, this is the time to start making your jewelry. The recession is dwindling away and people are getting ready to spend their money on Christmas gifts. Happy glass working!

AAE

Dichroic Glass Artist of the Week - Cindy of Beadnik Boutique

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=7456023

My name is Cindy and I live in a beach community (on the shores of Lake Michigan), with my husband and two cats. I've always had an interest in art, but never really found my niche until one day when my daughter-in-law gave me the tools to start making jewelry. I had no idea what to do with them, but they were a gift. So I bought a couple of how-to books and went at it. It didn't take me long to realize that I found my new love or, I guess you could say, obsession.

With a little prodding from friends and family, I decided it was time to share my creations. And so after weeks of thinking and talking, Beadnik Boutique was born!

Cindy
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You make great jewelry Cindy! You will receive 10 free decals with your next order. Thank you for sharing your glass jewelry with us. If you would like to work with dichroic glass jewelry decals that fire on dark glass, visit www.aaeglass.com

Be sure to send your entry for artist of the week to info@aaeglass.com

AAE

Another way to showcase your dichroic glass jewelry

http://aaeglass.blogspot.com/

We wanted to give you another avenue to showcase your glass pendants, earrings, bracelets and whatever else you create with glass or dichroic glass. As we all know, there is tremendous competition in our line of work. Our goal is to help you sell more jewelry at a higher profit margin. Sound good? We thought so. How can you accomplish this? Simple, get more people to view your glass jewelry. This blog alone has 70 followers who are very active and helpful. The feedback we receive is excellent. Since this blog has taken the shape of tips and supplies, we wanted to create a blog that is only focused on finished jewelry. Now we have a new blog dedicated to this and we want you to share your jewelry with everyone.

We post a new piece of glass jewelry daily or bi-daily on this new blog. How can this new blog help you? Simple!

1-Just click on the link above
2-"Follow" the new blog
3-Email info@aaeglass.com the pictures you would like posted along with a link to your shop and anything else you would like to say.

We at AAEGlass use several outlets to promote our site and the sites of others. It is very time consuming to do this, but yields results. We understand that the average glass artist does not have the time to do this. We do!

So if you participate with us on our new blog (or this one) your work will automatically be part of our marketing campaign. It is a win-win situation for you. We will do the time consuming part for you. All you have to do is post a comment as often as you want. We just ask to keep it tasteful. Other than that, you can post anything you wish.

If you have any questions, email us at info@aaeglass.com

AAE

Dichroic Glass Artist of the Week - Sheryl Brink

I am a self taught glass artist. It all started in the year 2000 when I retired from being a optician for many years. My husband bought me my first kiln and we went to the local stained glass store and purchased my first glass pack and a book and everything else I needed to get started. At that point I had never even cut glass Off we went home and set everything up and I started reading, cutting, fusing and never looked back. Glass is truly amazing. I have learned so much from trial and error. There is nothing like the joy of opening the kiln and having all that gorgeous glass looking up at you, or the lessons learned when you open up the kiln and have a big flop stare up at you.

I love working with your decals, they are a wonderful enhancement to the glass. I have been working with decals for quite some time but yours are truly unique and wonderful to work with. When you are working with glass everything is magical, it is truly a passion for me. I am constantly reading and learning every day. My goals for the future are to keep expanding my knowledge of glass and to keep having fun.
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Thank you for your submission Sheryl. Your pieces are lovely. Be sure to visit Sheryl's store at

http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=110588&ga_search_query=jochris12&ga_search_type=seller_usernames

These glass fusing decals can be found at www.aaeglass.com We have several original and unique designs available. Stock up for Christmas today!

AAE Glass

White Tree of Life Fusing Decal is now Available

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We wanted to let our blog followers know that the new white tree of life fusing decal is now available. Only at www.aaeglass.com

We have also introduced a 5 pack of our best selling, original tree of life collection. You now have 2 choices when purchasing your tree of life glass fusing decals.

We are in the process of stocking our store to the gills for the upcoming holiday season. We anticipate a frenzy.

Don't forget to submit your email for artist of the week. info@aaeglass.com

Have a great weekend

New White Tree of Life Glass Fusing Decal

Our new white tree of life, glass fusing decal will be released to the public on Saturday. This decal will only be available at www.aaeglass.com We have started producing jewelry this past week with this new glass decal and it is stunning.

This white tree of life will compliment your dark colored glass perfectly for autumn, winter and most importantly Christmas. So get your glass ready artists. This is going to be fun.

Take advantage of our 15% off first time buyer incentive.

Please direct all questions to info@aaeglass.com

AAE