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Fused Glass Jewelry
Blue Butterfly Pendant

(See Glass Tips & Tricks section: How to use Fusible Glass Decals)

Materials List:

· Materials List for COE 90 or COE 96

· Fusible Glass Jewelry 1 1/4 Inch White, Oval Long in Clear Blue and clear Jeweler's Diamond.

COE 90 
Item# 27123 Jeweler's Diamond (1 Blue & 1 Clear)

COE 96 
Item# 96123 Jeweler's Diamond (1 Blue & 1 Clear)

FUSING SUPPLIES:
Item# 42017 Shelf Paper 1 square foot

JEWELRY FINDING:
Item# 41116 Small Gold Bail 

Glass Supplies & Tools:
Item# 41207 Triolyse Glue
Item# 41152 Fusible Glass Decal 22 K Gold Butterfly
or
Glass Decal Category Other Decals

Other Materials:
· Elmer's™ Glue 
· Rubbing Alcohol, Dish Washing Detergent
· Cloth with very little lint (old T-shirt)
· Cold Polishing - (one of the following)
· Grinder 
· Abrasive Stone 
· Diamond Nail File
· 3M™ Diamond Coated Sanding Sponges

Small Fused Project step-by-step instructions:

Clean Up Supplies:

· Rubbing Alcohol, Dish Washing Detergent
· Cloth with very little lint (old T-shirt)

Step 1 - Preparation
· Clean Glass using Alcohol or Dish Washing Detergent. Then dry and set aside on a clean piece of paper or cardboard. 

· Clean & Prep Kiln: 
    · Apply Kiln Wash (Shelf Primer)
    · Cut Shelf Paper to fit shelf
    · Place Kiln Shelf Supports, Shelf and Shelf Paper into Kiln

Use a "tiny" spec of Elmer's glue to adhere the clear to the blue base so they meet. 

Cut out the Butterfly of choice and set aside.

Step 3:  Apply Decal

Soak the decal in water for 20 seconds, slide onto surface of clear cap. Make sure all air has been removed.

Step 4:  Place into Kiln Using Fingers around outer edges of the fusible glass project or better yet wear latex gloves, pick up and place the project on the kiln shelf paper/shelf.   Leave a minimum of 1/2" (13 mm) space between each project to ensure they do not touch and fuse together.

Tip: This project used the GOLD LOW FIRE Glass Decals. Use Fire Schedule below but remember when ramping up your kiln for any decal to vent, until your reach 1,000 °F, then close your kiln and complete the firing schedule.  

Special Note: When using Low Fire Gold Decals they do fire better at lower temperatures, 1,075 to 1,140 °F.  So trying to only do one firing to a full fuse may not produce the quality desired for a Low Fire Gold Decal.   You may want to do a second firing versus trying to fire everything at once during a Full Fuse. We recommend doing a test fire for full fuse to see if you like the results.  If you do not get good results due to the higher temperatures during a Full Fuse, then you will have to apply the Low Fire Gold decal and fire a second time, ramping up slowly to 1,075 to 1,140 °F for a better result.

· Step 5: Kiln Firing Process- Full Fuse 

Click here for Tips & Tricks for Cone equivalency to Glass Firing temperatures

· Step 7: Adding Jewelry Findings

This project uses a Jewelry Bail which is glued and each piece of glass is glued to the solid metal surface in each chain link using Triolyse glue but you should consider using Epoxy for added strength since wrist's often take a lot of contact.

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