Creating Faux Gold Leaf Mosaics with glueFOIL

Creating Faux Gold Leaf Mosaics with glueFOIL

Using glueFOIL from Strueter Technologies with clear textured stained glass is a great way to add sparkle to your mosaic and is much less expensive than using dichroic or specialty glasses.


Materials:
wooden Butterfly plaque -available from various online sites or at your local craft store
GlueFoil in assorted colors
No Days Mosaic Adhesive Film
Scrap Clear Stained Glass in a Variety of Textures available at your local stained glass studio
Stamping Pad or marker
sanded grout
rubber gloves
paper for pattern making
(optional: graphite paper)


Tools:
standard heat gun or embossing tool
scissors or razor blade
cutting mat
heat proof work surface
pen

Hosting a Mosaic Party Using No Days Mosaic Adhesive

Mosaic Sun Catcher : Quick and Easy Project for Kids’ Classes, Birthday Parties and More!


Using No Days Mosaic Adhesive is an ideal solution for creating a quick, mess free, no grout mosaic sun catcher that’s ready to hang right out of the oven. 

Plan on having one or more adult helpers for every 6 children participating.
Age: 6+
Prep time: 10-30 minutes depending on materials
Activity time: 40-60 minutes
Materials: Acrylic Sun Catcher plaque, glass globs & squiggles for a quicker project and younger students, stained glass tiles that can be cut up for older students, No Days Mosaic Adhesive
Tools: pair of mosaic nippers, gallon size ziplock bag, safety glasses, shoe box lids, bowls, scissors or exacto blade

Casting Glass with Glenda Emory

June, 2011 Featured Artist - Glenda Emory of Glenda Emory Designs.  
  Glenda works as the Studio Specialist & Instructor at Hollander Fusing Center in Atlanta, Georgia. She is also the secretary for the Atlanta Glass Art Guild. Glenda became enamored with glass fusing after taking a beginning class in 2006.

She loves using No Days Liquid Fusing Adhesive for kiln casting because "it allows you to pile more glass into the mold, therefore getting more out of your cast piece. The No Days keeps the glass that sits above the mold line from shifting and ruining the mold or making a mess in the kiln."

When frit painting, Glenda loves using No Days Liquid Fusing Adhesive as "it is great for helping the frit stay in place once you have your design in place.  No Days Fusing Adhesive also lets you build up the frit in areas where you want bold color or more texture with out having to wait for the initial layers to dry between each application of frit. I is a great time saver when doing frit painting."

HoneyDoo Zuper Glue Around the House

HoneyDoo Zuper Glue Around the House

HoneyDoo Zuper Glue is a super strong and reliable glue for use around the house, shop and studio on glass, ceramics, plastic, wood, rubber, paper, metal, cardstock and more!

HoneyDoo Zuper Glue is available in 10 g bottles with a stiletto tip nozzle or ultra fine tip applicator allowing you to apply the Zuper Glue with accuracy and precision.

Before applying HoneyDoo Zuper Glue, make sure all surfaces are clean and dry.  
Apply HoneyDoo Zuper Glue sparingly to one surface. Replace the lid on the bottle. Then, simply press your 2 surfaces together for 30 seconds to set the glue.  Set the object aside for 2 to 3 hours to fully cure the adhesive before applying any stress.

To clean up, use a cotton swab and acetone to wipe away any excess adhesive before the glue has fully cured.

If you’re repairing an item that has residue from a failed bond, scrape off any residue and clean the surface with acetone. For greater strength, if a metal has a surface coating, you may sand it off with a bit of wet/dry silica carbide sandpaper before gluing.

If you’ve ever had super glue cure in the bottle after only using it once, then you’ll love 

HoneyDoo Zuper Glue!  

"Queen Of Bees Throne" by Leigh Adams

April 2011 Featured Artist - Leigh Adams of Glass Art Designs

Leigh Adams emits an energy and exuberance brighter than the purple in her hair! She loves sharing her knowledge of mosaic with students of all ages, but especially enjoys working with children to create public art. Although most of her work is done in the Pasadena California area, Leigh has traveled and worked with children in Mexico, China and Central America for many years.

Whether teaching folk arts, language or life skills, Leigh believes that cooperative learning, achieving consensus and building new skills which can result in public acknowledgement are some of the greatest gifts we can give our children and our society.

Leigh Adams of Leigh Adams Glass Art Designs

Frit Painting on Fused Glass with No Days Liquid Fusing Adhesive

Frit Painting with No Days Liquid Fusing Adhesive

No Days Liquid Fusing Adhesive makes painting with frits and powders an option even for glass enthusiasts that have to transport their work to a local glass shop or studio to be fired. The biodegradable, strong fusing adhesive burns free of residue. The ultra fine tip needle dispenser makes pinpointing the application of the adhesive simple. Watch as we show you how to create detailed and intricate designs for your fused glass!