An Art Glass Brooch Made From
A Slice Of Glass Pattern Bar

This is a simple fused glass jewelry design as it it only requires one strip of glass pattern bar and a pin back.

This can also be made by fusing a few glass strips together and decorating with stringers or frit.

It goes through two glass fusing kiln firings before the pin back is glued in place.

A small piece of fiber paper is used to carry out some kiln carving on the rear of the pattern bar slice.

The following items are required to make this brooch.

Fused glass pattern bar slice

One piece 1/16" thick fiber paper

One pin back

Kiln wash or thinfire paper

Kiln shelf

Glass fusing kiln

To make this fused glass brooch proceed as follows:

Step1. Use a sliced pattern bar glass strip about 3/8" thick.

Place glass pattern strip in glass kiln on a prepared kiln shelf and bring heat up quickly to fusing temperature until the glass begins to spread and the corners become rounded.

Do not over heat as the glass may spread too far.

Switch off and allow glass fusing kiln to cool to room temperature.

Step 2. Cut a a piece of 1/16' thick fiber paper the same size as the pin back and glue to rear of glass strip with a small dab of white glue. The fiber paper will carve a small recess for the pin back.

Turn off glass fusing kiln and allow the kiln carved glass to cool to room temperature.

Step 3. Remove fiber paper and glue pin back to the fused glass brooch with two part epoxy and your original fused glass jewelry item is finished.

To make a pendant, fuse glass once only and then attach a pendant bail or drill glass to accept a large jump ring.