How To Make A Glass Painted Pendant
Using Colored Glass Powder.

The glass pendant has been colored using the techniques found on the glass powder painting page.

Whilst this is a round pendant you can make this style of pendant in a variety of shapes and colors. I have used Bullseye glass and powder for this project but you can use System 96 just as well.

Clear glass has been used for the pendant but colored glass can be used to deepen the colors. Clear glass will result in a transparent pendant.

Opaque and transparent colors can be combined on the glass to make an original art glass jewelry pendant.

Mixing various powder colors gives you the ability to create your own individual color palette.

You will need the following items to make the pendant.

Two pieces of fusing glass.

Selection of colored glass powder.

Squeeze bottles.

Aloe Vera or glass medium for mixing.

Paint brush.

Glass cutter.

Thin fire paper or kiln washed shelf.

Face mask.

Instructions

Step 1. Cut two pieces of glass to the desired shape and size. Cut the top piece slightly larger so that it will fuse over the top of the bottom layer.

Step 2.Wearing your face mask, mix the powder, water and aloe gel as per the instructions given for glass powder painting.

If desired glass powder can be applied with toothpicks rather than squeeze bottles.

Step 3. Follow the painting instructions and paint the top layer.

Step 4. Allow the pendant to dry completely.

Step 5. Position painted glass on top of bottom layer, place on prepared kiln shelf and put in warm glass kiln.

Step 6. Bring fusing temperature up gradually to 1500 F(816 C), hold for 15 minutes. When fully fused, switch off and allow to cool to room temperature.

Step 7. Remove glass from kiln and glue pendant bail to the rear of the pendant.