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Fused Glass Vases
Drop Vases - Slumped Handkerchief Vases - Pocket Vases
Shimmer ing Glass offers a variety of styles of Fused Glass Vases created using several different techniques. Fused Glass Vases are created through a process called "Slumping" or "Dropping". From delicate vases that look like multicolored flowers to "handkerchief vases', slumped vases that folds and bends glass on glass to create a wide variety of unique sh apes and styles. A vase from Shimmering Glass is truly a work of art. Handkerchief Vases from Shimmering Glass get their name because they look like a kleenex being pulled from a box. Strange name true, but use your imagination as you browse these pages and we think you'll see what we mean. These dynamic fused glass vases are perfect for holding flowers, either fresh or dried and are extremely beautfiul when used with lighted candles! The flame flickers and light dances through the curves and folds of the glass, highlighting colors and teasingly beautiful! Sit back - relax - browse through an amazing collection and huge variety of Fused Glass Vases from Shimmering Glass!  "Slumping" Slumping glass is the process you use to put a shape to the fused glass you have created. Once you have fused glass to specific size and shape, place it over or in a form, heat the kiln to 1250 degrees and allow the glass to form to the shape you have placed beneath it. Forms  for Slumping Glass are either Stainless Steel or made from ceramics or clay. The type of form you are using, the item you are trying to create and the material of your form will help to determine whether you place the glass into or on top of the form itself. For example, clay and glass cool or heat, expand or contract at different temperatures. Slumping glass onto a clay mold improperly, could cause your fused glass to break during the cooling or heating phases of the slump. Nothing breaks your heart more than to see (or hear) broken glass on the bottom of your kiln after you have attempted a slump! Slumping a Vase is done by placing glass over what looks like a stainless steel coffee cup (about 12 oz size). Place the glass, centered over the 'form' making sure the form is tall enough to keep the glass from reaching the bottom of the kiln when it reaches it's peak temperature. The final shape of your vase will vary pending on the original shape you created with your Fused Glass, the length of time you 'slump' the glass and several other factors. The shape your original glass is in can have a dramatic effect on the final look of your vase. Circles, squares, hexagons and other geometric shapes of Fused Glass are "slumped" to create the Fused Glass Vases you get from Shimmering Glass and each shape will slump just a little bit differently from the others. 
Fused Glass Vases from Shimmering Glass come in sizes from 3 inches to 12 inches tall - in every possible color and every conceivable style! Sun light dances as color shimmers before your eyes! "Dropping" a Vase  Dropping is a technique that takes a little more time and patience, but the outcome can be quite dramatic. Take your piece of Fused Glass and place it on a form with a hole in the center. Some "drop rings" have round holes, some square, and the resulting 'Drop Vase" shape will vary based on the type of drop ring mold you use. Heat the kiln to a temperature between 1310 and 1350 degrees. As the glass becomes more "liquid like", the center of the fused glass piece will begin to drop through the hole. The time you need to allow the heated glass to "drop" through the hole will vary depending on  the size of the hole, the thickness and size of the original piece of fused glass you are attempting to drop, and the shape you would like to achieve when it has finished. Drop in long enough and you can create a "free standing" drop vase, drop your fused glass for a little less time and you have a beautiful vase that will look elegant in the right "stand".
Ultimately, the final look of your "drop" vase will depend on your level of patience in waiting for the glass to take the shape you desire. You can also get creative by changing the shape of the hole through which the glass will drop, by adding other elements to your "dropping" project, like using a special "rope" or "fiber paper" to add to the shape of your final Drop Vase.  Drop Vases from Shimmering Glass are the ultimate in creativity, style and elegance and you can be sure, each is a unique work of art, one of a kind in every way. Special Savings!
 Fused Glass Vases from Shimmering Glass are unlike anything you have seen anywhere! Bright, vivid colors come alive, shimmering light from candles twinkle amid the flowing lines and folds of our 'Handkerchief' style slump vases, while colors seem to flow and move like a river of glass in our 'Drop Vases". Pocket Vases, are delightfull little vases, a pocket of fused glass, that give you a nice little display piece in your kitchen or bathroom. Slumped, Dropped or Pocket Vases, all styles of vases offer something different for everyone - it all depends on your point of view... Visit The Shimmering Glass Shop |
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