Heya, Happy Crafters! Has it really been a week already? These past few days have Flown by! Its been a good but busy week; if you're interested, you can keep up with our daily antics over on the Vonster Vlog <3 I've been shooting daily videos of our behind the scenes and of my efforts on a 100lb weight loss journey!

We have shipped out all our Patreon packages and made the big announcement; it feels very scary to be shifting platforms, especially in these crazy times (who knows what 2020 will bring next!) but with so many things beyond our control, Randy and I are holding tight to our business and everyone who has been our rock; yall, our community! We cannot thank yall enough for being a part of our life!
We have only hit a ~few~ snags with the new website, mostly just user error as we juggle the transition, but it seems to be proving to be a Good Decision <3 We are very open to your feed back; if you have any ideas, suggestions, or questions, we are here for you!

If you are a part of our Craft Along Club (any of our $1+ membership levels) be sure to pop by here later today; we'll be going live at 3pm CST. I'll be sending out another email to you about that specifically an hour before we go live as a reminder, and the link will also be posted to Patreon as it has in the past.

We have a new tutorial coming out on Sunday (we'll send out an email with the link!) and I wanted to let you know about our Premieres that we have been doing for a few weeks now; its just like a regular video tutorial but with the addition of live chat so Randy and I can answer questions and hang out as the video plays. We hang out in the "room" for up to an hour prior to the video starting (any time after you get the email notification we will be in live chat) and its a great deal of fun. If you aren't able to make it to the premiere, its no worries! The video can still be viewed as normal <3

Hey, Happy Crafters! I am really excited to share this week's shop update with yall, and Randy and I picked 5 of our favorite cabs to feature to you! This was difficult to do, because each one is so unique and stands out on its own <3 Each of the cabs discussed below, and many like them, are available for sale in our shop

Hey, Happy Crafters! This summer heat hasn't stopped us from running the kiln and keeping busy experimenting with some -new to us- frit colors. Here is what we have been up to!

The colors we are using, pictured above, are all medium size coe 96 frit and were purchased from www.delphi.com. We also included mosaic size clear and medium dichro frit in each of these experiments.

After it was eaten by a lawn mower I decided it was finally time to refurbish this much abused Gnome Home and give it another 3 years of testing in my garden. I will update this blog post with a link to the video of how I renovated this piece.

Randy and I went to our first class at Creative Escape Glass in Springfield, MO. We were excited about glass fusing, but not sure what to expect. We signed up for two projects on this first visit, frit fused cabs in a mold, and puddles. The artist that helped us make these projects was very fun and helpful, and I stalk her on Instagram where she shares her beautiful pottery! ( I gotta get me one of her cicada mugs!!!) The owner wasn't in the studio that day, but I felt we were in very good hands.

Our first project, pictured above, was frit layered into a mold for fusing. I didn't get pictures, but what we did is we layered the frit into a mold very similar to this one, that had been sprayed with 2 coats of ZYP Boron Nitride to keep the glass from sticking.

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