ColourArte and Creative Paperclay project: Broken Glass Pendants

To view the free tutorial and video instructions for how to make these pendants, visit ColourArte.com/blog 

 Another upcycle ColourArte project!  Have you ever broken a favorite dish?  Turn those broken treasures into jewelry with Creative Paperclay and ColourArte.

A bit of foil behind the glass gives even more shimmer to these necklaces.
Easy to make and once painted, no one will guess that it is broken glass, paper, and shimmering paints from ColourArte.com!

Also make pendants from small ceramic tiles .... or ....

From the lenses of old suglasses!

Ft. Wayne Museum of Art: Glass

I am always inspired by viewing the art of other artists and I visit as many museums and art shows as possible when I travel.    Two summers ago I happened up on a wonderful glass show in Ft. Wayne Indiana.  The show was titled 2013 Summer of Glass.   One of the few mediums that I have never tried is glass! (but I collect broken bits of colored glass..Does that count?)

When I returned to the same museum the next year, (2014) I was very surprised to see another wonderful glass show!  The following photos were taken there:

I fell in love with the contemporary glass works.  Dale Chihuly's Secret Garden was on display along with the award winners from the 41st Annual International Glass Invitational.  And there were also works from The Next Generatioin of Studio Glass. Sorry for the overused word, but the show was AWESOME!