Kaplan Creations Jewelry and Glass Design

I actually fused these pieces together about a month ago, but didn’t get around to doing anything more with them until today. I used sterling silver to create a unique wire wrap for each one.  These are listed in Etsy and in my store.

I’m not sure that this is exactly the same pattern as the piece I showed yesterday, but it is close (and from the same batch). I had fused it on top of a black base.

The last time I bought some dichroic glass, I bought it from a different source (online). It had really pretty patterns that I hadn’t seen before so I thought I’d try it out. Thankfully I didn’t buy too much of it because there seems to be a problem with the dichroic coating disappearing at a lower temperature than you’d expect. This happened to me twice. I thought the first time was my  mistake and maybe I hadn’t been paying enough attention to the kiln (I wasn’t using a digital controller, but usually don’t for fusing small pieces). The second time I watched it carefully, and turned off the kiln at exactly the right point….and here are my results:

You can barely see any dichroic coating…it all burned off.

 I didn’t complain to the seller, just decided to stick with my usual sources from now on. Dichroic glass is too expensive to be throwing out….

Blue Dichroic Bracelet

This bracelet has black glass beads with a blue dichroic pattern that shimmers in the light. Swarovski crystals, amethyst beads, laser cut sterling silver beads, and a small crystal dangle are also incorporated into the design. 

Hello and welcome to my blog! I have been designing and creating jewelry pieces since 2003 using fused dichroic glass, lampworked beads, sterling silver, and a variety of other materials. I live in Alaska (the south central portion–near Anchorage) and my artistic endeavors are clearly influenced by the beauty of the gorgeous scenery. Join me in my passion for jewelry design and glasswork.