magnets for the market

So next weekend is the craft market! This weekend I made 1 kiln load full of new items (cufflinks and rings) but mainly have busy slumping plates and bowls, fire polishing items and figuring out how to package and display my stuff. I think the hardest part of this process has been deciding what to charge! I wonder if people will try and haggle? Hmmm...I didn't factor that into my pricing.

I'll be bringing along my houseware items and jewelry but wanted to be sure I had small, inexpensive items that anyone and everyone could use so I made a stock of magnets. Who couldn't use some funky magnets on their fridge? Why not use a little piece of glass art to display your child's drawing, a favourite recipe or your to do list?

Here are some of the magnets I'll be taking to the WychCraft Market:

the shattered series

I've really been enjoying making the larger items for my houseware line (plates, bowls, magnets, game boards, etc) but it's taking awhile to fuse everything since I can only get between 1-3 items in the kiln at a time.

I thought I was being pretty clever when it dawned on me that I could just add a second shelf to my kiln and double my fusing space. Well, this was not as straightforward as I thought it would be as the added shelf disrupted heat circulation and my usual firing schedule just wasn't doing what it was supposed to.

On first try the bottom shelf was too low and the items only tack fused. Then I tried elevating the bottom shelf, and in doing that had to elevate the 2nd shelf which put it too close to the element and everything on it over fired.

So now I'm slumping on the bottom of the kiln and doing a full fuse firing at the same time. This is quite helpful, especially since I kept making new items instead of doing a second firing to finish already made items.

Here are the first few items I made for the upcoming market (www. I will be slumping them into a plate mold with a flat bottom and slightly sloped sides.


On a base of red transparent glass topped with off-white opalescent glass that was shattered and reassembled. 8" b8"


A base of bright blue with smashed white glass on top. 5" by 5"


Transparent yellow base with shattered black glass fused on top. 8" by 8"


Transparent deep purple base with off-white broken glass. 5" by 5"

more melts??

Yes, you can never have enough pot melt pendants!!

My latest melt used a combination of opalescent white and red glass (and just a sprinkle of brown) with transparent red, orange and clear glass. I think this is my favourite melt so far! Although I think I say that after each one I make :)


I had just started cutting the disc up when I remembered that I hadn't taken a picture of it yet!




Please excuse the bad lighting :(

I've been busy fusing away to prepare for the market I registered for. I picked 4 dates over the summer: Saturday June 20th, Saturday July 25th, Saturday August 8th and Saturday September 19th. There is a limit to the number of jewelry vendors (so it's not just a jewelry market for people looking for a variety of item and so that the other jewelry artisans don't have too much competition) so I'll be focusing on houseware items for the first three shows. Jewelry items can make up to 1/4 of my display on those days with additional items on hand if needed. The last date, September 19th, will be my jewelry extravaganza!!

Check it out at: http://www.wychcraftmarket.com

It's a new outdoor market in Toronto that had it's first run on May 23rd. My hubby drove past it last weekend and reported back that it's a fairly small event so I don't know if I'll get that much traffic coming through. That might be okay to ease me in though, I'm a little nervous about showing my stuff! If you're in the neighbourhood be sure to stop by and stay hello!