Break up glass pebbles into crushed glass for resin geode art pieces - safely

[@sab_1055]

HEY! I've been smashing $1 Tree pebbles for years ... the wrong way. I use big chunks for mosaics. They've been hard to make. My pebbles became dust. I use that too, but this method is perfect. Thanks.

[@roncandelaria3703]

....spent all day trying to figure out how to get colored (blue) shattered glass and happened to run across this video....you saved my day (and probably my project too)! Thank you so much!

[@cindyp2181]

Put them in a quart Ziploc freezer bag (doubled and use the best quality for better thickness), when you break them up with the hammer. Also put a towel over the bags. That will contain all the mess and makes it much safer.

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

I found it really didn't make any mess. The marble stayed intact but broken into pieces. But you are right, safety is important. People must take whatever precautions works for them.

[@teap.9045]

Awesome tip!!

[@ladyblueamb]

@@DebyatMixedMediaArts thanks so much for the tips I'm going to try it

[@aleashajohnson7993]

Cindy P this is a good idea. I was trying to crush some glass pebbles in a ziploc bag but did not think of the towel!

[@aleashajohnson7993]

Cindy P or heating and shocking 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@JoaniesJourney]

I called my local glass company and asked to buy shatter tempered glass. He said we just throw it out but if you bring me a bucket Ill fill it up for free!!! 😁

[@ftumi]

Awesome! LoL I should call mine and ask maybe they'll say the same hehe

[@Onajourneysearchingformyfaith]

Thank you Debby cause u save me right now. I need white crushed glass and I can’t find none anywhere😩🙏🏾 this is what u call take you hand tun fashion thank you very much

[@ivyyoung16]

Ok so this was one of the best explanations I've come across. Thank you

[@MommaBearsCorner]

can put cloth other it to crack and USE simple tweezers to pick up and then toss out the tiny pieces that are too small and sharp. That would solve it all. If one wants smaller pieces, I would if one could reheat and then crack them loose or will that break it up way too much too fast and too small..... Guess have to try both ways. Thanks for sharing because yes, they want way too much for this in the craft stores. Even temu has some but 10 grams not enough to do hardly anything on canvas, so greatly appreciated. I thought of doing this, but good to know about the heat and cold method first. makes more sense. Thanks for sharing.

[@kerielwatson3197]

I've done this with marbles. Be warned with some glass it is possible when you dunk the glass into cold water for pieces to 'explode' off. Wear safety glasses and try cover your water container whilst out pour the hot glass in. It seems to be more common with marbles than these glass stones

[@texasgemtree]

Genius! So much easier. I have so many of these I bought a long time ago and never used them in the projects I originally bought them for.

[@fooddottie]

Was wondering where people got these larger glass pieces from - now I know the trick. Thanks so much Debbie

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

Always pleased to be helpful. Enjoy.

[@barbaracabrera207]

Was just wondering where was best place to buy glass bits. Found your video by accident, looking for something else! Your channel was a great find! This is exactly what I need. I like that the pieces aren't SHARP! That's important to working on my project. I want to make DIY glass "balls" in art medium for texture in art pieces. It's expensive to buy. Plus, I love to find ways to do my arts & crafts with DIY supplies. Makes the whole process more rewarding. And I like that I know I did it DIY!!! Thank you for video. I see a trip to Dollar Tree in my future!!! Austin,TX USA

[@diamondb1756]

Thank you for this video , I’ve been searching for colorful broken glass.

[@allisonbroomes3453]

Have you tried doing this with use glass bottles. I ja e some used green bottles was wondering if you ever do this and how to go about it

[@therealityartist9057]

Well I never thought of doing that before because I spent hours and hours trying to smash them up inside a big cardboard box with a small part of the box cut out just big enough to swing the hammer through witch was not easy thing to do and they are seriously very hard and tough to break up in small pieces believe me there were bits of glass flying everywhere outside of the box I made to catch most of the glass and it really helped as well

[@lizwalmsley7749]

Also, probably want to use a metal or melamine bowl for ice bath. So your bowl doesn't crack. Even pyrex can crack under these conditions. Am excited to try. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@travellasingleton651]

I've been looking for bags at the craft store and came across this video. I have tons of these glass pebbles in my home, Great for my crafts. Thanks

[@patriciaroberts-thompson]

Thanks Deby, I now have a lovely bag of glass bits for my first geode!

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

Excellent. Good luck with it Patricia

[@elliemerc01]

I watched this and was expecting broken glass jewelry but my bad. Thanks for your demonstration, maybe somewhere down the road I will be able to use these.

[@bbrown8353]

Another great tip from you! I love watching your videos, just a comment as a kid I used to do this with round marbles just to the point of crackle to make jewels. I was taught not to use non stick/teflon at the time - pans because the glass gets so hot it can affect the finish. This may not be true with the newer non stick surfaces but I thought it was worth passing along

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

Thank you for the tip. I hadn't noticed any problems, but I use bottled gas and my pans really don't get very hot.

[@valerieprelle9052]

Thank you! I put my glass in the non stick pan for 13 mins, burnt my glass, discolored them smells bad.

[@dubst.t.]

Your video was awesome, (it's not easy to make quality vids!) and I'm not sure why people would say "I was expecting ____ but I guess I was wrong" because your title was spot on for the content shown in this! Thank you for sharing, I was looking for the "how to" on crushing these pebbles! 😉💟

[@robyns6148]

How long did you keep them on stove?

[@kerengurionart]

Wow!! Such good tip!! Thank you so much! I'm from Israel and everything us do expensive to import to here.

[@thecatdragon589]

i boight little glass stones from the store cuz i wanted to shatter one and use it for a ring, thanks for making this!

[@jkgirlify]

Oh my goodness, Thank you so much for this wonderful information 😁

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

You are very welcome Jessica. Glad to know it was helpful

[@ambercrow5451]

Heck yeah! You just saved me some money because I was just shopping for that style glass but now I'll just make it. Thank you thank you!!! ❤️

[@davemeinhaldt1405]

I used to heat marbles and treat them the same way. The fractures were lovely to beautiful , glued a holder it and but on a neckless. We of course called them fried marbles. ---Dave...

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

I really loved the crackled look, I bet they looked gorgeous as a necklace.

[@davemeinhaldt1405]

Deby at Mixed Media Crafts -- Yes, they were great looking, If I remember the favorite cement was Opticon 220.

[@alycepeters2909]

This reminded me of how we would boil clear marbles to make them crackle and we would think they were so pretty. Years ago lol

[@pjfoltz8810]

We would do that too!

[@joanargilan9381]

Really you boiled and not baked them? How long do you boil them

[@susanhlavaty9500]

We did that too

[@alycepeters2909]

@@joanargilan9381 yes, we did it as kids to make the marbles look pretty. We just boiled them until they cracked.

[@ftumi]

Never knew this! Awesome ty

[@smoothlight3567]

Doing this, and my shoulder is in SO much pain from hammering! Lol , not a powerful glass crusher…. Ow 🤕 Maybe didn’t crackle enough first? BTW would use regular old skillet, teflon can release toxic fumes (Teflon alone is bad news). Enjoyed your video :)

[@lisamason5178]

This is VERY helpful as I have a ton of these and was going to smash them between towels! Also that is a spectacular looking pan and lid you have there!!

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

Hahaha, don't get me started on talking about pans. My housemate just moved out and took almost all the pots and pans with him, so I'm making do right now!

[@TheJackierose1]

Thank you. I've just wasted so much money ordering broken glass. Wish I had watched this yesterday - grrrrr

[@courtneygriggsby1358]

I'm soo glad I found this video!! Thank u!

[@dianajacobs6170]

Enjoyed watching your video. I like how detailed you are helps, Thank you !

[@enikopelsoczy7622]

Thank you for this video! This is what I needed.

[@leeloadams6274]

Im so lucky I came accross this ,thanku so much for sharing,

[@traceycreating5500]

You are amazing Deby, I did this today with marbles but I like the idea of those glass pebbles better, thank you :)

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

Thanks Tracey. I've not tried marbles and don't know if they would be the right finish for the projects I'm working on, but several people have mentioned that crackled marbles make great pendants.

[@lou9007]

Thanks Deby! make it a lot easier now trying to get hold of the 'real' glass in the UK seems difficult and very expensive, your a star.

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

Same here Lou, I scoured the island and can only get these in blue and for sadly no where near a dollar, but much cheaper than importing craft store crushed glass

[@samanthabrewington1463]

I don't make craft videos but I am working on a dragon creature type film and since dragons use gems and stuff to build there nests so this will help me a lot. Thanks

[@ftumi]

This would be great for the scales!

[@shirljoanrea693]

loved how you how . to do crushed glass. it is hard to get a lot of things you get from your craft stores here in australia.

[@juliadoverart5907]

This is brilliant!! Thank you. I couldn’t work out how to break them up- the hammer didn’t work on its own 😉

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

Thanks Julia, glad it was useful

[@conniegroves9176]

Ty ty ty .... Having problems finding crushed glass in stock in my area. Extremely helpful!!!

[@aleashajohnson7993]

It’s like you read my mind this is exactly what I needed to know right now! Thank you!

[@Art.0606]

Would microwaving the marbles work?

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

I understand that microwaves work by vibrating the sugar, water and fat molucles in the food, and as glass doesnt have any other those things, I don't think it would work. But by all means try and let us know how you get on

[@sab_1055]

IDK. Sounds sketchy to me.@@DebyatMixedMediaArts

[@ftumi]

It heats from the inside out, also. It vibrates from the water content in the food that's why they say to add water to your food to reheat in microwave etc

[@pattyaap7345]

thanks Deby! I love the natural light in your house!

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

The house faces directly east and we get flooded with light in the mornings, it's beautiful.

[@AngelasMixedMediaArtist]

Hi Deby love seeing you again awesome 🙌🙌🙌🙌❤️❤️❤️👋🎁🎁

[@hedgehoghero8692]

Perfect for miniatures and dioramas, thanks you

[@BlaizC]

I was able to break larger pebbles easily, but the smaller ones (the size you used in this video) were not breaking, even though I hammered them really hard and they were on a concrete brick. This will really help. Thank you, Deby!

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

Ah yes, I think once they are cracked, they should come apart easily with just a light tap.

[@ftumi]

Re heat them

[@deloresmc2659]

Thanks I think this is a good source to use, I got cracked look before now I'll try cracked pieces

[@kathleenmacdonald5511]

I wonder if you can take colorful gravel (like from a fish tank), spray it with glitter and use that rather than breaking up the glass pebbles.

[@katrinadunlap1012]

Yes you can mix with mod podge & glitter

[@islamkisehzadi.9394]

Thank u sooo much, I was thinging that resin art decor glas is wich metal or glass, but ur vedio knowing me ds is pable pies. Thank u mam,

[@Jessicaimmen]

That a great idea! Thank you for sharing!

[@meladams1216]

This looks so satisfying! I’m gonna do this just to use the hammer!!

[@kristinaandthegerman4554]

love this!! And you have quite beautiful hands as well!

[@janagrosu5586]

Deby thanks a lot for this video!!! 🙏im thinking to grow some crystals from salt but do you think they will melt in time like salt usualy do?? If is convenient to.use them in art maybe glass is better?

[@camilazigaran5164]

Thank you so much for sharing this tip! I will definitely make them soon :) greetings from Argentina😄💕

[@bethanylintner3322]

Great tip thanks so much headed for th3 dollar store this is all I needed to try a geode

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

I think you'll love ot. Any chance to make with sparkly things makes me happy.

[@mayrakopjansen2814]

When you do transparent glass can you colour them??

[@mayrakopjansen2814]

With alcoholmink

[@mayrakopjansen2814]

Alcohol ink I meant

[@teresalouviere6515]

Thank you for such a wonderful idea. I have loads of these and no idea what to do with them!

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

Great! What will you use the crushed glass on Teresa?

[@teresalouviere6515]

I am going to use them on a geode, my first attempt at a geode actually! I just love all the great tips and ideas you share with us.

[@sylverdesignart]

Thank you so much for making this video! I just bought glass beads like you have this morning.

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

Good luck with them. How are you planning to use them Sylvie?

[@sylverdesignart]

Debbie. I'm going to make a geode

[@kim99may]

I have tons of them I can try with! ❤❤❤ Great idea 💡 😊

[@Faymysticreations]

This method works so well! Thank you so much for sharing!!!!!

[@lorettaclose2510]

These look great. I am looking for ideas of things to make with them with a group of kids. Any ideas to share?

[@NeoDon1]

Yes, having more surface area exposed to heat works better.

[@kimmerbe]

Awesome video, and great idea, Deby!

[@ravindernegi7419]

Hmmmm very homely & done it honestly . keep it up 👍

[@yogi8284]

Awesome!! I can't find crushed on my island and I can't purchase it online. Put the people's are available here. I'm gonna be doing a whole lot of smashing this weekend

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

Excellent, glad to know it is useful for you. Where do you live Yolande?

[@HeatherWrightArt]

Awesome, thank you!!! Now I need to create a geode on my channel!!!!

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

I'm new to your channel Heather, but wow you have some nice paintings there.

[@HeatherWrightArt]

Deby at Mixed Media Arts Wow, thank you Deby!!! I have been a big fan of yours for a while now, so happy to receive such a nice compliment from you, I'm honored🙏💙🎨

[@Eliterian]

OMG THIS IS THE CRUSHED TESSERACT!!!!

[@DROSIFICTION]

Elite Nerfer please let this be a 40k Necron reference!

[@Eliterian]

DROSIFICTION its an Marvel Reference

[@DROSIFICTION]

I was afraid of that lol jk

[@irenerhynes6732]

Can one use sea glass the same way. Thank you for this tutorial.

[@debjoly3615]

Did you happen to get an answer?

[@ftumi]

Right! I found this also at the Dollar tree next to them

[@swankyart4737]

Awesome tip Deby 💕

[@Sweeps850]

So did you spray the pan with a cooking oil to keep the glass from sticking? Just kidding. I have boxes of different colored glass beads and will be using this idea to use them on my resin geodes. Thanks.

[@Shazkashif]

Thanks a lot. I was in search of it.

[@liletteautrey8481]

Thank you very much for your tips, I was really looking for it

[@diedredunham7383]

Ok, now I feel silly. We used to do marbles like this to make into necklaces. Thanks!!

[@DROSIFICTION]

Thank you! Exactly what I was looking for!

[@susanteague1962]

Great...I am so glad you made this video!!! Thank you!

[@andreagossmann1898]

I LOVE your videos!!!!

[@diywithbellary]

Thanks for the video I really needed to know how to do this.

[@wendyst.germain4482]

Thank you and I look forward to seeing your geode video.

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

Thanks Wendy. I've started recording the whole process, it's going to be a long one!

[@lizwalmsley7749]

Why not boil the beads instead of heating them dry? Then wrap in cloth and crush in a vice?

[@PoshPaperPerfection]

I really don’t know what I am doing wrong. I followed your video and they did not break easily. And I have tons of Shards of glass on my protective sheet and under my nails. I didn’t hit them hard either.

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

Sorry to hear that. Maybe the glass pebbles you are using are a different material and don't break in the same way. I used some cheap ones from the dollar store and they break up almost like windscreen glass, like the safety glass without the sharp edges.

[@lentren2004]

New subscriber. Thank you for the video. I want to add sparkle, but not glitter to my dresser drawer fronts. Do you think this will work? If so, will I need resin over it? Thank you.

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

Do I don't think this would be the right sort of material for that. It would be difficult to get a good finish and very hard to get it consistent across a whole dresser. And you'd need to break up a TON of glass. There are some very nice metallic paints and some very very fine glitter paints which are sparkly but not hugely glittery. I think that would be better.

[@lentren2004]

@@DebyatMixedMediaArts thank you so much for your reply!

[@kamilahbanerjee]

Do u think with glass bottles I can put them on the grill them in cold water

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

Glass bottles aren't the same. The glass will be very sharp if you try to smash it up and wouldn't give the same edges. It really has to be these 'marbles' because they are more like windscreen glass and break up into the right type of pieces.

[@jennboone68]

I have been looking for this thanks for your help

[@lauraroman5207]

Just saw this video, very useful thank you!!!

[@norelyslopez3150]

Thanks you so much for sharing such a good information

[@laurieriehl2042]

This looks fun.

[@cinnabunny6201]

Hmmmmm. It looks like fish tank pebbles to me. Those are super cheap too. Could you use those instead & save yourself time and safety?

[@ftumi]

Are those made of glass bc I thought the same thing

[@MMMary7757]

How long do you leave them in cold water? Bra or no bra... this is genius and a great help for new crafters! If you are Nee, You should be wearing safety glasses and gloves. This is a no brained! Thank you for posting. Love your work!

[@ftumi]

Yes, she mentioned safety glasses... Just till they crack/ cool

[@constancelevering4296]

You are a genius, Thanx for sharing ! 🌹

[@AndreaStevens2012]

Where did you get your pebbles? The last couple bags I purchased from Michael's were not colored through, they were only painted. I discovered this when drilling holes in them to be use on a wind chime and the drill bit occassionally skidded across the pebble removing the paint, they were actually clear pebbles. So, I'm wondering if there are different types or is there another place to purchase ones that are colored through. Thanks!

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

I scoured the entire island and eventually found them in my local sewing shop. That's not going to work for you I'm sure - it's weird here! You could try the dollar store or florists. I also have a list of beautiful ones here -kit.com/mixedmedia/glass-nuggets-for-crushing

[@AndreaStevens2012]

Thank you Deby!

[@ftumi]

I get mine at the dollar store / dollar tree

[@RebeccaTurnerEsotericCreations]

Brilliant! Such a money saving idea as well!

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

Thanks Rebecca. Always better to DIY :-)

[@rm-nelson1256]

Thank you sooo much for this information, really helpful ❤

[@fatih_han]

Thank you so much for this video ❤️

[@kathleenwhite2236]

I subscribed to your channel because of you sharing this idea! Thanks so much!

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

That's great Kathleen. I hope you enjoy some of my other ideas.

[@heatheredson4323]

Thanks for the tip🙂

[@Luxinda]

Great info - thank you!!

[@destrygraves]

How did you not crack your tile table?

[@DebyatMixedMediaArts]

It really is a very gentle tap to break them up once they are cracked. Definitely not enough to crack a tile.

[@kaylieburnes8720]

Can you do this with the cubes to

[@islamkisehzadi.9394]

In which city r u frome.

[@KimberlyMWylie]

Thank you for sharing this!