Winter scene using stencils

[@vanessamcgill9472]

You’re such an inspiration! Thank you so much Jill 🥰

[@FiredGlass]

You are so welcome!

[@christopherkeenan1481]

So pretty

[@FiredGlass]

It is isn't it. 🙂

[@dianaevans8510]

Great project. Really like the stencil but LOVE the addition of the birch trees. Thank you.

[@FiredGlass]

Thank you, the birch trees do help set the scene.

[@roe4353]

A really beautiful demonstration - thanks very much!

[@FiredGlass]

You're very welcome!

[@sallybrown9194]

Oh wow. You are amazing! Thank you for the handy tips as well as the not-so-brave methods. I didn't have any problem with the audio.

[@FiredGlass]

Thanks for watching Sally, glad the audio was okay for you.

[@FiredGlass]

Apologies for the scratchy microphone audio now and again when Jill moves. It was not positioned in an ideal location, will double-check in future.

[@johntisbury]

Have a word with the cameraman / sound recordist! 😂

[@elainefuehrer5739]

wow awesome

[@FiredGlass]

It does create a striking piece. That for watching Elaine.

[@AnnetteRintelmann]

SO COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@karendunsford4835]

That is stunning ❤

[@FiredGlass]

Thank you

[@Cindy-fd9dj]

I have learned so much already. I would love to see you create a Smoky Mountain scene as I am now from Tennessee, USA

[@FiredGlass]

Thanks for watching. Okay we’ll put it on our to do list

[@Cindy-fd9dj]

@@FiredGlass Love that! I can't wait to watch you perform your magic with glass. thank you

[@foxgloved1]

so would has loved to have seen the finished beautiful masterpiece

[@FiredGlass]

The finished piece was shown at the end of the video.

[@Ron-Ayres]

Literally at 25:44! Immediately preceded by Jill saying _"Enjoy the finished article, it's coming up next"._

[@sandisloan7003]

I love your videos

[@FiredGlass]

Thanks for watching

[@sandisloan7003]

Everyday I watch your videos thank you

[@susanringrose851]

Lovely thank you for posting 🎄

[@FiredGlass]

Thank you for watching.

[@lesleycoates5881]

Love this

[@FiredGlass]

Thanks for watching Lesley

[@lindawillshare7825]

Thank you for another great video. I really love the things you make.

[@FiredGlass]

Thank you Linda, glad to hear it. Thanks for watching.

[@laurasquissato6640]

Beautiful! Thank you so much for all the little tips and tricks that you share. Allow me to share one of mine with you - regarding the hand cramping when you're using the small sifter. Instead of using the thumb to push the spiral wire along the threads, I just push the spiral back out of the way and run the edge of a spoon (or any metal object/tool) along those threads. This does require 2 hands though.

[@FiredGlass]

Oooh excellent idea, I will try that Laura and let you know how I get on.

[@stephend7404]

Beautiful as always :) Thank you!

[@FiredGlass]

Thanks for watching Stephen

[@GlassbyGayle]

I love the projects! Your colors are so nice. Could you add a link for the person that offers the stainless steel drape mold? Also, where to find the birch stringers.

[@FiredGlass]

Thank you for watching. Check the description below the video for listing and links.

[@dianacrick5089]

Is it possible to do a powder sky and pre-fire the base piece of glass. I want to contour white snow banks on the top layer and fuse these two pieces together. Then slump!

[@FiredGlass]

Yes, you can fire up to 7 times before glass gets problematic. Remember to increase the annealing time.

[@rareandwonderfull]

1:04 VERY nice work! Your videos make a pleasant winter night. Summer time I would be out pulling weeds out of our large vegetable garden and tending to my old English roses, lilies etc. etc. The English cottage garden look I have always loved, like a stage act, as crocuses fade, hyacinths appear, then tulips, these fade then the roses light up, the tall intensely fragrant oriental lilies shoot up through the rose bushes, dahlias. nasturtiums trailing about. I absolutely adore the English Cottage garden, the intensely fragrant roses, moss roses etc. are the stars of the show. 11:48 snow storm! 15:57 Yes, I was just ready to say "your poor thumb" as wearying to the hand as milking a cow! LOL! 22:36 good! Those birches on YOUR right that appeared to be floating above the snow now are joined to the snow! 23:21 VERY nice! how you did not limit yourself to a generic stencil, but customized the scene, really nice! 25:50 It all fused very nicely, the impression of a brightly lit winter night with midnight blue sky . very nice, thank you!

[@FiredGlass]

Thank you glad you enjoyed it. Oh yes the summer months. We have lots of David Austin roses in our garden, they grow very well in our clay soil. Traditional English Tea Roses and newer cultivated versions.

[@rareandwonderfull]

@@FiredGlass Yes, David Austin roses are the best, I have The Poet's Wife, beautiful, clean cadmium yellow with definite grapefruit scent under the old rose fragrance, my other Austin rose is Crocus.

[@rareandwonderfull]

@@FiredGlass As I headed to bed last night after watching your splendid video, with the mind on winter, I was visualizing a fused glass of winter holly with red berries, maybe a cardinal bird? Your deer glass had such atmosphere, one could almost feel the cold winter air and midnight blue winter night sky looking at it. The ability to add feeling, atmosphere to such a piece is above and beyond th usual. I like to refer to Mary Cicely Baker faerie illustrations for ideas on how one might create mood and atmosphere. There was a second illustrator who's name I can never remember in the same time frame and genre. So far as adding mood and atmosphere to a holly project, at the moment I have no ideas

[@FiredGlass]

@@rareandwonderfull we love the idea of a scene evoking memories and emotions for people. Nostalgia is such a strong feeling and so heart warming.

[@martinantoniobenitez332]

Thank you very much Teacher for this video with you I am learning this beautiful technique, I wish I could put where we can get the materials, I am in Mexico and it is difficult for me to find the materials.

[@FiredGlass]

Thank you for watching. You should find suppliers in the USA. We are in the United Kingdom and use The Creative Glass Guild and Warmglass for our products. Both ship internationally, but you may find them cheaper in the USA.

[@gailkops5644]

Absolutely gorgeous! Well done, I love it!

[@FiredGlass]

Thanks for watching Gail, glad you loved it.

[@kristycannon7923]

Such a beautiful project! I love how you make everything look so easy & effortless! Do you mind me asking the dimensions of your finished piece?

[@FiredGlass]

Thank you Kirsty, glad you enjoyed the video. Finished piece is 13.5cm high and 20cm across at the back of the curve at the widest part.

[@elainefuehrer5739]

looks like i saw this 2 yrs ago, wanting to know if that medium can go with any enamel

[@FiredGlass]

It should be okay with most brands.

[@SuperVirginiaRose]

Trying to find the stencil, can you help please

[@FiredGlass]

Links to various stencils are in the description under the video.

[@janross7602]

Can you tell me why you use dense white rather than white opalescent?

[@FiredGlass]

Dense white gives a stronger colour, it’s about personal choice really.

[@kwingenbach2220]

Does the paint that you used on the trees work on 96 fusing glass?

[@FiredGlass]

Yes it will.

[@ToniaMoore-md3bt]

Where do i get that second sifter the one the metal one. Thanks in Advance!

[@FiredGlass]

We get all our tools from Warm Glass here in the UK, with the odd exception.

[@aliciaabrams8645]

Do you mind sharing the name or brand of the stencil? I like this one a lot more than the ones I have seen. I'm hoping I can find it in the US. Thank you for a lovely video!

[@FiredGlass]

I'll ask Jill in the morning. You should be able to get it from Amazon which is where Jill purchased it from.

[@FiredGlass]

Hi Alicia, I've added links to the description underneath the video. Appears the original one is currently unavailable have therefore given a link to a similar one.

[@aliciaabrams8645]

@@FiredGlass Thank you!

[@ashleybennett6570]

What kiln do I need to purchase?

[@FiredGlass]

Hi Ashley, that's a difficult question to answer without some background information. Do you have single or 3-phase electric supply? Some kilns require a 3 phase supply, others will work on single phase. What is the maximum size of work will you be doing, this will dictate the size of the kiln you need. Will you be doing drop vases and the like. If so you need a kiln that has a viewing hole to allow you to monitor the process during firing. There's no simple stock answer as with buying a motor car, everyone's needs are different and understanding that will help to get a kiln to meet you needs. You location will also have an impact on choice as kilns available in the UK will be different from those in Canada and the USA.