Announcement    ABOUT ME!
i am an older guy, retired to Florida in 2005 at age 63 after a career in real estate in Cheyenne Wyoming and retirement fro the Air Force in 1981. Never could just sit around so I decided it was finally time for me to take that jewelry class that I had always thought about! Took a silversmith class and with the usual great timing I have demonstrated in the past, the price of silver went immediately from $9 an ounce to $42! It was a hard sell in those days and I decided that a new product was necessary, so for fun, I took a class in fusing dichroic glass. It was love at first sight! I love the way the glass reacts to the light and the beauty that the glass transmits.

I now have a complete jewelry and fusing studio in my at home and love to spend my time there. Not so much in love with going to art and craft shows to sell, but seems to be a necessary part of of the game!. Then, along came Etsy and I have fiddled around with the web for quite a long time, and now, I am back! Did you miss me? I love to talk about my glass and would love to hear from you!
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DICHROIC GLASS CREATIONS BY RON
Affordable handmade, one of a kind, dichroic glass jewelry and gift items. Dichroic glass pieces are made by cutting 3 or four pieces of glass in the same shape. The layer next to the top is dichroic glass, a glass which has a special coating to give it a beautiful colored finish. I have little control of the color that comes out, and the color will change constantly in the light. The glass is then stacked and fused at approximately 1500 degrees and allowed to cool to around 950 where the glass is held. This point is known as the annealing point and allows the glass to "relax" to remove tension in the jewelry. The entire process takes about 5 kiln hours.
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I use only the finest materials in our work. Jewelry settings are either sterling silver or sterling or nickle plated.
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You can be assured that every piece of art you get from me will be an original, you will never see a duplicate piece of glass as I make only one of each item.
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Click photos to get larger views. Please note that the sizes listed, are in inches and are approximate. Pleas be aware of the size before you order.
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I hope that you enjoy my work and wearing my creations.
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I would love to visit with you about my work so please feel free to contact me at anytime.


Thanks, Ron