Tortuga Ln.tag:,2008:/242008-05-20T04:51:50ZMovable Type 3.33Upgrade, Upgrade!tag:www.tortugaln.com,2008://24.30042008-04-15T19:17:13Z2008-05-20T04:51:50ZI have a new booth at Main St. Station! It's fab, don't you think?!...
Main St. Station! It's fab, don't you think?!
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Dichroic Glass Pendantstag:www.tortugaln.com,2007://24.24812007-08-21T19:43:20Z2007-08-21T20:46:45ZEach piece of fused dichroic glass is unique, and no two pieces are ever the same....
Each piece of fused dichroic glass is unique, and no two pieces are ever the same.
from Wikipedia...
The brilliant dichroic optical properties of dichroic glass are the result of multiple micro-layers of metal oxides. These thin layers of oxides have a total thickness of three to five millionths of an inch.
NASA developed dichroic glass for use in satellite mirrors. Multiple ultra-thin layers of different metals (gold, silver, titanium, chromium, aluminium, zirconium, magnesium, silicon) are applied to the surface of the glass in a vacuum chamber.
The resulting plate of dichroic glass can then be fused with other glass in multiple firings. Certain wavelengths of light will either pass through or be reflected, causing an array of colour to be visible. Due to variations in the firing process, individual results can never be exactly reproduced; each piece of fused dichroic glass is unique, and no two pieces are ever the same.]]>
Recycled Glass Productstag:www.tortugaln.com,2007://24.22192007-05-09T00:16:54Z2007-08-21T20:51:12ZCheese Trays, Wind Chimes, Clocks and More...
Cheese Trays, Wind Chimes, Clocks and More
Some Cheese With That Wine?dishwasher safe cheese tray, spoon rest or soap dish Wind Chimesno, they don't break that easily Time in a Bottle Lighting in a Bottlecandles are so passe' Cork Trivet
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Now Showing ...tag:www.tortugaln.com,2007://24.20122007-02-16T21:32:50Z2007-08-21T18:48:15Z I'm very proud to have a small booth at Main Street Station in Grapevine, TX. This is just the beginning....
I'm very proud to have a small booth at Main Street Station in Grapevine, TX. This is just the beginning.
Introductiontag:www.tortugaln.com,2007://24.20082007-02-14T20:41:44Z2007-02-23T20:50:50ZI first saw recycled glass wind chimes about 15 years ago at the Olla Podrida art mall in Dallas, TX. They were made from old Dr. Pepper bottles. I loved the idea, and it never left my head. Several years...
I first saw recycled glass wind chimes about 15 years ago at the Olla Podrida art mall in Dallas, TX. They were made from old Dr. Pepper bottles. I loved the idea, and it never left my head. Several years later, my brother and sister-in-law gave me a wind chime crafted from cut wine bottles. A-ha! Another neat idea. In 2006, my husband gave me a wonderful Valentine's gift. He enrolled us in a glass blowing class in Grapevine, TX. It was fantastic! The thought that I could do something like this grew from there.
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The brilliant dichroic optical properties of dichroic glass are the result of multiple micro-layers of metal oxides. These thin layers of oxides have a total thickness of three to five millionths of an inch.
NASA developed dichroic glass for use in satellite mirrors. Multiple ultra-thin layers of different metals (gold, silver, titanium, chromium, aluminium, zirconium, magnesium, silicon) are applied to the surface of the glass in a vacuum chamber.
The resulting plate of dichroic glass can then be fused with other glass in multiple firings. Certain wavelengths of light will either pass through or be reflected, causing an array of colour to be visible. Due to variations in the firing process, individual results can never be exactly reproduced; each piece of fused dichroic glass is unique, and no two pieces are ever the same.
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Some Cheese With That Wine?
dishwasher safe cheese tray, spoon rest or soap dish
Wind Chimes
no, they don't break that easily
Time in a Bottle
Lighting in a Bottle
candles are so passe'
Cork Trivet
