HERE'S A GREAT TIP!When I'm usi ng the Taurus ring saw, the water soaks into the pattern and makes it turn to mush. I can cover the edges with an inexpensive "chapstick" to make the paper water resistant so that it isn't such a problem.Thanks to David Lantrip for this tip. We posted $10 to his store account.
If you have a tip you want to share, send it to [email protected].
If we select it for publication, you'll get $10
posted to your store account too!
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Summary of Upcoming Events and Classes
Some people have told us that our emails are too long. We don't want to shorten them because we want to be sure that you get all the news that's available. From this box, you can simply click on a link to take you directly to the classes that interest you.
All Cracked Up Plate Wednesday, April 16
Filigree Heart, Saturday, April 19
Intro to Fused Glass, Saturday, April 26
Scrappy Glass Garden Collage Sunday, April 27
Fused Coral Sea Bowl, Friday May 2
Stained Glass Boot Camp, Saturdays May 3&10
Groovy Bracelet, Sunday, May 4�
Mini-Mosaic Pendants, Thursday, May 15
Mosaic Birdbath, Saturday, May 17
Copper Pipe Whimsy, Friday, May 23 & 30
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 ALL CRACKED UP PLATE- 11"
with Joyce Sullivan
Wednesday April 16 from 6:30 to 8:30pm
$39 plus your glass selections
You don't need any experience when you use a hammer to crack up your glass for this super fun and easy dish! Bring your friends and some wine. We'll select two coordinating colors of glass and then bust it with a hammer! Who ever thought that making a gorgeous fused glass bowl could be so easy and inexpensive?
 Click Here to Register Online
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with Kris Nereng
Saturday April 19 from 1 to 4pm
$39 plus supplies
Just in time for Mother's Day gift giving, Kris Nereng is going to teach these fabulous hearts. We have a variety of patterns available or you can make up your own design.
Click Here to Register Online
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Scrappy Glass Garden Collage with Angela Chandler
Sunday, April 27
from 1 to 4pm
$36 plus scrap, zinc & soldering supplies
**Copper Foil Skills Required**
This is your chance to use the scrap glass & zinc that accumulates from other projects. Every time you see your yard art, it will remind you of the projects you've built in the past. We're going to start by building a frame from SCRAP zinc. Then, we'll use scrap glass to create a whimsical collage to display in your garden. In addition to your scrap glass, you can add glass elements such as dishes, fused elements, agates, or "globs". You'll be able to put it on a stake to display at ground level or hang it on your patio, tree, deck or fence. If you have an ample selection of scrap, the supplies for this class will cost almost nothing. If you need scrap glass, we have a lot at $2.50 per pound. Or you can scope out the value corner for some great buys. If you register at the last minute, please come early so that you can select scrap and start foiling. You'll need about 25-35 pieces foiled before class begins.
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Intro to Fused Glass  with Joyce Sullivan
Saturday, April 26
from 1 to 5pm $65 plus glass for one project
**No experience Required**
If you've been wondering where to start with glass fusing, this is your class.
Coefficient of expansion? De-vitrification? Volume Control? If you glaze over when you hear these words, this is your class.
This is a beginning fusing class but not one of those "make it and bake it" fusing classes where you lay up the project and we fire it for you. This is a comprehensive curriculum geared toward teaching you the skills you need to fuse and slump successfully on your own.
We'll start with workshop safety and we don't stop until you've learned about compatibility, stress testing, annealing, firing schedules and a whole lot more! We'll discuss designing your artwork and how to deconstruct too. Even though there are a lot of technical terms, we'll introduce the information in a format that makes it fun and easy to learn.
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Groovy Bracelet  with Angela Chandler
Sunday, May 4 from 1 to 4pm
$36 plus supplies
**No experience Required**
Wow! Now you can create amazing jewelry with your dichroic cabochons.
Angela will be teaching the super-easy technique of "groovy" wrapping a dichroic cabochon as a centerpiece to a fabulous bracelet.
This project requires the use of four different pairs of jewelry pliers. We will use round nose, flat nose, flush cutter and nylon-jaw pliers. You can purchase pliers on the day of class or come by the store ahead of time to select them.
We will have a variety of wire and cabochons available. If you have something that you want to wrap, bring it to class. The cabs can be square, rectangle, round or oval and cannot be greater than 1.5" in either direction. The cab shown in the photo is approximately 1"x1.5".
Click Here to Register Online
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 Mini-Mosaic Resin Pendants with Joyce Sullivan Thursday, May 15 from 6:30 to 8:30pm
$39 Includes Everything to Make Two Pendants If you bring your mom or a friend, the second registration is only $29. **No Experience Necessary** **Mother's Day Gift Idea - Bring Your Mother to Harmony for Pendant Night** Click Here to Register Online Click Here to Register A Second Person Get out of the house and have some fun!! You'll use tiny pieces of glass, Italian millefiori and premium sterling plated pendant trays to create two wonderful glass pendants. It looks like fused glass but it's capped with a high-tech resin so you get to take your wearable art home the same night!
We are including everything in the cost of the class....premium sterling plated pendant findings, millefiori, adhesive and resin. You can even make extra pendants for $13 each. |
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Mosaic Birdbath
with Angela Chandler
Saturday, May 17 from noon to 4pm
$39 Plus Supplies
**Glass Cutting Skills Required**
Click Here to Register Online
Having birds in your yard is a sure sign of spring. Since spring is already here, it's time to welcome our birds with their own oasis. Using glass mosaics, we can also make their bird bath appealing for our human visitors.
During this class, you'll learn how to transfer the design to an affordable 16" terra cotta saucer to create a one-of-a-kind piece of art for your yard. Angela will also teach how to nip different shapes, how to choose the adhesive and how to finish the edges of your bird bath.
Select your pattern and glass before class starts. If you cut your focal areas ahead of time, you'll get a lot more out of the class.
Grouting instructions will be discussed to be grouted at home.
The birdbath shown above was created by Andrea Turner in a previous birdbath class.
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Beginning Stained Glass - BOOT CAMP
with Angela Chandler
Two Saturdays, May 3 and May 10, from 10am to 5pm
$125 plus approx $150 for supplies
**No Experience Necessary**
Want to learn stained glass but five week nights doesn't fit your schedule? Do the BOOT CAMP! It's five lessons in two days. There's no short-cutting. You'll still learn glass cutting, pattern preparation, grinding, foiling, soldering, framing and polishing. You'll still build a 9"x14" Tiffany-style panel. But you'll do it all in only two days!
Click Here to Register For Boot Camp, May 3 & 10
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Beginning Stained Glass
with Marianne Huether & Angela Chandler
Morning Classes are Five Thursdays from 10am to 12:30
Evening Classes are Five Wednesdays or Five Thursdays from 6:30 to 9pm
$110 plus supplies
**No Experience Necessary**
Learn the rewarding craft of stained glass. During this hands-on class, you will learn all the skills necessary to complete a stained glass panel using the copper foil technique that was developed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Each student will complete a 9" x 14" panel, including framing with a rigid metal frame. Every class session is filled with fun from learning to cut glass to soldering and framing.
Click Here to Register For Thursday Morning, May 15 Click Here to Register For Thursday Evening, May 15
Click Here to Register For Wednesday Evening, July 16
Click Here to Register For Thursday Morning, July 17 |
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Intermediate Stained Glass
- aka Stained Glass Workshop -
with Randy Morris
Tuesdays from 6:30pm to 9:00pm
The Current Session Started in March But You Can "Drop In" for $20 Each Evening
**Beginning Stained Glass is a Prerequisite**
Click Here to Register for the May 13th Session
Click Here to Register for the July 15th Session
Click Here to Register for the September 16th Session
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Recycled Wine Bottle Cheese & Hors d'oeuvre Tray
with Joyce Sullivan $30 regular price - $16 on sale! All Classes are 6:30 to 8:00 pm These classes have been filling fast! These dates have space available:
Friday, March 14
Tuesday, April 8
Friday, May 16
Friday, June 27
Friday, July 25
**No Experience Required - Bring a Friend!** This is an ultimate recycling project! Talented instructors lead this fun workshop as you learn how to transform empty wine bottles into decorative hors d'oeuvre or cheese trays. If you have a Groupon voucher, please reply to this email to register. Or you can register by calling the store during business hours. Our phone number is 281.998.3381.281-998-3381 We're open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am to 6pm and Sunday from noon to 4pm. Even if your voucher has expired, we're still honoring them. Simply let us know that you have a voucher when you register. **Each participant needs to bring one plain (not sentimental value) wine bottle. It must have the label and glue removed and be clean and dry, inside and outside. (and empty) (Since it takes 19 hours to squish a wine bottle, we'll load your bottle into the kiln and give you a similar bottle that is already flat.) |
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Coral Sea Bowl - 7" Bowl
with Sheryl Lambert
Friday, May 2 from 6:30 to 8pm
$48 regular price - $24 on sale!
**No Experience Required - Bring a Friend!**
Click Here to Register Online
Register Early! Coral Sea Bowl is the most popular class we've ever offered and space is limited.
We offered this class through Living Social last year at the discounted price. We didn't want to offend our regular customers so the sale price is being offered to you too!
Even though the Living Social vouchers have expired, we're still honoring them. If you have a voucher, please call the store during business hours to register. Our phone number is shown at the bottom of this email.
We're open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am to 6pm and Sunday from noon to 4pm. You can also register by replying to this email. Even if your voucher has expired, it is still valid for the discounted $24 tuition. All you need to do is register (AND BRING YOUR VOUCHER).
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Copper Pipe Whimsy (11" wide x 36" tall)
with Joyce Sullivan
Two Fridays, May 23 & 30
from 6:30 to 8pm
$89 includes all supplies and firing
**No Experience Necessary**
What do you get when you combine a unique fused glass panel, copper pipe and cool wire wrapping? You get WHIMSY!!! This class is sure to be fun! Create something to decorate your garden or patio area, or perhaps you want to make something for your window or wall. In week one, we'll create the 7" x 10" glass art by arranging fusible glass in the kiln. In week two, you'll twist and bend copper wire to hold your creation in place.
Since there's no experience required,
you can bring your friends who don't know how to cut glass.
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THIS CLASS HAS SOLD OUT TWICE!
IT'S RE-SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 21
Teacup Mosaic (12"x16")
with Angela Chandler
Saturday, June 21 from 11am to 5pm
$69 plus supplies (about $25-35 for supplies)
Click Here to Register Online
**No Experience Necessary**
How much fun can you have cutting teacups in half and using them as the focal points on your mosaic? You can even plant it with small herbs or succulents. It will be exactly what you want because you're designing it to suit you!
Join Angela as she takes you on a journey of absolute fun. You bring the teacups (and saucers, sugar bowls, creamers, etc). We'll teach you how to drill holes for drainage and then cut them in half with the tile saw. You'll select a glass color for your background and then put it all together in ONE DAY! You'll even grout in the class!
Since there's no experience required,
you can bring your friends who don't know how to cut glass.
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SHOP TIME
It's never rainy, cloudy or cold at Harmony Stained Glass! It's always cheerful and bright. We have a fabulous workspace with sturdy tables and great lighting. Supplies are right at hand, and the company of other glassers is always rewarding.
You can come in to work on those UFOs. (Un-Finished Objects)
It's a good place to grout those mosaic projects that won't finish themselves. (Drat!)
If you've completed beginning stained glass, you can work here at Harmony for the low-low price of only $5 per hour. After you pay for four hours, the rest of the day is FREE!
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THE FINE PRINT - These terms apply to all classes at Harmony Stained Glass.
As a courtesy to others, please read and comply.
1. Your class will start on time. Please be on time and prepared.
2. Please put your phone on silent so that it won't disrupt the class.
3. Payment is required when you register for a class. When you register, we reserve that space and purchase supplies for you. If you need to cancel, we need at least 7 days advance notice. With 7 days notice, you will receive store credit for your tuition.
Otherwise, you will forfeit the tuition.
Classes with guest artists are never refundable in any manner.
4. In the event of class cancellation, you will receive a full refund.
5. By registering for class, participants give permission for Harmony Stained Glass to use photographs which may include their image or artwork.
6. Our primary goal is for you to have a good time!
Harmony Stained Glass
3512 Fairmont Parkway - Pasadena, Texas 77504 - 281-998-3381
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Harmony Stained Glass - Your Local Art Glass Community
Thank you for supporting us with your business.
When you support your local stained glass store, we can support you and your craft. When you do business locally, we can continue to provide a place for fun and learning as well as the community that we all enjoy.
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without sending an email to everyone in the whole world.
If you want to stay up-to-date on what's happening in Harmony,
Facebook is a good way to do that!
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