BCGC introduces Take and Make projects!
Each week we will offer a different project that you can do a home with one of our handy dandy kits. Order by Wednesday the week of the project and then pick up your kit Thursday or Friday that same week between 1:30-5:30 at the Bloomington Creative Glass Center. Want to order a previous week's kit?just let us know in the order form comments. Supplies are limited so reserve your kit today!
Fused Glass Heart Ornament Kit
Make your own keepsake heart ornament with our fused glass ornament kit.
Each kit comes with:
* 1 clear glass heart blank to design on
* little baggies of crushed colored glass to make your design with
* 1 baggie of different lines and dots
Draw a design out on your clear glass with sharpie and then fill it in with the colored bits. Once you are done designing, return your masterpiece to BCGC where we will fire it in our kiln to affix the glass bits permanently on.
$29.95 per kit + sales tax.
Halloween Plate Kit
Halloween spookiness is here! Get into the spirit with a fused glass plate kit. Squares measure 4 1/2 inch (coaster size).
Each kit contains
• 1 colored glass backing
• 1 bag of decorative glass pieces
• 1 bottle glass glue
Simply glue the glass pieces onto the colored backing in a pattern that is pleasing to you, and then return your masterpiece to BCGC where we will fire it to fuse in to make a flat piece. You can then choose whether you want to keep your piece flat (tile or coaster) or slump it into a plate form.
$32.71 per kit + sales tax.
Within four days of ordering we will email you an invoice you can pay online, or at the time of pickup.
Boom! Pop! Bang! Firework Magnets!
Celebrate Independance Day weekend with a Fused glass firework magnet set! Each set comes with everything you need to make three fridge magnets.
Arrange your colored glass any way you would like and glue it on with the glue provided. Then drop off your piece at the Glass Center and we will fire it for you in our kilns to make a beautiful fused glass magnet!
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$14.02 per kit + sales tax.
Within four days of ordering we will email you an invoice you can pay online, or at the time of pickup.
Garden Stake Kit
Pick three of our designs and then make your own garden spike masterpieces! Each kit contains:
-3 clear glass backings for your spikes
-1 bag of assorted glass to make your design
-White school glue (like Elmer's glue)
Simply glue the colored glass onto the clear backing and then return the glass to BCGC where we put it into our kiln to be fired. Once it is out of the kiln, we will attach the metal spikes to the back so you can plant it in the ground. Finished pieces will be ready for pick-up roughly one week after drop off.
$23.36 per kit + sales tax.
Self Serve Sun Catcher!
This weeks kit is all about YOU! Make a 4" sun catcher using any design you like out of tiny bits of colored glass. Each kit comes with
- 1 clear 4" x 4" glass blank to design on
- lots of little baggies of crushed colored glass to make your design with
- 1 baggie of different
Draw a design out on your clear glass with sharpie and then fill it in with the colored bits. Make a heart, a star, a spiral, a Pkachu, a recreation of the Mona Lisa, you decide! Once you are done designing, return your masterpiece to BCGC where we will fire it in our kiln to affix the glass bits permanently on.
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Share your creations with us and others on Facebook and Instagram! with #BCGCtakeandmake.
$23.36 per kit + sales tax.
Mosaic Square Plate Kit
This week we are going back to the basics. The basic shapes that is. Embrace your inner square and make a square fused glass plate by stacking smaller colored glass squares in a pattern that makes you happy. We have two size kits to choose from, 4 1/2 inch (coaster size) or 8 inch (big salad plate size).
Each kit contains
- 1 clear glass square backing for your plate (4 1/2 inch or 8 inch)
- bag full of lots and lots of colored glass squares in an assortment of sizes: 1", 2/3", and 1/3"
Simply glue the squares onto the clear backing and then return your masterpiece to BCGC where we will fire it to fuse the squares onto the back to make a flat piece. You can then choose whether you want to keep your piece flat (tile or coaster) or slump it into a plate form.
- 4 1/2 inch plate kit: $42.06 per kit + sales tax.
- 8 inch plate kit: $70.09 per kit + sales tax.
Polka Dot Fused Glass Picture Frame
Make a polka dot picture frame to house your favorite picture. Each kit contains
- 1 pre-fused glass frame in black, withe or green (your choice)
- bag full of lots and lots of colored glass polka dots.
Simply glue the polka dots onto the frame and then return your masterpiece to BCGC where we will fire it to fuse the dots permanently onto the frame. When the glass is cool we will attach the glass to a 4" x 6" picture frame.
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Share your creations with us and others on Facebook and Instagram! with #BCGCtakeandmake.
$37.38 per kit + sales tax
Recycled Glass Wind-chimes
This week's kit is ready to catch the fainest hint of Indiana summer breeze. Using recycled glass bottles, we cut them into rings and then fire them to make organic shaped circles that make merry music when the wind picks up.
Kit includes:
- Glass rings of varying sizes and colors
- Metal bar to hang pieces from
- fishing wire for stringing up glass
The kit is suitable for ages 5+ with supervision. $14.02 per kit + sales tax
Fused Glass Flower Spikes
The end of June is the height of flower season here in Southern Indiana, but like all good things, the blooms fade. Make your own permanent bloom with this week's kit. Garden spike flowers are 8-9 inches tall and made from double thick glass, which makes them perfect to put in a planter, outside or in. Or stick it in your garden to mark your favorite row!
Kits include directions and all the glass needed to make the flower of your choice. Like a Lego kit, you can follow the directions, or design your own flower.
We will fire it and you can pick up the finished pieces the following week.
Animal Suncatchers
Make your own set of 2"x 2" fused glass sun catchers! Assemble your glass at home and return it to BCGC so we can fire the glass in our kiln to melt the glass together.
- Kits will include directions and all the glass needed to make three animals of your choice. Like a Lego kit, you can follow the directions, or design your own animal.
- All the glass in the kits has been pre-heated to round off any sharp edges, but we do recommend that all children under 13 do this project with adult supervision.
$39.25 per kit (three sun catchers) + sales tax.