One of the ladies on the Ice Drop Addicts page posted a link for fried marble... what a blast from the past!
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=202515.0
I haven't fried marbles since the 1980s when daughter Alison came from school and wanted to try them. The method shown in the link works much better than what I tried back then!
Preheat your oven to 500°. Put your glass gems or marbles in a pie plate and heat in the oven for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, fill a metal bowl or pot with ice and water and pour the heated gems in the water.
They will crackle beautifully! I only had one that wasn't usable. A large piece cracked off, so I just threw that gem away.
I don't know how well the crackling shows up on your monitor, but in person it looks really cool!
Denise and I found these cute charms when we were out shopping yesterday. I think they're a perfect addition!
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=202515.0
I haven't fried marbles since the 1980s when daughter Alison came from school and wanted to try them. The method shown in the link works much better than what I tried back then!
Preheat your oven to 500°. Put your glass gems or marbles in a pie plate and heat in the oven for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, fill a metal bowl or pot with ice and water and pour the heated gems in the water.
They will crackle beautifully! I only had one that wasn't usable. A large piece cracked off, so I just threw that gem away.
I don't know how well the crackling shows up on your monitor, but in person it looks really cool!
Denise and I found these cute charms when we were out shopping yesterday. I think they're a perfect addition!
