A couple years ago I bought a collection from a guy in Victoria, BC and in it was a small machined aluminum mold with dried plastic resin on it. He didn't remember where he got the mold, he had it for years. I put a hinge on it and tried casting glass into it. I was afraid the aluminum would melt with the 2300 degree glass, but it seems to be holding out fine, as long as I quench it in water after each pouring.

I usually run through a variety of colors doing my production glass casting, starfish mostly. I can piggyback these miniatures onto my regular runs with not too much difficulty. I will be running through 10 colors by the end of 2005.

I have decided to make these and offer them in sets of 10 different colors for $75 plus $6 post (Canada) and $9 post (USA). There will be a limited number of sets, probably only about 50. Items in addition to the sets are $7.50 each. I should have them all made and ready for shipping by the end of December 2005. Sorry, I can't take paypal yet.

The set of 10 colors are:

clear with little fizzy bubbles
clear with colored swirl (cranberry red, opaque yellow, cobalt, or emerald green, please specify)
cornflower blue, mostly with little fizzy bubbles
icy yellow green
emerald green
light cobalt
cobalt blackglass
dark peacock blue (turquoise blue)
light purple
purple

Please send checks to:
Mark Lauckner
27-8 Skana Gate Rd
Mayne Island, BC
V0N 2J0 Canada

I have also been inserting threaded shafts into the hot glass.  This is a 6/32 thread suitable for mounting as a small door knob or "drawer pull".  These take a little extra time to make and almost impossible to place in the dead center, so am offering them at $10.00 each.  These will be made by request only.

Following is a description of the process with photos.