HEY, I'M MARK MONTANO AND THIS IS MAKE YOUR MARK.

IN THE WORLD OF DIY ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS IS THAT IT ENCOURAGES YOU TO RECYCLE OLD MATERIALS INTO NEW PROJECTS AND TRANSFORM SIMPLE ITEMS INTO SOMETHING EVEN BETTER.

WELL, THIS WEEK WE'RE TAKING THAT TO HEART.

WE'LL BE USING BELTS TO CREATE A NEW GUITAR STRAP FOR MY FRIEND, SINGER-SONGWRITER MEIKO; WE'LL TAKE TWO OLD CHAIRS AND USE THEM TO MAKE AN AMAZING NEW BENCH; AND WE'LL TURN CHILDREN'S MARBLES INTO BEAUTIFUL FUSED GLASS JEWELRY IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE: HIP-CYCLE.

NOW IT'S TIME TO MAKE YOUR MARK.

♪ THIS SHOW IS MADE POSSIBLE BY KRYLON.

KRYLON HAS BEEN FORMULATING PAINTS THAT DELIVER COLOR, DURABILITY AND FAST DRY TIME SINCE 1947.

OUR RANGE OF PRODUCTS EXPANDS FROM INDOORS TO OUT WITH A VARIETY OF FORMULATIONS TO MEET PROJECT NEEDS FROM PLASTIC AND LAMINATE TO RUST PREVENTATIVE AND CRAFT AND HOBBY PRODUCTS.

AND BY ECLECTIC PRODUCTS MAKERS OF THE E6000 FAMILY OF ADHESIVES.

E6000 PROFESSIONAL STRENGTH ADHESIVES FOR CRAFTS, DECOR, HOME REPAIRS SCRAPBOOKING, PHOTOS, FRAMING, AND MORE.

E6000 INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH ADHESIVE.

FAVECRAFTS.COM IS PROUD TO SPONSOR MAKE YOUR MARK.

AT FAVECRAFTS.COM YOU CAN FIND CRAFT PROJECTS, VIDEOS AND TIPS NEW CROCHET, CHRISTMAS CRAFTS SEWING, KIDS' CRAFTS, JEWELRY MAKING KNITTING, PAPER CRAFT PROJECTS, AND MORE.

AND BY PLAID ENTERPRISES.

PLAID HAS BEEN HAPPILY HELPING CRAFTERS BRING IDEAS TO LIFE WITH PRODUCTS SUCH AS FOLKART, DELTA, APPLE BARREL, BUCILLA GALLERY GLASS, ONE STROKE AND MOD PODGE.

PLAID - CREATIVE IDEAS MADE EASY.

MY FRIEND MEIKO IS IN NEED OF A NEW GUITAR STRAP, AND FROM WHAT I HEAR CUSTOM GUITAR STRAPS AREN'T THAT EASY TO FIND.

IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A STRAP YOU CAN GIVE TO A MUSICAL FRIEND OR SHOW OFF WITH PRIDE, THIS IS THE PERFECT PROJECT FOR YOU.

MEIKO IS AN INCREDIBLY TALENTED SINGER-SONGWRITER.

SHE PERFORMS INTERNATIONALLY AND HAS HAD HER SONGS FEATURED ON MANY POPULAR TELEVISION SHOWS.

I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN REALLY BUSY BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN AGES.

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'VE BEEN UP TO.

I'VE BEEN TOURING A LOT, GOING BACK AND FORTH TO JAPAN PROMOTING MY ALBUM "THE BRIGHT SIDE".

I GOT TO PLAY JAY LENO WHICH WAS REALLY COOL, AND I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE 'CUZ I NEED A NEW GUITAR STRAP AND THIS IS GOING TO BE REALLY EXCITING.

OKAY, THIS PIECE OF TWINE HAS TO GO, BUT TELL ME HOW YOU GOT IT.

I WAS IN GEORGIA AND I FORGOT MY GUITAR STRAP AND MY DAD HAS A LITTLE WORKSHOP AND I WENT IN THERE AND DID A HOMEMADE ONE.

OH, DADS.

YEAH, BUT I THINK THERE'S A WAY TO MAKE A BETTER HOMEMADE ONE.

ALRIGHT, FOR THIS PROJECT WHAT I'VE DONE IS TAKEN SOME THRIFT STORE BELTS AND SOME KIDS' BELTS AND TRIED TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAKE A GUITAR STRAP OUT OF THEM THAT I THINK YOU WOULD REALLY LIKE.

COOL.

THIS ONE WHICH YOU SEEMED TO GRAVITATE TO RIGHT AWAY IS THREE SMALL KIDS' BELTS AND I BUCKLED THEM TOGETHER TO MAKE ONE BIG LONG STRAP.

AND THEN I WENT TO THE CRAFT STORE AND I FOUND A BUNCH OF REALLY FUN LITTLE APPLIQUES THAT I THOUGHT WE COULD CUT UP AND GLUE ALONG THE SHOULDER SO IT'S LIKE YOU'RE WEARING A LITTLE CORSAGE WHILE YOU'RE PLAYING THE GUITAR-LELE.

GUITALELE.

GUITALELE!

SO WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND MEASURE THE PIECE OF TWINE.

SO I'M GOING TO MEASURE YOUR BEAUTIFUL TWINE GUITAR STRAP SO WE KNOW HOW LONG TO MAKE IT.

GOOD THING YOUR DAD'S NOT A FAN OF DUCT TAPE.

ALRIGHT, WE HAVE ABOUT 42 INCHES FINISHED.

I'M GOING TO PLACE THIS LITTLE GEM BACK HERE AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THIS TO CREATE THE LENGTH THAT WE NEED.

WE HAVE ABOUT 41.5 INCHES.

THIS'LL BE THE PART THAT'S ON YOUR SHOULDER, IT'S RIGHT IN THE CENTER.

COOL.

WHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING ABOUT A GUITAR STRAP?

IT JUST HAS TO BE THICK AND COMFORTABLE?

YEAH, COMFORTABLE 'CUZ WHEN YOU'RE REALLY JAMMING OUT YOUR TUNES YOU WANT TO BE COMFORTABLE ON STAGE.

YOU DON'T WANT ANYTHING TOO THIN BECAUSE IT DOESN'T FEEL STURDY.

AND YOU DON'T WANT ANYTHING TOO, I DON'T KNOW, IN YOUR WAY.

THIS IS PERFECT.

SO WE WON'T PUT A BIG BOUQUET OF FLOWERS ON THE TOP OF IT.

NO!

BUT IT'S COOL, I LIKE THE LITTLE FLOWERS.

OKAY, EXCELLENT.

SO I'VE FIGURED OUT THE LENGTH HERE AND THIS IS GOING TO BE CENTERED RIGHT ON YOUR SHOULDER.

THEN WE'RE JUST GOING TO CUT IT DOWN TO SIZE USING A CRAFT KNIFE.

SO BECAUSE THIS HAS A LITTLE WOVEN STRING AROUND THE EDGE I'M GOING TO CUT IT OFF UP AT THE TOP AND UNRAVEL SOME OF IT AND TIE IT IN A KNOT IN THE BACK SO IT'S STILL FINISHED.

LOTS OF BELTS, ESPECIALLY VINTAGE BELTS, HAVE LEATHER WOVEN AROUND THE EDGES SO YOU WANT TO CUT THAT LEATHER OFF WAY UP TOWARD THE TOP AND UNRAVEL IT.

WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CUT THIS OFF, JUST LIKE THAT, WITH OUR CRAFT KNIFE VERY CAREFULLY.

AND THEN TIE IT IN A KNOT BACK HERE BELOW RIGHT WHERE WE CUT THE EDGE.

NOW WE'RE DOING THE SAME THING ON THE OTHER SIDE SO THAT IT'S THE PERFECT LENGTH FOR THE GUITAR STRAP.

THEN WE'RE ADDING A LITTLE BIT OF HOT GLUE TO KEEP OUR STRING SECURE AND IN PLACE, JUST LIKE THAT.

THEN WE CAN CUT OFF THE EXCESS.

HOW'S THAT LOOKING?

SO FAR SO GOOD?

OKAY, I WANT YOU TO PICK OUT THE FLOWERS THAT YOU THINK WE SHOULD PUT ALONG THE CENTER.

OKAY, I REALLY LIKE THE- DO THESE GO TOGETHER?

THEY CAN, SURE.

WHY NOT?

THERE ARE ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF THINGS THAT YOU CAN USE TO EMBELLISH A GUITAR STRAP.

I'VE CHOSEN THESE LITTLE WOVEN LACE FLOWERS THAT I THINK ARE REALLY PRETTY IN COLORS THAT KIND OF MATCH THE LEATHER.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GLUE OUR FLOWERS ON RIGHT HERE AND WE'RE GOING TO USE EITHER AN INDUSTRIAL GLUE OR A HOT GLUE, WHATEVER YOU HAVE AVAILABLE WILL WORK.

OKAY, SO WE'VE GLUED ON OUR LACE PIECES.

THE NEXT THING WE HAVE TO DO IS MAKE OUR HOLE SO THAT IT GOES OVER THE LITTLE "NUBBIN" ON YOUR GUITAR.

FOR THAT WE ARE USING A LEATHER PUNCH, AND THESE ARE REALLY EASY TO FIND.

SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS PUT THAT THERE AND THEN DECIDE WHERE I WANT MY HOLE.

RIGHT ABOUT THERE... THAT LOOKS CENTERED, RIGHT?

SEE HOW EASY THAT IS?

PRETTY COOL, HUH?

MOST GUITARS HAVE A LITTLE NUBBIN AT THE VERY BASE OF THE GUITAR.

SO YOU NEED A KIND OF LITTLE KEYHOLE OPENING TO SLIP OVER THAT LITTLE NUBBIN TO MAKE SURE THAT THE GUITAR STRAP IS SECURE.

WE HAVE TAKEN OUR CRAFT KNIFE AND WE'VE SLICED IT JUST LIKE THAT AND IT LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE KEYHOLE.

SO THAT'LL FIT ON PERFECTLY.

OKAY, AND THE OTHER SIDE YOU HAVE A LITTLE RIBBON OR PIECE OF STRING TIED AROUND THE - WHAT IS THIS PART OF THE GUITAR?

THE NECK.

THE NECK OF THE GUITAR.

WE'RE TYING A LITTLE NOOSE AROUND THE NECK OF THE GUITAR.

AND FOR THAT I'VE FOUND SOME MATCHING RIBBON AND I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME EXTRA JUST IN CASE.

SO WE'LL NEED ANOTHER PUNCHED HOLE.

TA-DA!

LOOK HOW EASY THAT IS.

ISN'T THAT SO COOL?

LET'S GRAB YOUR GUITAR AND GET IT ALL SET UP.

SO WE SHOULD GET RID OF THIS STRING, RIGHT?

OH, YES, WE SHOULD!

AND I WOULD LIKE THE HONORS.

NO OFFENSE TO YOUR DAD.

ONCE YOUR GLUE IS DRY, JUST ATTACH YOUR STRAP TO THE NUBBIN ON THE END AND TIE YOUR STRING AND YOU'RE READY TO GO.

MAY I PRESENT MEIKO AND HER NEW GUITAR STRAP!

♪ I MUST CONFESS WHEN I WEAR THIS DRESS ♪ ♪ I FEEL LIKE DANCING THE WHOLE NIGHT WITH YOU ♪ ♪ AND WHEN I DO, DO DO DO DO DO ♪ ♪ I FEEL SO HAPPY I'M STUCK ON YOU ♪ ♪ 'CUZ YOU ARE THE ONE ♪ ♪ I COULD SEE HAVING FUN WITH ♪ ♪ NOT JUST FOR THE NIGHT ♪ ♪ BUT FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE ♪ ♪ YOU ARE THE ONE ♪ ♪ I COULD NEVER BE DONE WITH ♪ ♪ I WANT YOU TONIGHT ♪ ♪ AND FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE TOO ♪ ♪ DO DO DO DO DO DO DO DO DO DO ♪ ♪ DO DO DO DO DOOO.

♪ THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I LOVE IT!

THANKS FOR COMING BY.

THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

THIS IS AMAZING AND I LOVE IT!

I LOVE IT SO MUCH.

YAY!

AS YOU ALL KNOW I'M A HUGE FAN OF THRIFT STORES.

I SPEND DAYS SCOURING THEM LOOKING FOR GREAT FINDS.

WHAT I COME ACROSS THE MOST, THOUGH, ARE TONS OF OLD CHAIRS, WHICH I LOVE.

TODAY I'VE ASKED PETER TO COME IN AND HELP ME TRANSFORM TWO OLD CHAIRS INTO A BENCH, GIVING THEM A COMPLETE MAKEOVER.

PETER MARR HAS EXPERIENCE IN ALL REALMS OF CONSTRUCTION FROM CELEBRITY HOMES TO THE SET WE'RE STANDING ON RIGHT NOW.

FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS HE'S BEEN THE HOST OF A VARIETY OF HOME DECOR TELEVISION SHOWS, SHARING HIS KNOWLEDGE OF BUILDING.

TO TOP IT ALL OFF, PETER IS AN AWARD-WINNING COMIC.

THE FIRST THING WE HAVE TO DO IS TAKE THE SEATS OFF THE CHAIR.

MOST CHAIRS ARE PUT TOGETHER WITH SCREWS IN THE BOTTOM.

SO TAKE THE SCREWS OUT TO RELEASE THE SEAT FROM THE CHAIR.

REALLY?

I GET THE SCREWDRIVER AND YOU GET THE DRILL?

YEAH.

OUR NEXT STEP IS TO CUT THE FRONT OF THE CHAIR OFF AND WE SIMPLY USE THE SAME JIGSAW WE'VE USED IN PROJECTS PAST.

YOU DON'T NEED A HUGE MONSTROUS SAW TO DO THIS.

ANY OLD JIGSAW WILL WORK.

SO ONCE YOU HAVE THE BACK OF THE CHAIR SEPARATED FROM THE FRONT OF THE CHAIR IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO TAKE A SANDING BLOCK AND MAKE IT SMOOTH.

SO WE'VE GOT OUR CHAIR BACKS.

WHAT DO WE DO NEXT?

OUR NEXT STEP IS TO BUILD THE BENCH WHICH IS A SIMPLE BOX STRUCTURE.

WE'VE GOT OUR PIECES PRE-CUT AND ALL WE NEED TO DO IS SCREW THEM TOGETHER.

SO THIS IS ACTUALLY THE WIDTH OF THE BACK OF THE CHAIR AND YOU CAN MAKE IT ANY LENGTH YOU WANT.

I LIKE TO PRE-DRILL MY HOLES BECAUSE THE SCREWS GO IN THAT MUCH EASIER.

NOW THAT WE HAVE ALL THE HOLES PRE-DRILLED ALL WE GOTTA DO IS SCREW THE SCREWS IN.

THE LENGTH OF OUR BENCH IS GOING TO BE 36 INCHES.

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS PUT A SUPPORT SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE JUST TO BE SAFE.

RIGHT ABOUT THERE.

SO WHAT PETER'S DONE SO FAR IS HE'S CREATED A BOX THAT IS THE WIDTH OF THE BACK OF THE CHAIR AND THIS IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE THE BENCH WHICH WILL SIT IN BETWEEN OUR TWO CHAIR BACKS.

NOW THAT WE HAVE THE BOX BUILT, ALL WE NEED TO DO IS SCREW ON THE TOP.

THE GREAT THING ABOUT ALL THESE PIECES IS YOU CAN HAVE THEM CUT TO SIZE AT YOUR LOCAL HARDWARE SRE.

A GOOD RULE OF THUMB WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING A TOP ONTO A BOX LIKE THIS IS GO ABOUT EVERY TEN INCHES.

THAT WAY IT'S NICE AND STURDY.

THE NEXT THING WE HAVE TO DO IS ADD THE CHAIR BACKS.

NOW ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS LINE UP THE TOP OF OUR BOX TO WHERE THE SEAT USED TO BE ON THE CHAIR BACKS.

ARE YOU NICE AND STRAIGHT OVER THERE?

OKAY, HOLD IT IN PLACE AND SCREW IT IN.

FOR STABILITY WE PUT THREE SCREWS IN THE CHAIR BACK.

ALRIGHT, HERE IS YOUR BASIC BENCH.

BUT IT'S NOT DONE YET, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT OUTSIDE AND PAINT IT.

OKAY, PETER.

THE REASON I DIDN'T PAINT THE CENTER OF THE BENCH IS BECAUSE I NEED TO SHOW YOU HOW TO RE-UPHOLSTER IT VERY QUICKLY.

THE FIRST THING YOU'LL NEED IS A PIECE OF FOAM CUT TO THE SIZE OF YOUR BENCH.

NOW HERE'S THE DEAL WITH FOAM: YOU CAN GET IT AT ANY FABRIC STORE AND IT'S REALLY EASY TO CUT IF THEY DON'T PRE-CUT IT FOR YOU.

I USE A REALLY LONG CRAFT KNIFE AND IT SLICES JUST LIKE A PIECE OF CAKE.

THE NEXT THING YOU'LL NEED IS A PIECE OF BATTING, ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE FABRIC STORE AND THIS WILL SOFTEN OUT ALL THE EDGES OF THE FOAM.

AND I DON'T NEED A SAW FOR THIS, RIGHT?

YOU DO NOT NEED A SAW FOR THIS.

PAIR OF SCISSORS AT THE MOST.

SO WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM, JUST LIKE THAT.

I'M GOING TO CUT OFF THESE CORNERS.

JUST LIKE THAT.

YOU DON'T WANT TO CUT OFF TOO MUCH OF THE CORNER.

YOU JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T BUNCH UP RIGHT HERE ON THE EDGE OF THE FOAM.

SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO STAPLE THE BATTING DOWN ALL THE WAY AROUND THE BASE OF THE BENCH.

NOW I'VE PICKED THIS FABRIC BECAUSE IT MATCHES OUR SET.

LET ME PULL THIS OVER A LITTLE BIT.

THE NEXT THING WE'RE GOING TO DO, PETER, IS MAKE SURE THAT OUR FABRIC STRETCHES TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BENCH ALL THE WAY AROUND.

JUST LIKE THAT.

I THINK THIS IS GOOD.

WHAT I'VE DONE IS TUCK IN THE FABRIC RIGHT HERE ON THE EDGE, JUST TO MAKE SURE I HAVE ENOUGH, AND THEN I'M GOING TO CUT OFF THE EXCESS.

JUST LIKE THAT.

AWESOME.

SO WE'VE CUT OFF OUR CORNERS.

PULL THAT OUT...

FOLD IT UNDER... AND TUCK IT BACK IN RIGHT THERE.

NOW THAT OUR FABRIC IS IN PLACE THE NEXT THING WE'RE GOING TO DO IS STAPLE IT UNDERNEATH THE BENCH, REALLY EASY TO DO, AND WE WANT TO WORK IN OPPOSITES.

SO WE'RE GOING TO STAPLE THIS PART OF THE FABRIC UNDERNEATH THE BENCH, GO TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE BENCH AND STAPLE THE FABRIC, AND THEN DO THE SAME ON THIS SIDE.

THIS WAY WE KNOW THAT OUR FABRIC IS IN PLACE.

I'M GOING TO PULL THIS DOWN...

OKAY, PETER.

SO, SEE WHAT I'M DOING?

I'M PULLING THIS NICE AND TAUT AND SINCE IT'S A PLAID FABRIC WE CAN ACTUALLY LINE UP THE LINES.

IT'S GOING TO BE EASIER.

I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF UPHOLSTERY EXPERTS OUT THERE.

THIS IS JUST A QUICK AND EASY WAY TO UPHOLSTER A BENCH THAT ANYONE CAN DO.

OKAY, PETER.

SO WE HAD OUR LITTLE FOLDED PART THAT WE TUCKED UNDER, AND NOW WE'RE JUST GOING TO FOLD THIS UNDER, JUST LIKE THIS, SO THAT IT'S NICE AND NEAT.

AND WE'RE GOING TO PULL IT UNDER SO THAT IT GIVES US A NICE SQUARE EDGE RIGHT THERE.

WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS ON ALL FOUR SIDES.

JUST PULL THIS UNDER.

OKAY, PETER.

MOST OF THE FABRIC IS IN PLACE, BUT JUST TO MAKE IT EVEN MORE SECURE AND PERFECTLY TAUT ALL THE WAY AROUND, WE'RE GOING TO FLIP IT OVER AND ADD SOME MORE STAPLES.

OF COURSE.

OKAY, SO... ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS PULL THE FABRIC LIKE THAT.

OKAY.

AND THERE WE GO...

PULL THE FABRIC... AND NO ONE'S GOING TO SEE THIS 'CUZ IT'S ON THE UNDERSIDE OF YOUR BENCH.

WHEW!

I THINK IT'S DONE.

THIS IS A FAR CRY FROM THE TWO DUMPY CHAIRS WE STARTED WITH.

IT REALLY IS.

I LOVE IT.

GOOD JOB, MARK.

I'M NOT SURE YOU CAN KNOW HOW EXCITED I AM TO SHOW YOU THIS NEXT PROJECT.

BEFORE WRITING MY LAST BOOK I FOUND SOMETHING INCREDIBLE.

SOMETHING I ADMIT I HAVE A SLIGHT ADDICTION TO.

IT'S CALLED A MICROWAVE GLASS KILN.

THIS LITTLE SIX INCH KILN ALLOWS YOU TO FUSE GLASS IN YOUR MICROWAVE RIGHT IN YOUR KITCHEN.

AFTER A TON OF TRIAL AND ERROR I NOW KNOW THE SECRETS OF MAKING GREAT SUCCESSFUL PIECES.

BEFORE I SHOW YOU HOW TO START DOING THIS, I WANT TO WARN YOU, YOU HAVE TO TREAT EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF GLASS LIKE IT'S HOT.

IN ORDER FOR GLASS TO MELT IN YOUR MICROWAVE IT HAS TO REACH 1700 DEGREES - JUST LIKE MOLTEN LAVA.

SO YOU HAVE TO BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL WITH IT.

SO MOST FUSING KITS WILL COME WITH COTTON GLOVES AND YOU HAVE TO WEAR THEM.

TREAT EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF GLASS LIKE IT'S HOT.

WHEN YOU'RE MELTING GLASS IN THE MICROWAVE YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GLASS ALL HAS THE SAME C.O.E.

AND C.O.E.

IS THE RATE IN WHICH IT COOLS.

WHEN YOU BUY A GLASS KILN KIT ALL THE GLASS HAS A C.O.E.

OF 90.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO EXPERIMENT WITH MARBLES.

THE PROJECT THAT WE'RE DOING TODAY IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL.

WE'RE TAKING BLACK AND WHITE MARBLES AND WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A PIECE OF CHECKERBOARD GLASS.

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PROJECTS AND I THINK YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO LOVE IT.

THE FIRST THING YOU'LL NEED TO DO WHEN YOU'RE PREPPING YOUR KILN IS CUT OUT THE PIECE OF FUSE PAPER, AND THAT FUSE PAPER MAKES SURE THAT WHEN THE GLASS MELTS IT DOESN'T STICK TO YOUR KILN.

AND IT'LL PEEL RIGHT OFF AFTER YOU'VE MELTED YOUR PIECE.

FUSE PAPER COMES IN 5"X5" SQUARES AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CUT IT SO THAT IT FITS IN THE BASE OF YOUR KILN, JUST LIKE I'VE DONE HERE.

THE NEXT THING YOU WANT TO DO IS PREPARE YOUR GLASS PIECES.

I FOUND A BAG OF BLACK AND WHITE MARBLES AND I'VE BEEN HAVING A BLAST WITH THEM.

SO I'M JUST GOING TO LAY THEM OUT, JUST LIKE THIS, IN A PATTERN, AND I'M GOING TO USE A BIT OF WHITE SCHOOL GLUE TO KEEP THEM TOGETHER.

THIS IS REALLY EASY.

WE'VE GLUED OUR MARBLES TOGETHER AND CENTERED IT ON THE FUSE PAPER IN THE CENTER OF THE KILN.

ONCE THE BASE OF THE KILN IS CENTERED INSIDE THE MICROWAVE GO AHEAD AND CAREFULLY PLACE ON THE LID.

HERE'S WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO EXPERIMENT.

MOST GLASS WILL MELT IN ABOUT FOUR TO SIX MINUTES.

SO TRY TO MELT YOUR GLASS IN FOUR MINUTES AND THEN CAREFULLY REACH IN WITH YOUR GLOVE AND LIFT UP THE TOP OF THE KILN TO SEE IF YOUR GLASS HAS MELTED OR FUSED.

IF IT HASN'T, ADD ANOTHER MINUTE OR TWO AND THAT SHOULD WORK.

WE'RE GOING TO MELT THIS GLASS FOR SIX MINUTES.

NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO PLAN OUT WHAT YOUR NEXT PROJECT IS GOING TO BE.

LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT I DID WITH THESE MARBLES.

THESE ARE JUST BLUE MARBLES WITH RED AND GREEN STREAKS AND LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL THIS PIECE IS.

THE MORE YOU EXPERIMENT WITH THE KILN THE MORE EXCITING YOUR PIECES ARE GOING TO BE.

(BEEP) IT'S DONE.

THIS IS THE EXCITING PART.

YOU'VE GOT YOUR GLOVES ON, AND YOU CAN EITHER LEAVE YOUR KILN IN HERE FOR TEN MINUTES SO IT COOLS DOWN A LITTLE BIT OR YOU CAN VERY CAREFULLY GRAB IT FROM THE BASE.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO BECAUSE I WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE.

IT'S ONLY THE INSIDE OF THE KILN THAT'S REALLY HOT.

SO I WANT TO SHOW YOU REALLY QUICKLY WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

SEE THAT?

SO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU LET THE GLASS COOL WITH THE LID ON, AND THIS PROCESS IS CALLED "ANNEALING".

THE REASON YOU WANT TO LET IT ANNEAL SLOWLY IS BECAUSE IF IT COOLS TOO QUICKLY THE GLASS WILL CRACK.

I FINISHED ANOTHER PIECE SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THIS ONE IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE WHEN IT'S COMPLETELY COOLED.

CHECK THIS OUT.

ISN'T THAT AMAZING?

NOW THIS ONE'S COOL SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE IT OFF OF THE FUSE PAPER.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO PEEL THE FUSE PAPER OFF.

SOMETIMES YOU CAN USE THE FUSE PAPER AGAIN.

THEN WE'RE GOING TO CAREFULLY RUB OFF THE EXCESS OF THE FUSE PAPER ON THE BACK.

JUST LIKE THAT.

YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GLASS COOLS FOR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES BEFORE YOU START HANDLING IT.

IF YOU CAN WAIT HALF AN HOUR OR MORE, EVEN BETTER.

WHAT I'VE DONE IS BASICALLY TAKEN A RING BACK, SOME INDUSTRIAL GLUE, AND I'VE JUST GLUED IT ON THE BACK OF THE RING JUST LIKE THAT.

MOST CRAFT STORES SELL SOMETHING CALLED BRASS STAMPINGS AND I'VE PICKED OUT A FEW HERE THAT ARE BUGS AND A BIRD AND I'VE BEEN USING THEM ON TOP OF THE GLASS.

YOU CAN JUST GLUE A BRASS STAMPING RIGHT ON TOP OF YOUR GLASS PIECE AND IT REALLY LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.

JUST LIKE THAT.

JUST USE AN INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH GLUE AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AN AMAZING COCKTAIL RING.

INSTEAD OF LOSING YOUR MARBLES WHY NOT TRY FUSING YOUR MARBLES?

TODAY WE HAD A BLAST RECYCLING SOME OLD ITEMS AND MAKING SOME AMAZING NEW ONES.

WE HELPED MEIKO BY TURNING SOME OLD BELTS INTO AN AMAZING GUITAR STRAP; WE TURNED TWO VINTAGE CHAIRS INTO A BEAUTIFUL BENCH; AND WE USED A MICROWAVE GLASS KILN TO TRANSFORM MARBLES INTO JEWELRY.

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN TO REDUCE, REUSE, AND HIP-CYCLE AS YOU HEAD OUT AND MAKE YOUR MARK.

♪ THIS SHOW IS MADE POSSIBLE BY KRYLON.

KRYLON HAS BEEN FORMULATING PAINTS THAT DELIVER COLOR, DURABILITY AND FAST DRY TIME SINCE 1947.

OUR RANGE OF PRODUCTS EXPANDS FROM INDOORS TO OUT WITH A VARIETY OF FORMULATIONS TO MEET PROJECT NEEDS FROM PLASTIC AND LAMINATE TO RUST PREVENTATIVE AND CRAFT AND HOBBY PRODUCTS.

AND BY ECLECTIC PRODUCTS MAKERS OF THE E6000 FAMILY OF ADHESIVES.

E6000 PROFESSIONAL STRENGTH ADHESIVES FOR CRAFTS, DECOR, HOME REPAIRS SCRAPBOOKING, PHOTOS, FRAMING, AND MORE.

E6000 INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH ADHESIVE.

FAVECRAFTS.COM IS PROUD TO SPONSOR MAKE YOUR MARK.

AT FAVECRAFTS.COM YOU CAN FIND CRAFT PROJECTS, VIDEOS AND TIPS NEW CROCHET, CHRISTMAS CRAFTS SEWING, KIDS' CRAFTS, JEWELRY MAKING KNITTING, PAPER CRAFT PROJECTS, AND MORE.

AND BY PLAID ENTERPRISES.

PLAID HAS BEEN HAPPILY HELPING CRAFTERS BRING IDEAS TO LIFE WITH PRODUCTS SUCH AS FOLKART, DELTA, APPLE BARREL, BUCILLA, GALLERY GLASS, ONE STROKE AND MOD PODGE.

PLAID - CREATIVE IDEAS MADE EASY.