COE96 Glass Southwest Shapes

COE96 Southwest & Folk Shapes gathers a short list of precut fusible glass motifs with a western and folk art feel: a cactus, a cactus with flower, a cowboy boot, a bucking bronco horse, a black bear, and a coyote pack. All of them are COE96 and come ready to lay out, so you can build a desert panel, a ranch themed dish, or a lodge style ornament without cutting the fiddly outlines yourself.

What you will find here

This is a compact category by design. Two cactus shapes, one bare and one topped with a bloom, give you the saguaro in a plain and a decorated form. The cowboy boot and the bucking bronco horse cover rodeo imagery. The black bear and the coyote pack bring the animal side of the folk tradition into the set; the bear comes in a small and a large version, and the coyotes are sold as a pack of five, enough for a whole group loping across a wide base.

How to choose

Start with the scale of your base. The black bear is the strongest seller in this group and is offered in two sizes, so pick the one that leaves breathing room around the silhouette. The cactus and the bronco are the next most popular and work as a single focal point on a coaster, tile, or pendant blank. The coyote pack of five and the paired cactus shapes are built for scenes, where a repeated outline across a sunset base does the heavy lifting. If you need more animals in the same system, look at COE96 Animal & Wildlife Shapes, and the full range is under COE96 Glass Precut Shapes.

COE96 compatibility and firing notes

All of these shapes are COE96 and are formulated to fuse with other compatible glass in the same COE96 family. Keep your base, frit, stringer, and accents on the COE96 system, and never combine them with COE90 pieces in one firing. Tack fuse to hold the raised edge of a boot or a bear above the base; full fuse to bring the shape flush with the surface. Wash each precut before layout, dry it well, and run a small test if you are firing onto a base color you have not used with these shapes before.

What people make with them

A cactus and a coyote on a streaky amber base make a desert evening suncatcher; add sand toned frit at the foot of the scene and fire. The bronco and the boot suit western coasters, magnets, and small trays for a cabin or a bunkhouse. The black bear is a natural for lodge decor, from night lights to window hangers. Since the outlines repeat exactly from pack to pack, they are also an easy route to a matched set of folk pieces for a craft fair table.