The Short Floral Former from Creative Paradise is a 3.5 inch tall ceramic draping form designed to shape pre-made fusible glass sheets or fused blanks into a floral silhouette. The form tapers from a 2.5 inch opening at the wider end down to a 2 inch base, giving draped glass a gentle floral curve as it softens and settles over the form in the kiln.
Creative Paradise recommends using thinfire paper as the separator with this form rather than shelf primer. Like all ceramic kiln forms, this one is COE agnostic and reusable across many firings with proper care.
What does the Short Floral Former make?
It shapes a pre-cut or pre-fused glass blank into a floral form, finishing at about 3.5 inches tall with a 2.5 inch opening at the top and a 2 inch base.
How do I use a draping form?
Place your prepared glass blank over or onto the form, then fire the kiln to a slumping temperature so the glass softens and gravity shapes it to the form. Let the kiln cool fully before removing the piece.
What separator should I use with this form?
Creative Paradise recommends thinfire paper rather than shelf primer for this form. Cut a piece to fit between the mold surface and your glass before firing.
What COE glass can I use?
Any COE. Ceramic kiln forms are COE agnostic, so this form works with COE96, COE90, or other fusible glass. Match your firing schedule and anneal soak to the glass you are using.
Specifications
- SKU: 4366
- Manufacturer: Creative Paradise
- Type: ceramic draping form, reusable
- Height: 3.5 inches
- Base diameter: 2 inches
- Opening diameter: 2.5 inches
- Separator: thinfire paper recommended
- Glass: any COE (COE agnostic)
Working Notes
These are guidelines, not guarantees. Every kiln fires a little differently, so test a small run first when the result matters and follow a slumping schedule suited to your glass and kiln.
- Creative Paradise recommends thinfire paper as the separator for this form rather than shelf primer. Cut thinfire paper to fit and lay it over the mold surface before placing your glass.
- If you prefer a wet separator, a boron nitride mold primer such as ZYP Boron Nitride Mold Primer can be applied to the form; let it dry completely before adding glass.
- Cut or pre-fuse your glass blank to a size suited to the 2.5 inch opening, then center it over the prepared form before firing.
- Fire to a slumping temperature suited to your glass. The form is COE agnostic, so adjust the anneal soak for your COE.
- Let the kiln cool fully before removing the draped piece. Inspect and re-prepare the form as needed between firings.
Description updated: July 6, 2026
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