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[Stained Glass Gems] Magazines for the Glass Hobbyist December 18, 2011 |
Issue #37
Just 2 weeks until we begin a New Year. It doesn't seem possible that an entire year has come and gone. That
old saying is true..."time flies when you're having fun". With the New Year approaching, I'd love to hear
from you with some ideas for what you'd like to see in the 2012 ezines. To be quite honest, I'm running
out of ideas, so I could really use your help. If any one of you has written an article or developed a
technique that you'd like to share, send it to me and, with my approval, you and your contribution
could star in one of the 2012 ezines The blogs and web sites I feature cover a variety of subjects and techniques. Some of the techniques will be different from the way I have demonstrated in my tutorials, but that doesn't mean that either their's or mine are the right way or the wrong way to do it. It's just another way of getting to the end result. I hope you enjoy the following blogs and web sites and perhaps learn something new. There are some very nice patterns on the
Free Stained Glass Patterns web site. You'll find 121 patterns by using the drop down box which
opens up when you put your cursor over the words FREE STAINED GLASS PATTERNS near the top of the page. Here is the Blog that goes with the web site above. Designer
Veronique Soucy is apparently the owner of this blog as well as the web site. The Art of Glass covers almost all areas of glass work. I'm sure
you'll find some interesting tidbits as you browse this blog.
For those of you that make beads, here's a Fused Dichroic Pendant Tutorial I know only 7 days until Christmas, but I thought some of you might like this
Large Christmas Sleigh and might
have a go at building one for someone special or even yourself. How to Make a Stained Glass Mosaic from HGTV
isn't exactly the way to I do mosaics, but it looks fairly easy and could be a one day or less project. My next ebook, in the works, is all about repair for both copper foil and lead came. I thought it would
be done by the first of the year, but unfortunately it won't be ready until sometime in February or maybe
even March. I have run into some snags in finding leaded windows that need repair. I really hate to break
the glass in a perfectly good leaded window just to demonstrate how to repair it, but if worse comes to
worse, that's what I will do. You can find full details about all of my Ebooks
Here Ebooks available are: For those of you that have inquired about my ebooks being available as actual books, Make a Stained Glass Kaleidoscope
is now available as a paperback book at
Amazon.com and as a Kindle Book Make a Box With a Hinged Lid is available as a paperback at
Amazon.com and is also available as a
Kindle Book
Widget Supply is a web site that sells hard to
find hobby and craft supplies. One of my ezine subscribers, Mike, recommended this place way back in June,
and I just got around to looking at the site. I am pleasantly surprised with their array of "things' and
their prices. Each category expands when you click on it to take you to all kinds of treasures.
This is something I'm going to order. I've wanted to make my own Curly Q's for a long time, and
this tool should help me do it with ease. New Free Tools from Rapid Resizer. They include
a Photograph to Pattern Converter, an Online Text Stencil Maker, Resize Patterns up to 3 Large pages (then
you can subscribe to unlimited enlargements for $12.00 a year), and Save Ink printing PDF's. I have not
tried any of these, so I have no idea how well they work, but I did want to let you know that they are
available. For anyone that wants to make a Christmas or other holiday gift for the kids, but would prefer something
other than stained glass, here's my favorite non-stained glass web site
The Toymaker This page has paper craft patterns and printouts for all of the Holidays. Enjoy! Have a look at
Robert Oddy's web site for some unique patterns, plus a free pattern to show you what the
patterns and instructions guides are like. Although Robert's patterns aren't for beginners, I know there are a lot of you that are very capable of
working with them. These patterns will make your skill level grow by leaps and bounds and you'll learn
new techniques that you won't be taught in any classroom. Have a look at what he has to offer and
download that free pattern...it's beautiful and something I know most of you would love to make.
Wishing all of you a happy and safe Holiday and a prosperous New Year.
I want to encourage you to have fun and experiment with your glass. Try new things and different
techniques. It's amazing what you can do when you "think outside the box."
"I want everything we do to be beautiful. I don't give a darn whether the client understands that it's
worth anything, or that the client thinks it's worth anything, or whether it is worth anything. It's
worth it to me. It's the way I want to live my life. I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody
cares." ~ Saul Bass
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