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[Stained Glass Gems] Magazines for the Glass Hobbyist June 21, 2016 |
Issue 74 These Stained Glass Gems have been found during my frequent browsing and deep digging for helpful and or
unusual stained glass web sites, as well as other information pertaining to stained glass. I do hope that there's
a gem or two that will brighten your day and be helpful during your stained glass journey.
Please be aware that any of the glass work in these blogs and web sites is there to enjoy, not to be copied. Maid on the Moon Studio has a lot of unique pieces. I especially
like the fantasy
category. Click on Original Works to see everything. Abinger Stained Glass Is an great web site to
see how a commission is done from start to finish, repair/restoration of an old window, again from start to finish, as well as
looking at a portfolio of the stained glass work done there. Enjoy! Age of Elegance has a lot
of information about victorian, arts and crafts, art nouveau and art deco styles of stained glass. If you want to learn
about those styles, this web site is the place to go.
Great Idea
Here's some food for thought. Make a
spectacular panel without doing a lot of intricate work. I never thought of using
overlay this way. This is an Interesting Technique to enhance a panel.
It looks like the beads were strung on copper wire and the leaf shapes were made as the beads were strung. Then it was all
soldered along a tinned solder line. It would take time and patience, but the outcome would be outstanding. I must give this
a try. Foiled and Faceted Glass is a very informative read. You will learn about
faceted glass, designing, construction, etc of panels using the facets. Even I learned something! There is something for
everyone, whether you use facets or not.
Convert a Wood Cabinet Door to
Glass If you ever wanted stained glass in your wood cabinet doors, here is a step
by step tutorial on how to cut out the wood and prepare it for glass. The tutorial is for window glass, but you can do
this for stained glass also. You can find full details about all of my otherEbooks
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 Sad News Spectrum Glass Closing Down If you are a Facebook member, here is a page where you can
Sell or Buy used stained glass tools and supplies 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.
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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