r/StainedGlass

Finished her up a couple of days ago (just missing her border) and I'm not sure how I feel about her hair. I had a difficult time cutting that glass and only had a small amount, but I was determined to use it, so instead of cutting each small piece of her hair, I cut it as one whole piece and added wire where I had originally intended cuts to be.

Hoping black patina will help bring it all together.

My grandmother left this window to me and it happened to fit my front window perfectly. My grandfather was driving past a Victorian home in Nashville, TN. as it was being demolished, saw the window, and salvaged it. I don't do stained glass, and I know it's a simple design, but I've loved it since I was a child. I just wanted to share ☺️

It was super hot this week but I’m glad I got something finished! I hope everyone is having a safe and fun 4th!!

Recently finished this project for a client of mine and I’m obsessed with the result!

My daughter accidentally broke the decorative glass insert in my front door. I’m trying to find an exact replacement, but I haven’t had any luck.

Does anyone recognize this pattern or know who might have made it? Is this likely a custom piece, or did a manufacturer sell it? If it’s custom, what would you estimate it would cost to recreate?

Any advice on finding a replacement or having it remade would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

Hi! I'm pretty new to stained glass, but I love making my own patterns. I love art deco/nouveau designs, and I'm making this to be a roughly 20"x12" window for one of my (vertical) skylights. I've made up two versions, but I'm not super happy with either of them. The second one will have leaf segmentation like the first; I'm more concerned with dividing up the clear portion of the window.

Both options seem to produce some pretty gnarly little pieces, and I was wondering if y'all had any design recommendations to alleviate. I think the second one is better but still not perfect.

Any advice appreciated. ☺️

🕰️ Tik-tok... The Creel House Rose is officially foiled, pieced together, and ready for the soldering iron! 🌹✨

Any Stranger Things fans out there recognize this iconic design? I am absolutely loving how these deep glass tones are coming together.

Next stop: smooth lines and some finishing magic. Stay tuned to see the final piece!

I was commissioned to make a pair of pieces that will be taken to a convention and be signed. Y'all have recommendations for what method to ask the author to use?

My thoughts were:

1. Sharpie. Good - easy to use. Clear marks. Bad - prone to accidental wiping off

2. Pebeo paint pen. good - if the signiture comes back home intact, I can bake it. Bad - the paint doesn't flow as nicely as I would like and the paint is delicate until baked. Plus, I could not attach the signiture area until after its baked.

3. If there is a power outlet, an engraving pen. Good - permanent. Bad - hard to use neatly. Requires electricity. Glass dust

HOWEVER - the client was wondering if there is something more stable than a sharpie but flows better than the pebeo paint pen that would allow the author to sign the full finished piece rather than something that needs attached later, even if he needs to put a sealant spray on it or something.

Thoughts?

Original pattern by me. Proud of myself for persevering through this piece. It was definitely a challenge. The swords are made from mirrors, it doesn't come across in the photos. Thanks for looking!

Just finished soldering and cleaning this piece today before I had to run to a July 4th gathering, so I haven’t had a chance to inspect and clean up any soldering. I wrapped it in 3/8th zinc, and tomorrow will touch it up and get it in a black walnut frame. Wrapping tape on the inside circles in the blue sucked! I have over 200 hours into this and am calling it “Today’s Empire, Tomorrow’s Ashes”.

I always love that moment when a piece finally comes together and you start to see their personality shine through.

I really enjoyed making Peg and pleased how he turned out! 😊

my sister accidentally bumped into this stained glass, and it cracked in several places. my parents asked us to look online to see if there’s any way it can be repaired, especially since it’s an antique

i figured i’d have better luck asking here. is something like this repairable or would the damaged pieces need to be replaced?

any thoughts ??

(the glass is still intact, although some very little pieces did fall out)

Putting together a salmon with some movement as a donation for our fishing camp raffle. Hope it lands well!

Latest project with my gold toothed friend and some roses. Lots of textures in the glass which I like.

Hello! This year I made myself a couple of ~8.5x11 pet portraits of my two dogs. What would you charge for a custom pet portrait like this?

After making my first mirror from glass scraps, I completely fell in love with the process. 🪞✨

Since then, I've made quite a few more, and here's the little collection I've created so far.

My personal favorites are the rounded rectangle mirror and the Alocasia leaf mirror. 🌿

Which is your favorite ?

I have purchased this pattern as it seems legit but some of the images and refractions seem off. The stem looks impossibly skinny to cut

Is there a better place than Etsy to buy patterns from?

Hey all, started my stained glass journey about 4 1/2 months ago and wanted to share some projects I’ve made. My sweet cat passed a couple months ago and being able to throw myself so deeply into glass has been such a helpful way to cope. I hope you like them! (Clearly I love the Lucent Glass patterns, specifically that triangle😂)

The rectangular green one isn’t finished yet, but I had to share the colors because I love them so much! The candle holder at the end was an experiment since I’d never done anything like it and wanted to try something new, so there’s much to be desired with that one, but for a first try its not the worst.