Stained Glass


Stained Glass Crafts
Stained Glass Crafts
Creating Beauty With Stained Glass Crafts
Have you ever stood outside a chapel or church and marveled at the stained glass windows? If you have, you may be interested in learning about Stained Glass Crafts. The following are some stained glass basics to help you decide if learning how to do stained glass is something you really want to try. It is important to realize that like any other skill, you can expect some trial and error before mastering stained glass making. If possible, find someone who can teach you rather than learning...


The Beauty of Stained Glass Artwork
The Beauty of Stained Glass Artwork
Welcome to the wonderful world of stained glass artwork!
Welcome to the Beauty of Stained Glass Artwork! Throughout this lens I will try to introduce you to one of my favorite types of artwork - my own home-made, handcrafted stained glass. With the aid of some of the pictures from my collection, I hope to show you why stained glass suncatchers and windows can truly brighten any room (in more ways than one).


Stained Glass: Tutorial for Beginners
Stained Glass: Tutorial for Beginners
Introduction to Stained Glass as a Hobby
Welcome to my lens, Stained Glass: Tutorial for Beginners. I have always loved stained glass and recently decided to make it one of my hobbies. It is so enjoyable that I want to be able to share the few things that I have learned. As hobbyists we cannot expect to make huge windows (well, maybe one or two of you will) but we can create lovely smaller items to decorate the home, sell or give as gifts such as lamps, boxes, sun catches and various doodads. (And there are loads of those just hidin...


Stained Glass Art
Stained Glass Art
Stained Glass
Stained glass, as an art form, originally reached its height in the Middle Ages when stained glass windows were commonly used in churches for decorative and informative purposes.  The art of making stained glass windows is when small pieces of glass are arranged to form patterns or pictures, held together (traditionally) by strips of lead and supported by a rigid frame.  Nowadays stained glass is a popular art form useful for making small projects such as suncatchers and candleholders, or lar...


stained glass
stained glass
Stained Glass: Light and Color
Stained Glass is a really fascinating medium and has captivated people ever since the first forms of tiny colored glass beads were produced by cultures like the ancient Egyptians. From then on the manipulation, creation and coloration of glass has often been a very secretive and mysteirous process. By the middle ages the churches of Europe realised the power and influence this radiant material could have and funded the research and development of making larger glass panels. Once fitted into c...



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