Making Stained Glass Windows Begins

Creating stained glass windows for the cupolas of the new house!
Creating stained glass windows for the cupolas of the new house!

Making stained glass windows begins!

I posted images last January of the patterns I chose for making the stained glass for the cupola windows in our new house. I blogged in February about how to transfer a pattern to contact paper. And I posted about my glass shopping trip in April. Now the real work begins! I am starting with the bear panel as I think it will be the easiest. I pulled out the glass that I bought and made decisions about which colors and textures to use for the different areas of the bear’s head and the background. I drew directional arrows on the contact paper pattern since some of the glass has color streaks running in one direction. I want the pattern to be consistent thru out the panel. I also wrote which glass color to use on the corresponding contact pattern piece. It is time consuming to do this kind of documenting but it can save a lot of time in frustration later. After getting this done I was able to get down to cutting the pattern out. I decided to go for the boarders first and work my way in. Cut pattern, peel off contact paper backing and stick pattern on glass. And repeat! Next time I will be cutting again but it will be the glass!

Creating a stained glass window.
Creating a stained glass window.
Bear Stained Glass Window Panel
Bear Stained Glass Window Panel

 

2 thoughts on “Making Stained Glass Windows Begins

  1. That bear design looks like it is going to be super cool! My husband and I have been wanting to try making something like this for a while. Do you think we should create a design or find a design that is already been made? Also, where should we purchase the glass? Thank you!

    1. I am sorry to take so long to reply to your post on my website. If you haven’t already found a pattern I would look at stained glass pattern books. You can look up the artist that drew the bear pattern online. Unless you draw well (which I don’t) I highly recommend using a pattern. I get most of my glass online as the nearest glass store is 1&1/2 hours away. Anything in Stained Glass is a good source and if you live near the store in New Jersey you wouldn’t have to pay shipping. Also Armstrong Glass carries a good supply of stained glass.
      Again I am so sorry I didn’t answer your post in a timely manner. I have been transitioning to an Etsy shop and I am no longer selling on the website so I don’t check the website very often. You can contact me at my email which is shimmeringmesaglass@yahoo.com.
      Janice

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