Wow! The Mapparium is a three-story, stained glass globe of the world located at the Mary Baker Eddy Library in Boston, Massachusetts, built in 1935: http://twistedsifter.com/2013/03/stained-glass-globe-mapparium-boston/ Photograph by Bob Sacha for National Geographic
The Sept-October Free Monthly Stained Glass Pattern is Up!
It’s a beautiful Fall day and we have a wonderful free monthly pattern design for all of you enjoying the change of the seasons. Feel free to share the link, tweet it, post on Facebook and help us to spread the word to glass fan-atics, mosaic fans, glass painters, woodworkers, quilters and scrapbookers – Enjoy! Check […]
40-Year Restoration of Paris’ Sainte-Chapelle Stained Glass Nearly Complete
Wonderful Wall Street Journal write-up by Gabriele Parussini and video of the process to restore the world-famous and legendary stained glass windows of Paris’ Sainte-Chapelle gothic church. They were begun in the 1970s and are nearing completion. A new technique pioneered during the restoration will ensure that the works will be long-lasting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhsEsy-l_k0 http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424127887323308504579082991871355218 (May need to search […]
Assembling a Stained Glass Fireplace Screen
Some of you are wondering about the next steps to assemble and finish your fireplace screen, once you have completed the stained glass panels. Here are some tips: To assemble a fireplace screen we’ve found that 3/4″ u-flat zinc framing gives the support needed. To attach the sides to the center panel we use solid […]
It’s Our Stained Glass Blog Birthday :-)
We are celebrating our first year of blog posts. We’ve talked about stained glass patterns, pricing your stained glass projects, shared our free monthly patterns, and shown photos of some of our etched and stained glass projects. Along the way, we’ve gotten to share some of the great work all of you are doing, too. […]
Stunning Stained Glass American Eagle Panel – Entry in Utah State Fair
Here is Vic Gordon’s beautiful American Eagle design shown with the American flag. Check out what a marvelous job he did, as seen in this photo. It is being entered in the Utah State Fair this month. Fantastic job, Vic! Thanks for sharing!!! Stained Glass Window fabricated by Vic Gordon Design by Martha Hanson, Paned Expressions […]
Our Newest Project: Chesapeake Bay Scene – Stained Glass Windows – Johns Hopkins Hospital
We are working on 2 large stained glass windows for Johns Hopkins Hospital. It’s a scene of the Chesapeake Bay, complete with a huge sailboat and a beautiful blue heron, and, of course, a lighthouse. Each panel has about 300 pieces of stained glass and we are varying the widths of copper foil, and the […]
Love Mosaics? This Seahorse uses Broken Teapot, Tile, Glass & More
Check out this inspiring seahorse mosaic created by Laurie Gilson. She used a broken teapot, kizmet tiles, glass scraps and more. Been saving broken teacups and other treasures. Make a mosaic! https://www.facebook.com/lauriegilson/media_set?set=a.616549768370067.1073741839.100000451482395&type=1
The August Free Monthly Stained Glass Pattern is Up!
It’s a hot, hot summer and we have a wonderful free monthly pattern design for all of you meadow, farm and barn lovers. Feel free to share the link, tweet it, and help us to spread the word to glass fan-atics, mosaic fans, glass painters, woodworkers, quilters and scrapbookers – Yay! https://www.panedexpressions.com/free-stained-glass-patterns.html
The July Free Monthly Pattern in Honor of the Gettysburg 150th Anniversary
In honor of the 150th Anniversary of Gettysburg, we have a wonderful free monthly pattern design for all of you history buffs. Feel free to share the link, tweet it, and help us to spread the word to glass fan-atics, mosaic fans, glass painters, woodworkers, quilters and scrapbookers – Yay! https://www.panedexpressions.com/free-stained-glass-patterns.html
