It’s a cold winter for many of us and we have a wonderful free monthly pattern design for all of you traditional stained glass 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
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 […]
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
4 Stained Glass Windows in Progress: The Grand Canyon in 4 Seasons
We are making great progress on the “Grand Canyon in 4 Seasons” stained glass panels. Each has about 200 pieces, and, as you’ve seen in earlier posts, some of those pieces are t-i-i-i-i-i-ny. Yes, we are using mostly 11/64th’s” and lots of 5/32nd’s” copper foil from Edco, in all of the backings. These windows need […]
4 Stained Glass Windows in Progress- – An Update: Grand Canyon in 4 Seasons
So if you’re wondering how we’re progressing on the Grand Canyon stained glass panels, they are coming along well. Here are some more pictures: The first 100 pieces on the “Grand Canyon in Spring” stained glass panel: Below is the Layout of Rocks for the Grand Canyon in Spring stained glass Panel. Doing this virtually […]
4 Stained Glass Windows in Progress: Grand Canyon in 4 Seasons
We are working on 4 stained glass panels of the Grand Canyon in the 4 seasons. These are small panels, requiring lots (and lots and lots) of little pieces, and some tiny ones. Here’s a taste: There are about 200 pieces in each panel. Here’s a close-up of this one: Yes, those antlers are 2″ […]
So What Do You Like Best About Stained Glass?
So what do you like best about stained glass? The thrill? The danger? Hot lead/solder, sharp edges…. The painstaking hard work? The glorious rich colors with the light streaming through? Chime in!
The Art of Foiling a 560-Pc. Stained Glass Grouse is not for a Mouse :-)
Is there an art to foiling a stained glass grouse? Well, you can’t be timid when tackling the foiling of lots of small detailed pieces, that’s for sure. We have lots of different foil widths, from 1/8″-1/4″, and we use all 3 colors of foil backing: copper, silver and black-backed. We vary the widths and […]