Category Archives: Design

#Weekend Coffee Share 3/19/17

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Maggie C

If we were having coffee, you might notice that the path into my house is ever-so-slightly clearer. As the kitchen makeover progresses, some of the overflow materials, tools, odds and odders are thinning out a bit. Just a bit, though. … Continue reading →

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Curved Glass Candle

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Maggie C

.. in the making:   The Daily Post weekly photo challenge: Curve

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Trading Places

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Maggie C

Sometimes you’re the artist, and sometimes you’re the canvas. Participatory art? I think so.   T is for Tattoo.

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A Smashing Success

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Maggie C

I’m going to make a hole in a window You’re going to break a window? Not break a window. Just put a hole in one. So smash it, you mean. Yes, it might look smashed. What will you smash it … Continue reading →

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Privacy

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Maggie C

I didn’t hedge my bet that the hedge  would stay, but the leaves left and I was left with a whole new view on my view.   Sometimes privacy can be a real pane. I raise my glass to glass. … Continue reading →

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Nautilus: the Golden Marvel

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Maggie C

I mentioned last week that I featured a nautilus design in a stained glass panel I made for my granddaughter because of the shell’s meaning to me. A [chambered] nautilus is a cephalopod of the genus Nautilus that has a spiral, … Continue reading →

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The I’s Have It

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Maggie C

Inertia: I want to make a stained glass panel for my soon-to-be-born grandbaby. But: I haven’t done stained glass work in a long time and I’m pretty rusty; I’m downsizing so I don’t want to go out and buy a … Continue reading →

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A Glob by Any Other Name. Please.

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Maggie C

You look at these beautiful buttons of glass; a confectioner’s delight of colorful “candy.” And you ask, “What are these gorgeous pieces called?” And I say, “Oh, those? Those are globs.” Globs? Brings up visions of a lump of ice … Continue reading →

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Clusters: All Together, Now

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Maggie C

In yesterday’s post, the definition of bevels included the mention of “geometric configurations (called ‘clusters’) for incorporation into leaded glass work.” Ah, clusters… The fun thing about clusters is that you have ready-made pieces that you simply fit together (with … Continue reading →

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The Bevel You Say!

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Maggie C

One way to easily dress up a stained glass panel is to incorporate bevels into the design. While frequently used as borders, individual bevels can also be employed as standalone elements in the overall design of a window or panel. A … Continue reading →

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