Has anyone here tried doing stained glass?

@jillhill (37353)
United States
August 5, 2009 8:39pm CST
I have always been in love with stained glass....I do all kinds of other crafts but have never tried this....does anyone know how to do it and is it expensive or time consuming?
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@cynthiann (18612)
• Jamaica
6 Aug 09
I love stained glass. There is a church near here that was started when the Spanish occupied our country and the strained glass is magnificent. when the sun shines through it is amazing. Part of the glass got broken in a storm and I did get an expert to replace it. It was expensive as she had to get the glass from Germany. she gave me the greatest piece of advice and that was to have close up photos taken of the original stain glass windows so if they were damaged in the future then we would know how it looked. Never thought of that. I should think thast it would be pricey though.
@jillhill (37353)
• United States
11 Aug 09
I have a bunch of windows so I'm starting with faux stained glass...see if I can figure out patterns etc....good idea bout taking pics though!
@cynthiann (18612)
• Jamaica
11 Aug 09
I wish you well with it. I love art so much that it can hurt but am not artistic at all.
@carolbee (16230)
• United States
6 Aug 09
Am right behind you on this craft. Have always wanted to do this also. From what I read on the internet, it looks difficult to work with glass. Also need tools that I've never used. Will check back on this discussion as I'd like to hear any ideas from other members.
@jillhill (37353)
• United States
11 Aug 09
I am going to do the faux stained glass first....I ordered the stuff I need and found a really cool website that has all the directions!
@carolbee (16230)
• United States
15 Aug 09
Please let us know how your first project turns out. Good luck!
@KrauseHome (36445)
• United States
6 Aug 09
It has been a really long time since I have tried working with stained glass. I Love doing crafts as well, but from what I remember working with stained glass is a little more time consuming. But it can be quite pretty when working with this stuff depending on what your Goal you're wanting to accomplish from it as well.
@jillhill (37353)
• United States
11 Aug 09
I ordered the things I need so here goes.....I found the instructions online....I am kind of excited to try it!