Discover the artist within and create beautiful stained glass Beautiful stained glass isn't reserved solely for church windows-it can be used to create intricate patterns in home windows, decorate cabinet doors, patio doors, ceilings, skylights, mirrors, lighting fixtures, garden decorations, and much more. Stained Glass For Dummies provides all the information you need to express your creativity and spruce up your home with this timeless art. You'll get a full range of art glass instruction, from traditional leaded stained glass to hot glass-working techniques. <ul>
<li>Gorgeous full-color design throughout</li> <li>Includes designs for creating your own stained glass pieces</li> <li>Hands-on, easy-to-follow exercises help you perfect your skills</li> </ul>
Packed with practical guidance on everything from obtaining supplies to working safely, Stained Glass For Dummies is the perfect guide for beginner and novice artists and artisans who want to try a hand at this centuries-old art.

Stained Glass For Dummies

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Payne, Vicki

Crafts & Hobbies

For Dummies

Stained Glass in an afternoon

Not only are the techniques for both copper foil and mosaic stained glass completely demystified here, but all 25 projects take only an afternoon to complete. Start with a Tulip Panel, the perfect first project, so simple and pleasing. Learn and use the proper tools, cut, assemble, solder, frame, and finish. You’ll be proud as a peacock of your lovely Peacock Lampshade. Plus: corner accents, beautiful boxes, welcome signs, bird baths, and more.

Stained Glass in an Afternoon

Sterling

Traditional Leaded Glass Crafting: Projects & Techniques

The author, a frequent guest on popular home décor shows, demystifies the basic techniques, including choosing, preparing and cutting glass; leading up, soldering, framing, and finishing. Detailed and illustrated discussions of tools and materials, as well as important safety tips help ensure your success as you try your hand at any of the 20 projects.

In just a weekend, crafters can get their creative juices flowing with this goldmine of creative techniques and projects-448 jam-packed pages worth of great ideas. Every one is fun, easy to complete, and doesn't require a major investment of time or money. Use dried flowers in new and unique ways to enhance cards and candles, and to create lovely aromatic coasters. Out of paper come beautiful photo storage boxes, Japanese washi bracelets, and even a chic checkerboard. The quilting section features a score of practical and exquisite items, including silk pillbox hats and embroidered window valances. And with the ideas for macramé, metal embossing, and decorative finishes for furniture found here, anyone will achieve fantastic results, and become a skilled crafter, too.

The Encyclopedia of Craft Projects in an afternoon®: Easy, Step-by-Step Crafts with Basic How-To Instructions-All Illustrated with Over 500 Photos!

Baskett, Mickey

Sheerin, Connie

Gorder, Cindy

Main Street

The Stained Glass Classroom: Projects Using Copper Foil, Lead & Mosaic Techniques

With 3 easy-to-master techniques, any crafter can create attention-grabbing, light-catching stained glass projects, from an Art Nouveau Tulip Panel to boxes, candleholders, birdhouses, and garden stepping stones. Artist Vicki Payne demystifies all the basic processes of using copper foil, leaded came (where individual pieces of glass are fitted into metal channels), and mosaics; she also provides beautiful patterns for creating useful and decorative items using each of the methods. Illuminating color photos, information on the variety of tools (cutters, grinders, smoothing stones, glass squaring bars) and materials, and detailed instructions for cutting the glass, soldering, and assembling the finished product will start beginners off on this classic craft.

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Colorful panels, window ornaments, terrific tabletop accessories, gleaming garden cloches: if you’ve admired the beauty of stained glass, but thought it was something you couldn’t make—think again. Not only are the techniques for both copper foil and mosaic stained glass completely demystified here, but each of the 25 projects takes only an afternoon to complete. You’ll quickly learn how to choose supplies and tools, and to prepare, cut, assemble, solder, frame, and finish—everything needed to craft your own glasswork. Start with a Tulip Panel, the perfect, simple first project. Apply glass nuggets to adorn a frame. Brighten up the home with a Sunflower Clock and graceful Dancing Women Candleholders. Plus: corner accents, beautiful boxes, bird baths, and more.

"The craft's vernacular is defined and illustrated in...TV host-crafter extraordinaire Payne's explanations."--Booklist The timeless beauty of leaded stained glass is now accessible to home artisans. Vicki Payne, a frequent guest on popular home décor shows and the host and producer of several nationally syndicated programs, demystifies the basic techniques of this breathtaking art. In detail, she covers tools and materials; choosing, preparing and cutting glass; leading up; soldering; framing, assembling, and finishing the work. Luminous full-color photographs showcase 20 sparkling projects (complete with patterns), including an Arts &amp; Crafts Lantern with Tree, a Bevel Cluster Cabinet Door, "Garden Buddies" ornaments, and a graceful, vintage Rose Window Panel.

Are things at home out of hand? Is the thought of putting things in order justoverwhelming? With these simple, quickly implemented solutions, life can become less stressfuland the messy habits of a lifetime will disappear along with the chaos. The focus is on the little things that make a big differencelike not having to search for the car keys at the last minuteand the book is as organized as the house will be when you’re through: it begins with advice on assessing the accumulated junk and eliminating the excess, and moves on to shopping for containers, applying clutter strategies, labeling jars and boxes, and creating a proper place for everything, room by room. The ideas are smart and attractive!

Easy Home Organizer: 15-Minute Step-by-Step Solutions

Computers & Technology

Graphics & Design

With 3 easy-to-master techniques, any crafter can create attention-grabbing, light-catching stained-glass projects from an Art Nouveau Tulip Panel to boxes, candleholders, birdhouses, and garden stepping stones. Artist Vicki Payne demystifies all the basic processes of using copper foil, leaded came (a technique in which individual pieces of glass are fitted into metal channels), and mosaics. She also provides beautiful patterns for creating useful and decorative items using each of the methods. Illuminating color photos; information on a variety of tools (cutters, grinders, smoothing stones, glass squaring bars) and materials; and detailed instructions for cutting the glass, soldering, and assembling the finished product will start beginners off on this classic craft.

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Books by Payne, Vicki

See the best price to sell, buy, or rent books by Payne, Vicki. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Stained Glass For Dummies

Stained Glass in an Afternoon

Traditional Leaded Glass Crafting: Projects & Techniques

The Encyclopedia of Craft Projects in an afternoon®: Easy, Step-by-Step Crafts with Basic How-To Instructions-All Illustrated with Over 500 Photos!

The Encyclopedia of Craft Projects in an afternoon®: Easy, Step-by-Step Crafts with Basic How-To Instructions-All Illustrated with Over 500 Photos!

The Stained Glass Classroom: Projects Using Copper Foil, Lead & Mosaic Techniques

Stained Glass in an afternoon

Traditional Leaded Glass Crafting: Projects & Techniques

Easy Home Organizer: 15-Minute Step-by-Step Solutions

The Stained Glass Classroom: Projects Using Copper Foil, Lead & Mosaic Techniques