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Hello Medusa,

Well I do mostly windows, I design remake and renovate them, I only do domestic work, my customers are people who'd like to put the wow factor into their front door by putting what should have been there in the first place, or any internal doors or fanlights....

 

I did start out by making lots of foiled projects such as mirrors and light catchers, I attended many craft fairs and it was very enjoyable , but I've gone up a level or two and 12 years later I'm working at home, and have a steady flow of customers, which is lovely....

 

If you ever want help or anything with your interest please contact me, I did of bit of teaching in the subject, and I am really happy to pass on anything that could be of use...

 

Its a lovely hobby..

have fun

xx

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Thanks for the offer Cheryl. I am so envious of you having the talent to make a living out of it. I'm still such a novice. My glass cutting is OK but my soldering is rubbish!!!! I hope it will improve with (lots of) practice. I'm in the middle of making my first leaded panels - for a door between the hall and kitchen. I'm finding working with lead very different to foil work.

 

Anyway - managed to upload a few pics of previous pieces. So here goes...

 

http://s227.photobucket.com/albums/dd41/MedusA72/Stained%20Glass/

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Gosh...how clever....and lovely.

 

My friend has just got rid of her hideous (she wouldn't mind me saying that) 1980's UPVC windows and had to replace them with hard wood windows of the original design as her house is in a conservation area.

 

They found one of the original leaded light features in an outhouse and got someone to copy it and have put them in the top bits if you see what I mean.

 

Cost megabucks but looks stunning.

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Thank you for the help with posting the pics and for all for your kind words. :oops:

 

I took a night class last year. I've stopped going now because my teacher retired :( but I guess I now have the knowledge and just need to develop the skills

 

I have thought about selling some on ebay - maybe next Christmas, but it's a little to soon to say it could become a career, like Cheryl.

 

BTW Cheryl, where do you get your supplies from? My local supplier is closing down and I thought about trying the internet. Have you got any experience of ordering stuff in this way?

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well these are in birmingham...

 

BIRMINGHAM GLASS STUDIOS

100-102 Edward Rd

Balsall Heath

Birmingham B12 9LS

tel: 0121 440 090 fax: 0121 446 4265

English Antique glass.

 

but there are lots who deliver all around england i've even used people up in yorkshire...

 

DECORATIVE GLASS SUPPLIES LTD

Essex Mill

Essex Street

Bradford

West Yorkshire BD4 7PG

website: www.decorativeglasshop.co.uk

Art Glass, tools, accessories, books and media.

 

KANSA CRAFT

The Flour Mill

Wath Rd

Elsecar

Barnsley S74 8HW

tel: 01226 747424 fax: 01226 743712

email: sg@kansacraft.co.uk website: www.kansacraft.co.uk

Antique, machine rolled cathedrals, opalescents, art glass and fusing glasses: Tatra, Spectrum, Wishmach, Bullseye, St Just, etc.

 

PEARSONS GLASS LTD

Maddrell St

Liverpool L37EH

tel: 0151 207 1474/2874 fax: 0151 207 4039

email: info@pearsonsglass.co.uk website: www. pearsonsglass.co.uk

 

WARM-GLASS.COM

12 Burnett Industrial Estate

Wrington

Bristol BS40 5QR

tel: 01934 863344

email: info@warm-glass.com website: www.warm-glass.com

An internet-based company which specialises in mail order art glass supplies for kiln fusing, jewellery and bead making, as well as for architectural glass work. Warm-glass.com also keep the largest stock of dichroic glass in Europe.

 

these are ones i would recommend, go on their sites..any advice contact me and i will help you...you may as well benefit from my mistakes, it takes years of making them to be able to advise...

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Thanks Cheryl and Egluntine for the links. I've had a look at some of the sites and they look very interesting.

 

I have bought from Birmingham Glass Studios before, but understood they were closing down. I'll have to go and check. It's so much nicer to go and look at glass yourself, rather than trying to pick it out from a picture.

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Ooh I love stained glass :D

 

I had a lovely Christmas present a few years ago from my OH, and it was a residential leaded panel making course at Burton Manor on the Wirrel. I had a great time and made a 'Macintosh' type rose panel, although I'm, sure the man himself would be spinning in his grave :oops: it now hangs in the downstairs toilet across the window :lol:

 

I'd like to do the front door but am afraid of making a mess :roll:

 

Karen x

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My friend has just got rid of her hideous (she wouldn't mind me saying that) 1980's UPVC windows and had to replace them with hard wood windows of the original design as her house is in a conservation area.

 

They found one of the original leaded light features in an outhouse and got someone to copy it and have put them in the top bits if you see what I mean.

 

Cost megabucks but looks stunning.

 

My ambition is to do that - I live in a Victorian terraced house and the windows were all replaced with UPVC by the previous owners. I got a quote a couple of years ago to have the front bay replaced with the original style hardwood sashes and I'd have to sell both my kidneys to fund it :shock::roll:

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