Stained Glass Patterns and Tips from GlassSorcery.com

We recently added a new guide to Stained Glass Tutorials on the web. We will be adding to it whenever we discover a new [tag]stained glass tutorial[/tag] or page with [tag]stained glass tips[/tag] and advice. There are tutorials listed for everything from soldering to making a [tag]stained glass lamp[/tag\] or [tag]stained glass box[/tag]. The tutorials are written by very talented individuals who are generously sharing their knowledge and experience on the internet. You don’t want to miss these.

If you haven’t been there already, take a look at our new Glass Sorcery Guide to Stained Glass Patterns on the Web. We are creating a guide with links to [tag]FREE stained glass patterns[/tag] that you can access throughout the internet and stained glass pattern books that you can purchase online. As with all of our site, this guide will continue to grow as we add new links every week, so bookmark our site and stop by often.

Another new page contains a guide to other websites that also have links to stained glass patterns on the web.

You are sure to find something of interest on these pages. Happy browsing!

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[tag]Chantal Paré[/tag] has made her patterns available on four websites that are worth visiting. Most of her patterns are free and some are for sale.

On Chantal’s Stained Glass she offers patterns and a handy tutorial with tips on how you can make your own designs for stained glass.

Her second pattern site, Chantal’s Stained Glass Patterns, has more patterns, most for free and a few for sale.

Her third site, Free Stained Glass Patterns, offers free patterns for windows and panels.

Her fourth site, Art:ery Stained Glass Patterns, is described as a stained glass pattern cooperative where designers can display and sell their patterns, and artists can buy patterns. There are free patterns here, too. Chantal has contributed a great many of the available patterns.

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Here is another [tag]free stained glass Christmas pattern[/tag] for you from GlassSorcery.com. This little [tag]Angel Teddy Bear[/tag] will look adorable in a window, on a tree, or hanging in a cubicle.

Change the size of the pattern for your needs. Paint on, glue on, or do foil overlay for his eyes, nose, and mouth. Patina your angel bear in black. Make his halo out of wire or a piece of clear glass (edged with silver backed foil) and polish the solder to a natural lustrous silver.

Angel Teddy also comes in a black & white jpeg and in Glass Eye 2000 format.

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Chanukah starts at sundown, Friday, December 15th, and lasts for eight days through Shabbat, December 23rd. This wonderful holiday of renewed dedication encourages you to never give up hope.

You still have time to make a beautiful [tag]stained glass Hanukkah[/tag] suncatcher or panel to display in your window. Look at the free [tag]Chanukah stained glass patterns[/tag] we offer here and let us know what you think.

This simple [tag]stained glass Magen David[/tag], or [tag]Star of David[/tag], shines brilliantly. It is shown here in Spectrum medium blue rough rolled cathedral and Bullseye Neo Lavender Shift Transparent glass.

This pattern is available in black & white and in Glass Eye 2000 format.

This Magen David, or [tag]Star of David stained glass panel[/tag] will grace any window. We liked the colors in the smaller piece so much that they are repeated in the panel and surrounded with Spectrum Clear Cathedral, Hammered glass.

This pattern is available in black & white and in Glass Eye 2000 format.

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If you couldn’t locate the perfect Christmas pattern by looking through our Guide to Free Stained Glass Christmas Patterns, then take a look at these [tag]stained glass Christmas pattern books[/tag].

Easy-to-Make Christmas and Holiday Lightcatchers by well known artist, craftsman, and designer [tag]Ed Sibbett[/tag], Jr. contains a collection of full-size templates for 66 beautiful stained glass ornaments designed for Christmas and eleven other holidays.

Dimensions of Christmas by [tag]Teny Nudson[/tag], contains 3-D and suncatcher holiday projects such as ornaments, freestanding bells, wreaths, angels, and nativity scene. [tag]Dimensions of Christmas[/tag] contains full-size patterns and 15 color photos. This is a bestseller every Christmas for good reason.

Simply Christmas by [tag]Suzanne Cooper[/tag], a stained glass and glass bead designer, is a great pattern book for beginner to intermediate stained glass crafters. The book has 43 different Christmas patterns ranging from 3 to 57 pieces.

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We just put up a page with links to [tag]free Christmas patterns[/tag] throughout the web. The patterns are listed by category with a few words about each. We will be adding to this list on an on-going basis. If you know of some that we missed, please post a comment to this blog entry with the link and we will check it out.

We will be adding more pages of free patterns as time goes on. We are already compiling pages for other holidays, but it takes a little time as we check out each pattern and link to each pattern to make sure they are good.

Check out our Christmas page now and check back to our main free pattern page for more categories soon. Patterns that are posted in blog entries will also be added to the category pages.

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Here are three [tag]free stained glass patterns[/tag] I made for [tag]Christmas[/tag]. The patterns could be either suncatchers or tree ornaments depending on how large you make them. Consider this an early gift!

The first [tag]pattern[/tag] is Santa Kitties, two cute kitties in Santa hats. I kept the pieces simple in order to keep the glass cutting and assembly quick and easy. Consequently, you will need to glue on or paint the noses. Paint the eyes, whiskers, mouth & toes, or, if you like, make the whiskers from wire.

You can download it in Black & White

or in Glass Eye 2K format.

The second pattern is Santa Puppy, an adorable yellow lab pup in a Santa hat. Again I kept the pieces simple for fast & easy construction. Paint on the toe lines, pupils, and left hind leg fold line.

You can download it in Black & White

or in Glass Eye 2K format.

The third pattern is Santa Ratty. I made this pattern in memory of all of my sweet pet ratties who have gone on to their reward.
Attach the white pom-pom on top of the seams to avoid cutting awkward pieces for the back end of the rat. You can also paint the toe lines for each foot onto a single piece of pink glass to avoid cutting out & foiling tiny toes.

You can download it in Black & White

or in Glass Eye 2K format.

I hope you enjoy these three patterns.

Merry early Christmas!

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Here are some more [tag]free Christmas stained glass patterns[/tag] to help you deck the halls.

Warner Crivellaro has six free simple patterns: the word JOY with holly leaves, Madonna and Child, two holly leaves with berries, a dove, an angel, and a tree.

Glass Crafters Stained Glass Supplies has wreaths, angels, Santas, Christmas trees, etc. Several of these patterns were selected to be a Spectrum pattern of the month and so appear on the Spectrum site and in my previous post.

Minneko’s Stained Glass Angels has 49 angel patterns, some of which are bound to be good for holiday decorating. They are very simple and sweet. It appears that this site has not been up-dated or added to since July 2004.

Tiffanyglasskunst has one holiday pattern, a snowman with a Christmas tree.

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If you are looking for [tag]free stained glass patterns[/tag] for your holiday decorations here is a collection of [tag]holiday stained glass patterns[/tag] that is sure to offer something you’ll enjoy making.

These patterns are all on the Spectrum Glass website.

As I am sure you know, Spectrum Glass, located in Woodinville, WA, makes specialty sheet glass. I absolutely love their Waterglass!

You can visit the Spectrum Free Pattern archives to search all of their patterns or click the links below to see the individual holiday patterns.

All patterns are available in pdf format. Some are also available in Glass Eye 2000.

You can try Glass Eye 2000 FREE for 30 days, and the free trial comes with 400 free patterns!

Patterns:

-Silver Coat Holiday Ornaments- candy cane, ball, icicle, & star. These patterns are shown in the famous Spectrum Silvercoat glass and come with suggestions for assembly.

-Christmas mini-patterns
Santa, angel, tree, etc.

-Angel with Rainbow
3-D standing angel holding a rainbow

-Black Capped Chickadee on Holly Leaf
also available in Glass Eye 2K format on this page
cute little freeform chickadee

-Chickadee & Holly Branch
another cute little freeform bird with holly leaves
also available in Glass Eye 2K format on this page

-Christmas lights & Bows
a bouquet of Christmas light bulbs tied with a red & green ribbon

-Holly Wreath
freeform- bow with holly leaves and glass glob berries

-Santa Claus
a rosy-cheeked Santa in a circular frame
also available in Glass Eye 2K format on this page

-Santa with Tree
freeform Santa holding a small tree

-Running Santa
a freeform patterm with the title “Late again!”

-Santa Paul
Why Paul? Looks kind of gnome-like.

-Snowflake
a glass & glass glob snowflake with some open sections

-Snowman
a cute little suncatcher
also available in Glass Eye 2K format on this page

-Set of three snowmen
The three cold amigos

-Ice skating Snowman
freeform pattern of snowman on ice skates

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