Stained Glass Patterns and Tips from GlassSorcery.com

Here is a free pattern for a [tag]Valentine Hearts stained glass letter holder[/tag] for all of those Valentine’s Day cards due to arrive on February 14th.

Make only the Joined Hearts piece if you wish to make a suncatcher.

Suggested glass choices are reds or pinks for the hearts and opalescent whites or textured clears for the background. The area where the two hearts overlap reflects the merging of two different heart colors.

The Valentine Hearts [tag]stained glass letter holder[/tag] is shown here in Spectrum 1901W Quartz Pink Waterglass, 152W Ruby Red cathedral Waterglass, 307S Clear/White, Translucent Opalescent, and Uroboros 00-294 pink, magenta, and royal crimson Ring Mottle.

Use this link for the Valentine Hearts Letter Holder in a black & white jpg and in the Glass Eye 2000 format. Directions for assembling the letter holder are with the pattern and are also available in a txt format and below.

To make the letter holder:

1. Cut two of each rectangle and one of the Joined Hearts piece.
2. Wrap all glass pieces with foil. If desired, wrap one larger rectangle with wider foil and use this as the base piece.
3. Solder the Joined Hearts section.
4. Place base rectangle on work surface. Construct as for a basic box, placing Joined Hearts on one long side of base and plain large rectangle on opposite long side. Place small rectangles at each end. Tack solder all pieces.
5. Solder all inside and out.
6. Clean. Patina if desired. Apply protective wax.

You are now ready for those Valentine cards and love letters!

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Here is a cute Valentine [tag]Teddy Bear[/tag] stained glass pattern just in time for Valentine’s Day!

If you don’t use a glass saw, it’s probably easier to make the heart and the bear separately and tack solder the bear on top of the heart.

If you decide to cut each piece for a suncatcher, you may need a saw for the two pieces surrounding the end of each front paw.

The eyes, nose, and mouth may be painted, glued on, or done with foil overlay and patinaed black.

Teddy is pictured here in Uroboros Gold-Pink and White, Apple Blossoms Ring Mottle; Spectrum Quartz Pink Waterglass; Spectrum Clear/White, Translucent Opalescent; Spectrum Black Smooth Cathedral; and Spectrum Pale Amber Smooth Cathedral.

Use this link for the Valentine Teddy Bear stained glass pattern in both black & white jpg and Glass Eye 2000 format.

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For stained glass hobbyists who enjoy competition and have confidence in their work Glastar holds an on-going [tag]art glass competition[/tag] for non-professional artists.
This is an on-going competition based on the calendar year with an annual award. The prizes are announced each February 14th for the previous year. There are monthly prizes, as well, and you can enter artwork in these categories every month: three-dimensional, panel, mosaic, sandblast/bevel, hot glass.
View the Glastar website for full contest details and to view previous winning entries.

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What with the holidays and family obligations, etc. I have not made many posts recently, so I decided to start out the New Year with three free pattern posts today.

Here is the third [tag]free stained glass pattern[/tag] in the Winter Sports category. This pattern shows two happy ice skaters on a frozen pond. You may want to use a wider foil on the upper left corner to make the bare tree branches stand out more. The facial features are painted on, as are the fringe detail in the scarf and the front curve on some of the skate blades. I hope you enjoy making this pattern.

Use this link to the Outdoor Ice Skaters stained glass pattern in a Black & White jpg and in the Glass Eye 2000 format.

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If you know someone who lives for hockey, make this free stained glass [tag]ice hockey skater pattern[/tag] in their team colors. The facial features are painted on.

Use this link for the
ice hockey skater free stained glass pattern
in both a black & white jpg and the Glass Eye 2000 format.

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Winter is here and for many of us that means time for winter sports.

Whether your winter sports enthusiasm has you out on the slopes or the ice every weekend or is limited to watching it all on TV you may want to capture the thrill of [tag]winter sports[/tag] in stained glass.

Here is a [tag]free style skier[/tag] [tag]stained glass pattern[/tag] that you may enjoy.

Use this link for the free style skiing stained glass pattern in black & white jpg and in the Glass Eye 2000 format

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