Keri is a radio DJ in her little town. When she's not on the air, she spends a lot of time coming up with fun and funky ideas for artwork made out of glass. In this project, she uses colorful glass nuggets to create a unique picture frame.
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Stained Glass And Glass Nugget Frame
Colorful glass nugget create a unique picture frame
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Wrap the nuggets with copper foil. Apply flux. Solder around the nuggets independently.
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Arrange in square/frame shape. Connect the nuggets with solder.
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Cut lead came channeling to hold glass. Tack solder to frame. Trace the shape of the channeling onto glass.
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Cut glass. Go over edges lightly with grinder.
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Cut wire for stand. Attach stand to frame. Add the wire/nugget for stand on the back of the picture frame.
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Cut hinge tubes to desired length. Tack/solder onto the front of the frame.
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Make the spider with glass nuggets and wire. Make the flower by cutting petals from stained glass, soldering together and adding wire.
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Clean and polish all pieces. Add patina. Rinse, dry and buff.
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Slide glass into frame. Slide the spider and flower wire into the hinge tube for decoration. Add a photo.
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Cat Morley
28 Mar 02:27
Wow, this is gorgeous. I love the wire spider, very pretty.
Keri Plezia (aka;Miss Holley King)
15 Oct 01:01
Well thank you mighty kindly...
I LOVE my spider - bug critter BUT I like the frame better
plain by it's self (the TV people made me add it)
Have a good one and keep on being "crafty"