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(2005) 7"x 3.5' Stained glass (amber, white, grey, streaked burgundy and clear), red glass cabs, copper foil and lead solderA set of six glass lanterns I keep around the garden to light in the evenings. The lanterns are constructed from six triangular panels of glass each with a seventh triangle forming the bottom. You can set tea-candles in them, and the red glass cabs catch and bundle the candle-light, much like a lens for a nice illumination effect.
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I bet they look so gorgeous all lit up at night 
(I'm currently working on my first 3D stained glass piece...also a lantern, quite a different design than these however...and I am so excited to see how it'll look when it's all done!)
Is it more difficult to copper foil with the cabs? The edges look like they'd be a challenge to burnish down!
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Thank you. I usually use either the thinnest available strip of copper, or in a pinch I cut a normal strip lengthwise in two. You are right-once you start pressing the copper down on the rounded areas of the cab, it tends to loosen itself. Narrower is better!
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Yeah, a lot of houses around here have one. Actually it doesn't make much of a difference to house prices even.
You can pretty much swim 6 to 7 months out of the 12 without even having to heat the water or anything, so it's really worth while. (Matter of fact I was still swimming for an hour yesterday, because it's still hot outside.)
Not wanting to brag or anything, but it was a big part of the reason I moved out here - sick and tired of the cold and rain at home!
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ooooOOOOOooooo! nice! ive always wanted to try stained glass....
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Thanks! You should give it a try. Most hobby supply stores carry all you need to get started on Tiffany glass.
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Holy cow! These are gorgeous! Is there anything you can't make??!!
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Thank you! The design really was more of a random occurrence, though, just playing with glass leftovers...
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Wow, those are really beautiful! Is the grey one the one that looks blue in the pic? I bet these are stunning with tealights in them!
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Yup, I love that particular glass, depending on the light it is grey or the stangest blue-grey-turquoise. It has the best contrast with the red marbles, too.
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Mmmm. I tried this technique once. It fell apart
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Well, 3D is more difficult to solder than flat. I typically keep the pieces glued together with tape before I start soldering, and then I only put dabs on the main connection points for stability before closing all the seams. I still have the occasional accident, but that seems to work all right most of the time.
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My piece *was* flat 
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Hum, might want to give it another shot.
I can't count the stuff I messed up in the beginning. The worst was the amount of times I cut myself on sharp glass edges. Makes you so mad until you learn what you can and cannot do.
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they are such cool shapes. sort of gemstony. i really want to see pics of your house 
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Thanks, the geometry of the shapes really had me.
I was playing round with a couple of random triangular leftovers and realized how you can put them together. Still if you get the angle right, the things almost look as if they could fall over sideways...
I loved the fact that you could work with three triangles pointing downwards (elemental symbol for water) and three pointing upwards (elemental symbol for fire). Deep, huh!?
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complicated!
i'd probably end up making little pyramids or something simple...
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The lanterns are wonderful, I bet they look really gorgeous at night. The photograph is really strange, it has a whole slightly weird life of it's own.
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Thanks! Actually they photo is of an odd place, it's where the lip of the hot tub spills over into the main pool in the garden. I keep the lights on there, because the flames make nice reflections in the water.
When I took the shot, I though the curved stone ledge added some interest and I could show all the lamps without just having to do a boring line-up...
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Where did you find the time dear? just kidding. They are very nice looking wish I had a residen get in gear ass kicker around here all i do any more is fool with this machine .I shall whip it though.
Nice work
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Thanks! Actually it's not so bad. What I need to get my ass kicked for is to go and do my day-job, this is more a case of trying not to overdo it. Glad you like them.
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Thanks! Yes, I like that they glow in different colors, but the red marbles make them look like they belong together.
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The design is exquisite. They must look so lovely at night when they are lit up.
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Thanks! I wish I had a decent night-shot I could include, but they all turned out pretty ghastly...
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Thank you! I love burning candles, any pretext will do...
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Lovely! Great design, shape and color combinations. I'll bet your garden looks like an enchanted palace lit with these beauties!
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Thank you! I wanted to include a night shot, but none of them really showed the way they look.
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Neat! Did you have to cut the glass yourself? (I've heard cutting glass is very difficult)
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Thanks! Yes, I cut my own glass, but it's not too difficult, I think. I have a diamond tip cutter that you use to slightly score the glass, then you take a pair of crozing pliars which are very lightly V-shaped and gently apply pressure to the glass on both sides of the cut, the glass will break apart right along the scoring-line.
The only mistake people will make is to have the scoring lines go too curvy, instead of straighter, which will cause the glass to break randomly. You need to know the "sweet spot": not too curvy, but still in a shape that will accommodate your design. For more extreme curves you need a glass grinder.
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I'll leave that sort of thing to the professionals for now and just admire the finished works.
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