Stained Glass And Glass Nugget Frame

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• Step 1

  Wrap the nuggets with copper foil. Apply flux. Solder around the nuggets independently.

• Step 2

  Arrange in square/frame shape. Connect the nuggets with solder.

• Step 3

  Cut lead came channeling to hold glass. Tack solder to frame. Trace the shape of the channeling onto glass.

• Step 4

  Cut glass. Go over edges lightly with grinder.

• Step 5

  Cut wire for stand. Attach stand to frame. Add the wire/nugget for stand on the back of the picture frame.

• Step 6

  Cut hinge tubes to desired length. Tack/solder onto the front of the frame.

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  Step 7

  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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  Step 8

  Clean and polish all pieces. Add patina. Rinse, dry and buff.

• Step 9

  Slide glass into frame. Slide the spider and flower wire into the hinge tube for decoration. Add a photo.

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Keri Plezia (aka;Miss Holley King) · Paw Paw, Michigan, US · 4 projects 15th October 2008

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"

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Cat Morley · London, GB · 1432 projects 28th March 2008

Wow, this is gorgeous. I love the wire spider, very pretty.

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