07/06/2026
It’s been a while since I last made any glass creations. I wanted to start back up. My creative processes were closed and life wasn’t allowing me to do the things I love. I’ve decided to open back up and start the creation of glass pieces. Starting “easy”, I don’t mean smaller, with a kit. I mean straight lines. The curves pieces are the hardest because glass doesn’t naturally break in curves. The Studio Pro Table Lamp Kit included a lamp stand, bits that hold the glass, and an outline pattern of the size of the glass panel will need to be. Everything else is left to your imagination, decisions, and imagination.
I received my order on 07/06/2026.
The final results of this project is to create a prairie lamp. Of course any design is possible, it’s all up to how you want it to look at the end.
I started by taking the provided base pattern and transferring the patterns I wanted it to a Mylar double matte sheet. I asked for my husband’s opinion on the pattern and glass because, this was ultimately a gift for him and his room.
We went to Bullseye Glass Co./Bullseye Resource Center in Pasadena on 07/09 to pick out glass he liked. He chose: 2 sheets of sienna brown, 1 sheet of spring green, and 3 sheets of streaky cranberry-dark purple grey and white opal. All sheets were the usual 10×10 size.
Cutting, grinding, foiling, soldering started 08/01. That week I finished one panel. Dad ended up gluing some soft orange stuff to my glass work board. Glass shards and soldering bits get stuck on the orange stuff. I had to go to Lowe’s on Tuesday to get a new board and rulers, safety glasses, flux brushes, and wood glue. All glass has been generally been cut. Finished panels prior to patina will be smoothed out towards the end.
The following week the next panel was completed. Lamp work usually happens when I’m not working at my part time jobs or busy with other projects. The last panel was completed 09/14. All four panels have been inspected for a smooth finish and then black patina solution applied to all panels. So exciting to have this completed. The blue pieces really stand out. And totally loving it! So happy how it turned out.
Final notes: I had forgotten when creating a pattern to account for the foiling and cutting of the pattern space, with that in mind. So I ended up with bigger glass pieces than I wanted. It’s not necessarily a bad thing but it should have taken less time if I had taken that into account. I used too much time grinding the extra glass into the proper size. I used 7/32” copper black back foil, I’ll need to be more exact and careful when foiling, cleaning, and buffing. One of the panels had a little lift during the end while I was buffing, nothing dramatic but something I need to be careful when cleaning.
Info: Kit Original pricing $164.99, got it at $130 from Bijou Glassworks online. Glass from Bullseye plus old unused glass from previous projects.
Start Date: 07/06/2026
Hours: 30 hours
Pieces: 84
Finish Date: 09/15/2026
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