Projects – Page 2 – Sherry Glaab

Next Window

I have been procrastinating on my next window project for several months. Initially I had planned on doing a larger version of Charleston’s Rainbow Row, but I wasn’t sure if it would look as good in a larger format than the other panels I’ve made with it in the past. I bought the glass I needed and then started thinking that maybe I should make another sun, or maybe a moon because I have great moon glass and great spooky sky glass.

But this morning I was asked to donate a window to an upcoming charity event and I decided to just go for it with the Rainbow Row. I won’t know how it will look until I do it, so I might as well do it and stop wondering about it. Hopefully having more room will allow me to do more decorating – trees, birds, flowers, bushes, etc. What I have so far is just rough cuts – I still need to finish the first cuts and then use the grinder to smooth / shape everything before I start with the mosaic adhesive on the first layer. I’m not sure if this will end up in the charity event auction or if another window will, but at least my procrastination is over for the time being!

Two Rainbow Rows

Here is how the two small Rainbow Row panels turned out after the resin cured. These panels measure in the 5.25″ – 13.5″ range.

Resin time!

Rainbow Row with the resin poured and decorated. Just need to wait for it to cure now.

I had to re-adhere a couple of pieces on the other panel so I poured the resin on it another day. The “sky” is decorated with blue shell flakes and small, clear glass glitter.

Working on RRows

Every day I spend a bit of time adding some detail to these two little Rainbow Rows. I like to add trees, birds and flowers for decoration. I should go for a field trip downtown and get some inspiration for other things to add. After the mosaic adhesive dries, it will be time to add the resin coating.

Added some small plants and a couple of leaves on the trees

Little Rainbow Rows

While I was wrapping up the placement of the smaller transom window, I took a bit of time on the side to start working on a couple of variations of small row house panels. Since I’m in Charleston, I try to make them resemble the famed Rainbow Row. I’m comparing painting on the doors and windows to using glass for those features. So far I have the larger pieces, doors and windows in place (plus a few tree trunks), and just have the fun details (trees, plants, etc.) to add before I pour the resin. I used resin spray to seal the black paint I used for the windows and doors on the top panel, as occasionally I have run into issues with it smearing when I pour the resin.

Smaller Transom – complete

Despite the snafu where I forgot to use adhesive on the main panel, the smaller transom turned out OK. It adds some cheer to our kitchen.

Smaller Transom

I decided to try adding a border around the old smaller transom window. I made a piece of backer glass that fits the space and centered the old transom insert on it, then cut some matching pink and green glass to fit around the edge. The below photo is before I glued the border glass down.

Adding border to stained glass transom window — Laying out the border

Unfortunately I just realized that I forgot to glue the backer glass to the old transom, so there will be some tricky adjustments once the border glass adhesive cures. With three layers of glass, it’s pretty hefty.

Hummingbird w/Flowers – done!

Here is how the Hummingbird with Flowers window turned out with the sapphire blue mica sky – photos outside in the sun. I will have this and other glass items at my booth at the West Ashley Artisans and Crafters Fair tomorrow (11/19) at the Citadel Mall.

Resin Curing on Hummingbird Window

I went to pour the resin on this window a few days ago and didn’t like the look of my hardener (it looked too yellow / old). So I waited until I could buy some new resin at a local store. However, when I got it home, the new resin didn’t look much better than the resin I already had on hand, so I decided to try what I already had open on some small projects before pouring it over my whole hummingbird window.

After a few hours, they looked fine, so I decided to decorate them (four ornaments and a festive red and green coaster). Then I felt better about using the resin I had on hand to do my large hummingbird window. I mixed 12 oz of resin and took the plunge.

After it set for about 30 minutes, I started filling in the sky / background with sapphire blue mica chips.

These should all be ready for the West Ashley Artisans and Crafters Fair being held at the Citadel Mall from 11am-4pm Saturday November 19th. Please stop by my booth! I will also have a few holiday themed paper crafts on hand.

Pouring Resin Soon

I wanted to fuss around some more with the glass in this window, but I also want to pour the resin before the West Ashley Artisans and Crafters Fair this Saturday at Citadel Mall, so I used mosaic adhesive to adhere all the glass in place – ready for the resin. I plan to use some beautiful sapphire blue mica chips for the sky / background.

Hummingbird with flowers mosaic window — Ready for resin