Crystal Jewelry Adventures

Although the first colored glass may have been used as jewelry or even currency, we probably know the art form best from seeing stained glass in the windows of churches. The earliest stained glass windows were created for the Roman Catholic Church, and often told Bible stories in pictures. Sullivan says that these two competing narratives around the origin of sin existed simultaneously within Judaism for hundreds of years, with different Jewish sects latching on to both stories. 2. You'll need two circles of felt for the top. Step 1: Kids can draw the head of a monster, vampire, ghost, or otherworldly being on the paper circles. Step 3: Trace a silhouette shape onto one of the circles with the pinked edge. Step 5: Let the first layer dry. Repeat with a second vertical layer. Repeat. (You need 5 squares per box. Cut 2 black 3/4-inch squares. Step 5: For candy corn, form 3/4-inch orange ball into square.

Step 3: For special effects, you can mix a few drops of food coloring in each child's soap, so a blood red, spooky blue, gross green, or even a morbid black mix can ooze out of the opening. Row 1: Single crochet around edge with Leaf Green, making 3 single crochets in each corner to maintain square shaping. New ways of strengthening stained glass artwork with processes like laminating are making it easier to construct bigger stained glass designs without additional bracing. One such advancement engineered by Louis Comfort Tiffany was the introduction of a copper foil construction method that made assembling stained glass designs and working with curves much easier. With a fitted bodice and a straight skirt in between, the main feature of this style is a flirty and slightly ruffling overskirt that extends from the waist to just at or below the buttocks, accentuating the smallness above the hips and the curves below. This horizontal piece is the skeleton's hips. After cutting a piece of glass, the stained glass artist will refin­e and smooth the edges with a number of abrasives and brushes. Otteson adds. "The most common places known for good quality turquoise are Iran (Persia), Egypt, Northwest China, Mexico and the southwestern part of the United States. Although there can be mines found in many states, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada are the most common places where you will find them. Most of the turquoise mines throughout the southwest are all mined out with the exception of Nevada and a few in Arizona. Nevada has been the leading producer for American turquoise for some time. Turquoise is primarily made up of copper, so it's not a big surprise to find there are also a lot of copper mines in both Arizona and Nevada. The combination of arid climates and copper rich regions make these places hot spots for good quality turquoise. Tanner Sr., via email. The duo are at the helm of Gallup, New Mexico's Tanner's Indian Arts, a family-run store that's been in business for over 60 years. "Some mines produced tons of material over numbers of years - others, only a hundred or so pounds and for a very short period of time.

To recreate the illumination that will make a stained glass creation come­ to life, stained glass artists employ a light table. Decorative details make them wonderful seasonal kitchen accessories. Simply twist chenille stems to make the owl's talons. Step 4: Create owl's talons by cutting chenille stems into 6-inch sections. Step 4: Glue the 3 layers of felt together, placing the circle with the silhouette on top, the plain circle in the middle, and the solid pinked-edge circle on the bottom. Step 4: For each foot, roll 3/8-inch purple ball, shape into flattened teardrop, and attach to bottom of body. Step 8: Using a 1-inch paintbrush, paint both the interior and exterior with 2 layers of black paint. Place stencil on wand, and paint on words using dark purple. Place a dot of glue at the point of the paper, and smooth the point down. Dip end of paintbrush handle into orange paint, and dot on lid. Attach to orange square. Using the needle tool, add texture to the orange clay.

Add texture with needle tool. Remove tape. Paint unpainted edge with glue, and add glitter. Step 1: Carefully remove tube from wire hanger, making sure tube doesn't bend. Next, we'll take a look at the tools used in making stained glass. Professional stained glass artists can look to new trends in modern art and the use of unexpected materials, like mirrors, to drive innovations in the stained glass of the future. The colored glass can then be manipulated in any number of different ways to achieve a specific result, like shaping or texturizing. This latticework of metal is soldered together, and then putty is added to keep the glass from shifting. During your search, keep in mind that with collage making, anything goes -- including the materials you use. Use craft knife to cut tube to 12 inches. Punch holes from 2mm craft foam in colors shown in photo. Punch 2 holes at base of owl where indicated on pattern. Make mouth as shown on pattern. Download Wizard Tools pattern from the wand. The next project is all about dressing up and letting your little wizard sparkle by making just the right tools to go with the right costume.