I’ve been busy making some Christmas designs in stained glass. This Christmas present brooch design would work equally well as a birthday present. I particularly enjoyed adding the sweet little clear glass ‘tag’ with etched heart and could customise the tags with the initial of the recipient for an extra special personalised gift. Below I’ve added the steps I took to create these fun designs.
The background present shape is cut from stained glass and any rough edges are ground off.
The shapes are copper foiled around all sides, ready for soldering.
Tinned wire is cut and shaped ready to add to the stained glass pieces.
The pieces are tinned with a coat of solder so that the wire will fix to the glass. A tiny clear glass tag is added, featuring an etched heart shape to complete the brooch. Then everything is cleaned carefully before the clip is added on the reverse. These would work equally well as pendant necklaces I think.
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