How Do You Make Stained Glass Jewelry?
Who said stained glass was only for church windows? If you enjoy making your own jewelry and are tired of using conventional beads and materials, then this article is for you. With a little practice, soon you will be making beautiful jewelry from colorful glass in your own home. Select the pieces of stained glass that you would like to use for your jewelry and arrange them on the work board in the design that you would like to make. Peel away a small amount of the paper backing of the copper tape. Apply the sticky side that you have exposed to the edge of one of your glass pieces. Repeat this step until all exposed edges of the glass are covered. Cut the foil to disconnect the roll of copper tape from the glass piece, making sure to leave approximately 1/2 inch extra. Apply this extra length on top of the foil on the edge with which you started, so that there is a bit of overlap. Foil will hang over the edge of the glass on each side; squeeze the foil with your fingers so that the over
