Creative vs. Organized
By Janet Parkhurst
Photo courtesy of Practical Psychology Should the title be “creative vs organized” or “getting your left and right brain to get along?” Your left-brain controls things like analytical thinking, numbers,...
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Little Tips and Workarounds
By Janet Parkhurst
Can't keep your foil under control? A makeshift foil dispenser. Here is an idea — you can use a copper foil dispenser! Copper Foil Dispenser It will also help if...
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Bottle Buildings!
By Janet Parkhurst
I was recently asked if I had ever seen the Bottle Houses of Prince Edward Island. “Never did,” I responded. “I’ll Google it.” When I searched for “bottle houses,” I...
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Why the Glass You Want Is Not Available
By Janet Parkhurst
(I have been updating blogs. When they are dated, I mostly eliminate them. I am keeping this one because the history is interesting) Stained Glass Express has always taken pride...
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REBAR AND BRAIN JUMPING!
By Janet Parkhurst
The other day I was having a conversation with a glass artist about the difference between round rebar and flat rebar. Honesty, I have been in the business a long...
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Sometimes You Just Want to Keep Looking
By Janet Parkhurst
This is the 2022 1st place winter in the CBS Dichroic by Design Contest The artist is Jackie MacDonald of New Zealand This piece is called “Memories of Christchurch. 2022...
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Tools for Effective Soldering
By Janet Parkhurst
How to Effectively Solder Stained Glass By James Veilleux Note: Soldering Stained Glass can be a fun but sometimes frustrating process. There is a definite learning curve involved but, with...
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Artist Spotlight: Mary Harris
By Janet Parkhurst
Mary Harris is an artist from Wisconsin. She has a studio called Harris Art Glass. Mary came to my attention once before when she was winner in the Gallery of...
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THE TIFFANY CENSUS
By Janet Parkhurst
I read an article about an effort to compile the locations that have or did have Tiffany windows. It is a giant challenge but certainly a worthy one. http://www.cambridge2000.com/tiffany/index.html is...
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PAINT POURS—THE RAGE!
By Janet Parkhurst
Paint pours are one of the most fun, exciting things to come along in our industry in a while. It is easy, and the results are amazing. Many people are...
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CHANGING THE WAY I THINK (AND SPEAK)
By Janet Parkhurst
Shoplifting becomes a topic of conversation often in a retail store. We think we have something in inventory because our computer data says we do, but when we are looking...
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Featured Artist-Remembering Fred Tenenbaum
By Janet Parkhurst
A friend of mine on Facebook posted this a picture of sandblasted panel that is in his home. He said “do any of you remember the glass artist from Canaan,...
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OCEANSIDE COMPATIBLE, BULLSEYE COMPATIBLE, 96 COE, 90 COE
By Janet Parkhurst
We always think that we know compatible glass by its COE. I really thought that when Bullseye started saying Bullseye compatible, they were really trying to brand themselves and set...
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