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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WHICH GLASS MEDIUM?
By Janet Parkhurst
mosWhen Stained Glass Express Opened in 1988, we were literally a Stained Glass Store. We sold stained glass and the supplies that went with the copper foil method. We were...
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TIDBITS OF INFORMATION
By Janet Parkhurst
What is the difference between copper wire and tinned copper wire? They are both copper wires. The tinned wire is a bit easier to use if you are soldering it...
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MURPHY'S LAWS FOR STAINED GLASS
By Janet Parkhurst
(I would like to give credit for this, but I no longer know where I got it) Solder Law: Hot solder looks exactly like cold solder. Solder Law II: One...
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SOLDER - WHY DIFFERENT ONES
By Janet Parkhurst
60/40 60/40 solder is 60% tin and 40% lead. It stays in liquid stage longer, giving you more time to set a smooth bead. It melts at 372 to 374...
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Featured Artist - SILVIA "LILLA" TABASSO
By Janet Parkhurst
This artist was born in Milan. This is a self-trained artist, influenced by the bead makers in Venice. Her work is a page stopper. If you are flipping through a...
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UNCERTAINITY AND DISRUPTION RULE
By Janet Parkhurst
Youghiogheny Y-96-2120 Root Beer on White In January, the COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the United States. The Trump administration declared a public health emergency on January 31....
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Setting Up a Workshop
By Janet Parkhurst
Recently on Facebook, I saw someone asking about the floor in her workshop she was setting up. Her husband wanted to put down carpet since the workshop was in the...
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WHY THE GLASS YOU WANT IS NOT AVAILABLE
By Janet Parkhurst
Stained Glass Express always took pride in never being out of stock on any glass. We would have AT LEAST one sheet cut up and out on the retail floor...
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Happy Birthday, Marc Chagall!
By Janet Parkhurst
Marc Chagall, one of the great artists of our time, would have been 132 on July 7 this year. He was born in the Russian Empire and worked with paint...
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Oxygen Concentrators
By Janet Parkhurst
When we set up our flame room in our new location, we put a lot of thought into how we would get gas and oxygen to the burners. We ended...
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Bottle Club
By Janet Parkhurst
FUSING GLASS BOTTLES OR “HIDING THE EVIDENCE” Don’t you just hate to throw out those wine and liquor bottles? They are quite nice with the graceful shapes and the beautiful...
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