{ "item_title" : "Stained Glass Lampshade Patterns for Beginners", "item_author" : [" Daija Kris "], "item_description" : "You have looked at a stained glass lamp glowing warm on someone else's side table and wondered whether you could ever build something so beautiful yourself. Maybe you picked up a glass cutter once at a craft fair demo table, felt it slip in an unfamiliar way, and quietly decided that kind of work belongs to people with steadier hands than yours. This book exists to prove that assumption wrong, one flat panel and one clean, confident score at a time, right from the very beginning. From First Score to Finished GlowScore and break glass cleanly along straight lines and gentle curves, right from session oneWrap every cut piece in copper foil so the finished seams solder clean, never lumpy or scorchedRead each ground piece against its template and grind it to a true, tight-fitting edgeChoose cathedral, opalescent, and wispy glass with real confidence instead of guessworkBuild flat panels one at a time, then join them into a shade that stands square on its ownApply patina and polish so the finished piece reads as professional work, never homemadeWork from all 25 full-size templates without scaling, tracing tricks, or a second referenceThese twenty-five designs move with you: four simple panels first, then leaves and blossoms that ask for a slightly steadier hand, then a full statement piece worth the extra care. The Technical Ground Beginners SkipFoil width chosen for glass thickness so every seam sits flat, not proudVase cap sizing and lamp hardware so your finished shade becomes an actual working lampFlux handling and studio ventilation that keep every solder session genuinely safeNumbering and tracking cut pieces so a twenty-eight-piece panel never gets confusedTroubleshooting the exact solder and foiling problems that stall most beginnersThe first cut will feel unfamiliar, and that is entirely normal. Score twenty practice lines on scrap glass first, and by your fourth completed shade your hands will already know exactly what to do. The lamp glowing softly in your imagination right now, on your own side table, is genuinely closer than you think. Twenty-five designs closer.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/818/521/9798185219157_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "24.99", "online_price" : "24.99", "our_price" : "24.99", "club_price" : "24.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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