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Custom Design Stained Glass
Enjoy the beauty, the joy, the inspiration that custom design stained glass can add to your life. Become aware of all the benefits that stained glass has to offer. Stained glass is a craft as well as an ancient fine art.
A great falsehood is that stained glass has been replaced by simulations that can achieve the same result as actual glass. This unfortunate misunderstanding stems from the simple fact that people want to save money and that unscrupulous salespeople have duped them into believing that the imitation is cheaper and better.
The use of jewels in custom design stained glass has a rich history in America. Chunk jewels protrude from the surface of decorative windows, adding texture and dimension. Pressed jewels or molded jewels are often used in geometric shapes, pyramids, leaves, and teardrops. Pressed jewels were created both mechanically and by hand. The imperfections and irregularities of these molded jewels allow light to bounce about in exciting ways. Often used in clusters, jewels may also be found in the shapes of circles and stars. Cutting and polishing jewels produces the most sparkly and best faceted jewels.
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