the donkey I'm making

[stuntcat]

it's called "Mahdonkey" even though it's a pattern I got free online so it's not really mah'n.
I'm starting to grind it today but it'll probably take me a few days to finish, I'm so slow.

(I'm so proud lately, I have donkey stuff all over :blush: maybe this goes in the Crafts group really)

[My Good Babushka]

1. What is that? Is it stained glass?

Is it very hard to do?

[stuntcat]

2. hey, yah stained glass

It's not very hard, just kinda tedius. It's really a Craft more than a art maybe but the finished arts are beautiful in the light.
I want to make a few donkeys, for my donkey pride :) making animal designs is more fun even though they might not ever sell.
I don't sell them yet anyway, I just keep them hung all over the house and give them for gifts.

[stuntcat]

3. etc etc!

here's two, both of these have cracks in them so they're mine to keep unless I take tham apart and fix them.
I made the peace design, it's called Peace On World :p The flowers were from a pattern.

[My Good Babushka]

4. I love that flower one

It's very art deco-y. What would you charge for something like that?

[stuntcat]

6. charge..

well the pieces take me so much time and worry (I have problems with concentrating/focussing) that they would not sell for what they're worth to me! Like for that one I'd want like $400!, but someone who's faster at it would charge $200 or $250.

But now there are machines that cut a lot of glass fast and the pieces don't have to be ground before they're foiled and soldered. I've seen big pieces at TJMaxx for like $75 that handmade would be $200 or $300. The soldered lead isn't as neat but machine cut pieces are pretty anyway so people don't care, they're just affordable.
Anyway I'm not gonna worry about selling things until I have a LOT more made.

[Richard Steele]

5. Are you torch-soldering those, or using some of the "cold" compounds I've seen? nm

[stuntcat]

7. soldering

the pieces are cut, then ground, then the edges wrapped in foil then it's all fluxed and soldered.
there are A LOT of oportunities to work on the details so I'm slow at it ( :banghead: )

[My Good Babushka]

8. I dropped out of my jewelry making class.

It's the soldering that did me in. I can't do it properly. I would solder the pieces together, put it in the "pickling pot" and it would fall apart again. That and the filing, and filing, and sanding and sanding. Too much!

[Richard Steele]

9. Good soldering is mostly surface preparation.

Silver needs to be PERFECTLY clean to get a perfect solder joint.
Even a single fingerprint can ruin a soldering.

(I happen to LIKE filing and sanding, so I'm still making jewellery. :))

[stuntcat]

10. finally finished

feel the donkey pride :)

[VenusRising]

11. Nicely done!!

Here's my most recent project. I replaced the panels in an armoire.

My husband drew the pattern for me, so they are one of a kinds. :)




They are about 13 3/4 inches long.

:hi:

[stuntcat]

12. oh nice!

You've done a great job on them and the pattern is beautiful. I made a few of my own patterns but never with flowers, I don't think I could make a flower better than the ones in the books. I like the thorns }( and how it all fits in the oval. Thanks for showing it!

[Divine Discontent]

14. how beautiful n/t

[porphyrian]

13. Heh, I like it, although I didn't get along with the only donkey I really met. - n/t