Stained glass lampshade and method of making stained glass lampshade

摘要

Stained glass lampshades and decorative lamps and methods of making and fabricating stained glass lampshades and other ornamental shades and decorative articles for lamps, formed from customized glass tiles, that allow for additional glass tiles to be hung from hooks on fixed glass tiles, and allowing for indicia, such as but not limited to names, birthdays, designs, logos and pictures to be customized on selected glass tiles. Water jet cut glass tiles can be attached to one another into a hemi-spherical shape by a cured and hardened grout between each tile.

主权项

1. A method of making a stained glass lampshade, comprising the steps of:
cutting glass into individual tiles of glass forming indicia onto front surfaces of the individual cut tiles; printing tile location positions on an exterior of a semi-hemispherical form; attaching a removable layer to back surfaces of the individual cut tiles; wrapping the form in a clear plastic sheet; attaching the cut tiles to be positioned over the printed location positions; grouting spaces between each of the attached tiles with a grout; curing the grout into a hardened grout which interlocks the cut tiles with one another over the semi-hemispherical form; removing the form and the removable layer from the interlocked cut tiles, to form a finished lamp shade; attaching hangers to lower edges of the lamp shade; and hanging loose cut tiles to the hangers.