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I cut 1/4' glass!!!

19 years ago

Yup, I bought this table for $4 at the ts, and wanted to do an ocean theme inside by making a glass enclosure and top, with sand and "stuff" inside. Soooo...I went to the glass store and they'd of done it for $132!!! Maybe... unless they decided that it needed to be tempered glass which would double the cost!!! SHEESH!!! I was not impressed and so went to my fav recycle depot and bought a bunch of salvaged glass to do the whole thing myself...at the cost of $2!!! Now 1/4" glass is waaaay harder to break than your average slim stained glass! Well, it ain/t pretty(my cut job!) but the price was right! My DD says it looks too busy, but I don't care, I like it and it has all my fav things in it, it's like a gazing pond to me! (I have this whale obsession!Island Girl) So here's my table wip pics and the finished table(total cost $6!)...looks better in person and can hardly wait for Squirrelly and Klinger to see it!!!






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Comments (16)

  • 19 years ago

    Kewl!! I wanna see a pic of the whole thing finished too!!

  • 19 years ago

    Well, it's interesting to say the least, as well as creative. Your mind is so full of creative ideas, I don't know how you ever sleep or do anything else but create. Is anything fixed in the whole scene, or are the pieces loosely sitting on sand? Where w/this table reside? It definitely IS satisfying to DIY, isn't it? The bottom line - if it pleases the artist, that's all that's necessary. It satisfied a creative inspiration. That's the way I look at all my work - if it pleases me, then it's a huge success!

  • 19 years ago

    I like it! One of those things that you can look at at see something different every time!! Nice job, enjoy!!

    Maria

  • 19 years ago

    To have such a treasure! Great idea!

  • 19 years ago

    Tiffy! YES! It is my treasure chest! Cool! It sits in my livingroom under my whales! It can now be checked off the To Do List!!! Yippeee!

    Here is a link that might be useful: {{!gwi}}

  • 19 years ago

    Great Job Janie,lot's to look at and afterall they ARE your tresures aren't they.

  • 19 years ago

    OHMYGOODNESSMERCYME! NOW it looks a whole lot better, and just look at that boob flower. JaneyBo - you've done it again. What a lovely scene. You are some kind of artist - you know that???

  • 19 years ago

    That is Wonderful !!!!!!!!! Can I Ask HOW you broke the glass ? Snap it on the table edge ? Breaking pliers ? I have a piece of quarter inch glass I'm dying to cut. Your project is to die for ....... You did good ! *wink*

  • 19 years ago

    FABulous idea Janey! Looks really wonderful in your LR. AND you saved all that money! Very creative idea for use of your shore bounty!

  • 19 years ago

    Very creative. We have been talking about taking our first vacation in many years, and I am having a beach longing. I love the little stone with an abstract frog painted on. Where did that come from?

  • 19 years ago

    very nice Jane!

  • 19 years ago

    I LOVE your table. When I was little my family doctor had a coffee table in his waiting room that was like yours with the sand and the beach things. I always loved that table. He redid his office and the table was gone. I asked him what happened to the table because I wanted it and he put it in his beach house. I've always kept that table in my head thinking I would recreate it one day.

    You could always run a bead of caulk down the glass to cover any issues or maybe use tiny beads.

  • 19 years ago

    Janey, that is very attractive! Your creative talents really show through!

  • 19 years ago

    OMG - you have turned out more projects recently than I've done in the past year! This is another cool, creative project. Are you going to rest soon?

  • 19 years ago

    Thanks Everybody! TMG: Yup, you have to score and then snap it hard and quick, making sure the score line is right at the edge of the table! Kaawackaa! I am very happy with it and I'm thinking of having it lit some how....

  • 19 years ago

    YOU DID GOOD GIRLEE! I love all the memories you have inside it too! You are right - a gazing pond in your house. You are so creative.

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