Easy Stained Glass Panel Lampshades: 20 Original Designs

From delicate dogwood blossoms to hardy oak and maple leaves, this collection of stained glass lampshade patterns offers a glorious assortment of original designs. Beautiful but not overly detailed, the easy-to-replicate designs ensure a successful finished product for stained glass artists and hobbyists.
The four-sided panel-construction shades, most of them four-sided, feature motifs that flow in a continuous fashion to form an overall pattern. Less rigid than the prairie style commonly associated with panel shades, the designs are much easier to re-create than the complicated Tiffany styles. Simple yet elegant patterns include foil overlays that add a special flair to the designs, which use standard-size vase caps that can be resized for a variety of bases.

Anna Croyle’s career as a stained glass artist began in 2000 with a gift certificate for a beginners’ class. Soon afterward, she became an artisan and designer, and currently works on custom-made windows and teaches stained glass classes. This is her sixth Dover title.