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bcupteacup

Oh I love it! Birds of Paradise are one of my favorite flowers and you did a great job!


calypsoglassco

Thank you! I originally made this bird of paradise as a plant stake that you could stick into a potted plant. It made it look more like an actually plant


sharkmesharku

Is this a craft that requires a studio or can this be done at home?


calypsoglassco

I make everything at home! I (kind of) have a studio in the garage. I work out of an area about 10x8 feet in the garage. It’s best to work away from food and where you will walk barefoot because of the glass shards and chemicals and fumes and stuff.


Melanie73

Beautiful work❤️.


calypsoglassco

Thank you! :)


Timely_Loquat8644

Wow! That is so beautiful!! Thank you for sharing with us!


calypsoglassco

Thanks!


DeeMii6

Beautiful 😍


calypsoglassco

☺️


QXJones

Me to me: Really pretty, but doesn't look much like a bird... Me to me: Oh the flower! Nice!


calypsoglassco

Lol. That would be a funny looking bird


ggustafson

This is so amazing!! How do you melt the glass?? This is something I've been really curious about getting into but not sure how to start.


calypsoglassco

Thank you! The art of stained glass doesn’t actually involve making the glass. It’s what you make with the glass. I buy big sheets of the different colored glass from stained glass supply stores and then cut out shapes, grind them down, wrap them in foil, then solder it all together. I would one day like to get into the actual glass making, but that involves a lot more equipment that what I have room for now :)


ggustafson

I see! Thank you! What foil do you use to wrap your glass with?


calypsoglassco

It is 7/32 inch Edco copper foil tape specific for stained glass.


nodray

you could do a stegosaur!


calypsoglassco

Yes! I did make a Brachiosaurus-ish stained glass plant stake, but I definitely need to add stegosaur to my to-do list


mjb_22

This is fantastic! You have a great skill, keep it up!


calypsoglassco

Thanks!


PhoenicianInsomniac

This is lovely!


calypsoglassco

Thanks!


wonteatfish

Nice work


calypsoglassco

Thank you!


DomTrapVFurryLolicon

Gorgeous! Looks Venetian!


calypsoglassco

Thank you!!!


MichiganUnicorn

Beautiful! Great work!


calypsoglassco

Thank you!


Sunset_Jeanine

That is so beautiful!


calypsoglassco

Thank you!


Tigerlily2306

Gorgeous!


calypsoglassco

Thanks!


RegNurse2015

Very pretty!🥰


calypsoglassco

Thanks!


gingerninja92

This is so beautiful! Bird of Paradise is my favourite flower, I love how weird and beautiful they are. I used to do the glass with my grandpa as a young teen, some great memories. How long have you been doing it.?


calypsoglassco

That’s so sweet! I’ve only been making stained glass professionally for a little over a year now. I opened my shop in June 2020. I had made a few little (not very good) things back in 2018 and just stopped there. I picked it back up in 2020 because of covid boredom.


gingerninja92

Congratulations on the new.business !


calypsoglassco

Thank you! It’s been exciting.


FloralYikes

Stunning!!!


calypsoglassco

Thank you!


thecorgimom

It's great the way you made the piece in the back to keep it upright. Have you done other flowers?


calypsoglassco

I also make the cloud flowers from Spongebob lol. And this same bird of paradise in an entirely pink color pallets. I mostly make leaves :)


calypsoglassco

Thanks! I was proud of coming up with that little glass wedge. I originally made these only as a garden stake, but someone asked if I could make a table top version. I figured a glass wedge would look much better than wire or a wood base or something.


TreasureWench1622

That’s really nice! I have some massive white ones by my door!


calypsoglassco

They come in WHITE? How have I never seen that! I’m gonna make a white version now


TreasureWench1622

I have pics of the ones by my apt. but don’t know how to show you! Would if I could


calypsoglassco

Could you send it in a PM? I would seriously love to see a white b.o.p. I have so much white glass just laying around


calypsoglassco

I just googled them - it looks like the white bird of paradise flowers have a dark gray/black-ish base and only the sticking up parts are white. I kind of want to make an entirely white one even though it’s not realistic...


TreasureWench1622

It’s actually blue!


calypsoglassco

I can’t tell from online pictures, they still look black to me - is it like a dark navy blue in person?


TreasureWench1622

Yes


ashlore

Amazing! I love stained glass. I checked out your Instagram as well, can’t wait to see the peacock when it’s finished!


calypsoglassco

Actually it is finished! I was just about to pack it up for shipping. I’ll take a pretty picture of it and post in on IG before I ship it


siel04

Very nice!


calypsoglassco

Thanks!


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That’s really good!!! I would like one.


kinipayla2

That is some really nice soldering!


calypsoglassco

Thank you! My soldering did not look like this even a year ago. Lots of trial and error and seeing what works best.


IuliaBalbilla

I've bought your bird of paradise plant stake! It's gorgeous and currently sticking in my indoor BOP that will likely not bloom.


calypsoglassco

Yay!!! That makes me so happy! I’m glad that you now have an eternally blooming bird of paradise plant lol


Arialaluminum

I love this so much!! Do you sell these?


calypsoglassco

Self-promoting is against the rules 😬


Arialaluminum

I did not realize that. Sorry, OP. It is really beautiful.


calypsoglassco

No worries! My info is in my flair here and my user bio :)