salvaging the broken....

I spied this old stained glass window

at a flea market last summer.

No one wanted it because part of the

glass had broken and fallen out,

and it was priced accordingly

--cheap enough for my small budget.

Here you can see the problem...

I went to Hobby Lobby and bought

a glass cutting tool and a piece of

stained glass--matching it as closely

as I could.

After a couple trys {cutting glass is tricky--for me}, I came up with

a replacement piece that would work.

Mike recommended clear silicone

to glue it in place...

...and it worked great.

You can see it's not a perfect match,

but it is perfectly good enough

for me, 

and just makes it all the more special.

Next up, the french door project.