So a friend into stained glass gave me a "starter kit" (in order to convert me into her hobby methinks): a soldering iron with tips & stand, tip cleaner, and an assortment of glass. Really neat pieces ...

Making a real stained glass window from scratch isn’t a great project for novice DIYers. You need glass, you need to be able to slice it into shapes, and you need to know your way around a soldering ...