I tweek recipes, but I follow them exactly the first time. Then, I decide how to change them. (See orange cake recipe!)
I make stained glass windows, mosaics, and also 3D objects like spinners, candleholders, and boxes. Whatever I can solder together. I once made an applique quilt and matching glass panel!
I learn techniques so that I can change them. I find pleasure in making ideas work!
I hadn't worked on glass for a while, but when I set up my studio in my new home, I just traced a round frame and drew an abstract design to start cutting glass. The nativity scene has no glass in the background, so I had to figure out how to keep the figures upright.