Leaded glass panes

I just bought a front door with leaded glass in it.
I think they are coming from China. That is the leaded glass panels. The door company just puts them in their doors.
I'm not sure if you can find standard sized ones or not.
But it would be worth a look.

I did stained glass work years ago. You'll need a good glass cutter and a soldering iron with the necessary wattage. Neither are big ticket items. If you're doing patterns of squares, rectangles or triangles, cutting is realitvely easy. A straightedge and glass cutter will get the job done. Curves require a bit more skill, but a little practice and you'll be off to the races. Soldering the lead channel (called came) requires a little "touch". If you take the iron off too soon, the solder won't flow; too long and you melt the lead which generally ruins the joint. There are other tecniques like copper tape which let you vary the width of the joint and make more detailed patterns the way tiffany did. If you have a stained glass supply nearby they will likely provide plenty of help. I say go for it. It sounds like your willing attitude will make you succeed. Even if you just break even on the costs, you have the satisfaction of having learned it and doing it yourself. It's hard to make anything ugly out of stained glass.

Well, yes you can do it.  My wife does stained glass and has got quite good at it.  If you are making someting simple (non complicated cuts) then you could do it will some basic classes.  You will need to invest is some basic tools.  The main tool is a grinder and you will need to learn how to cut glass.   Its not something you will get in an hour if thats what you ask.   The foil methon is the easiest to learn.  This is where you put copper foil around your pieces and solder them together.  It will take some practice and your first pieces will not be the smoothest but you do get better quickly.  She is now making tiffany lamps and does some cool pieces.  Here is a picture of one of her first pieces (after a couple classes).  The woodworking part is easy.  If you wanted to ask some specific questions I could have her answer. 

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Go for it. If you have the ability to learn to make the cabinet, you have the ability to learn to do the glass work.

I have done a little lead came work it gives you the ability to add another design element to your projects. For the impact that it can have on a finished piece, glass work is time well spent.