Faux Stained Glass DIY

I love stained glass but the real thing is just too expensive and quite frankly, I'm just not talented enough to learn how to make it.  Plus, I just don't have the patience.  It has been my lifelong goal, since the first time I ironed colorful tissue paper in between wax paper, to make versions of stained glass that didn't require mad skills!  Here is my latest piece using Unicorn SPiT and Elmer's Glue.  When it's coated with resin it looks just like the real thing.  There are always alternatives, my creative friends!  Now get out there and Make Your Mark!

 I enlarged an adult coloring book for the pattern!

My Unicorn SPiT mixed with Elmer's School Glue

Watch how to make it here!

Step 1:  Jump in!

Step 2: Keep adding colors! 

Step 3: Let it dry a bit between applications 

Step 4: Make sure that colors aren't directly next to each other 

Once you're done let it dry completely before you add the Glaze Coat resin

Can't wait to make more!

Stained Glass Vintage Window

I've been obsessed with stained glass ever since I was a kid.....I'd sit in church, bored out of my mind, and stare at the colorful windows for the entire hour wondering how they were put together, how they cut the glass, whether or not Jesus was as cold as I was in that dank church and how long before I could go home?!  As much as I would like to learn traditional stained glass techniques, I've always been more interested in faux stained glass projects like using Crystal Gloss Enamels or tissue paper decoupaged over glass.  When I ran across versions of the technique I'm sharing today, well, I had to try it.  The one thing I did change about it was that I added some resin to secure and coat the sharp edges of the glass pieces.  It worked perfectly.  Remember to recycle glass, grab old windows from construction sites and thrift stores and always Make Your Mark!  

Resting on my patio until I figure out where to permanently place it

  A little up-close shot

Resting on my banister

 Watch how I made it here

STUFF I USED

Old framed glass window

E-6000 Glue

Colorful glass floral marbles

Gloves

E-6000 Glaze Coat (1 quart for a smaller window)

Small torch

Broken glass in different colors

 HERE'S HOW

1. 2. & 3.  Break colorful glass pieces in a paper bag or newspaper using a hammer

4. 5. & 6.  Arrange the broken pieces and glass marbles on your clean window in a pattern you like

7. 8. & 9.  Carefully glue each piece in place with E-6000 glue so that they don't shift

10. & 11.  Following the directions, mix the Glaze Coat and fill the window making sure to coat any sharp edges of the glass

12.  Using a small torch, pop the bubbles so that the resin is completely clear

*You can also use a long arm lighter

Lovely!