Faux Stained Glass

by John on June 1, 2009

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Here Is An Easy Way To Make Faux Stained Glass

Supply List:
Hot Glue Gun
Black Hot Glue
Glass Paints
Paper
Thick Marker
Tape
Plexiglass (you can use glass, but it is heavy!)

Faux Stained Glass

Faux Stained Glass

step 1- Black Hot Glue

I found it online at  HotStick.com for about 4.55 per pound.

step 2- Make your design

Draw your design on a sheet of paper with a fat marker. You want to use a fat marker because if you can’t make the detail with a fat marker then you won’t be able to make it with a thick stream of hot glue either.

step 3 -Tape design and begin drawing with hot glue

Tape your design to the back of your plexi glass. Begin to draw on the front of the glass with your black hot glue. The hot glue really likes sticking to the plexi glass so get comfy drawing with the hot glue on a test piece of paper first. You can scrape the hot glue off of the plexi glass, but it is a bit of work.

step 4 - Remove design

Done tracing the design. Removed the paper from the back. I also used a piece of glass for the eye. Using glass stones can get some really cool looks. I glued the glass on with clear hot glue then drew around it with black. That way it wouldn’t shift around while I worked.

Once the design is complete roll some tape and put it on the front of your design.

step 5 -Add color

Get out the paints and begin coloring!

step 6 - Let paint dry

This picture has only a single layer of glass paint. It looks okay, but for better colors and less paint brush streaks do several layers of paint.
For A complete step by step instructions, with images. Click on the image at the top of  the page.

 

All Credit For This Great Idea Goes To - goosezilla at instructables.com

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