Homemade Stained Glass
For this project youll need:
Plexiglass cut to the size(s) you want
Black 3D fabric paint (available at a craft store) for the leading between colors
Elmers Glue
Food coloring
Cups and spoons for mixing colors
Toothpicks or dry fettuccine noodles for pushing the glue around
Draw an image on your Plexiglass with the black fabric (puff) paint. Youll want your image to have closed-off areas that will hold different colors. If you need a little guidance, put an image you like under the Plexiglass and trace it. Coloring book images work well for this.
Let the black paint dry it takes a few hours or overnight.
When youre ready to add color, mix glue and food coloring together. Try and mix up only about as much as you will need. If you want really saturated colors, use more food coloring, and mix it well. If you want a marbled effect, dont mix it very well. Use different cups and spoons for each color so they dont get mixed up, or if you want to experiment, mix colors! Its up to you.
Drip the glue off the end of the spoon into the various sections of your design. The glue will ooze by itself, but it will take some coaxing to get into little nooks and corners, so go ahead and push it around with the toothpicks or fettuccine noodles.
Try not to overfill the sections, or the glue may ooze over the top of the black paint dividers.
Let the glue dry, preferably overnight, and your masterpiece is finished!
See, I haven't tried this yet, I just learned about this inexpensive method, but I will soon and I'll post pics of the finished products here for everyone to see. So even though I'm not wealthy, my chickens won't (and don't) have to know that!
