Modge Podge Stained Glass
2010
After seeing what Amanda from The Hand Me Down House did with glass, modge podge and food coloring I had to try it out too. I have ideas of creating a stained glass-like window in one of the rooms in our house but am starting with smaller projects to make sure I like the look.
I picked up this glass dish at the Thrift Store for .99 cents.
I mixed together a bit of Modge Podge and a few drops of blue food coloring and applied using crumpled paper.
Next I added a bit of green to the already blue Modge Podge and immediately applied a second coat – I liked that color better than the solid blue.
I put the dish in the oven at the lowest temperature for about 20 minutes.
I totally missed a big glob of the Modge Podge!
It wasn’t very pretty to look at while everything was still wet.
But check it out once it dried:
So pretty!
I applied the paint to the outside so it is food safe, but I think it is pretty with the light shining through it.
My next Modge Podge Stained Glass project was to use an actual window – an old window a friend had given me for crafting with.
I had some friends over and we each used a different technique and a different color to apply the paint.
Some of us used brushes, others used paper crumpled really small and others used paper crumpled rather large. It made such a huge different in the final product on how the paint was applied!
I used my heat gun to dry the paint – and as you can see from the picture I wasn’t concerned with getting paint all over the window frame. This project was simply a test to see what finish and color I like best for the bigger project I am dreaming of for a real window in our house.
The picture doesn’t do the glass justice – it really does look very pretty when held in front of light. The blue color and texture is my favorite and is the one I am thinking of going with for the real window. I have a bit more testing to do – I need to make sure I can get consistent results so each pane will look the same and I have ideas for using a razor and black paint on the pane to give it more of a genuine stained glass look.
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[...] pretty awesome. But did you know you could use it to create a stained glass look? Jessica over at ...
Love!!! And I am so jealous of that window, I would love to find a couple for decorating with.
ooo!!! SO pretty!!!
Thanks so much for the shout out!
And what a great idea to use in on a window pane! Wonderful job!!
very cool, Jessica
very cool, Jessica
Wow! What a fantastic idea! I actually have several of those types of windows waiting to be crafted, lol! I just did a “Barn Window Wall” in my family room, stop over and check it out!!
I love that!!!!