Faux Stained Glass Window

I really liked the idea of faking stained glass. I have some very boring windows that are un-curtainable but need to provide privacy for our fishbowl house. Buying a door with stained glass is pricey and getting a new door is silly when our door is in good shape. So I tried in vain to look up someone elses project for faking stainded glass and kept coming up with some not so convienent ideas that involved a lot of work and products that I couldnt find in my area. So here is my easy and fast project for privacy stained glass.

Step 1: Step #1

Gather your stuffs. You will need:

a ruler
a sharpi marker or any old permenant marker
puffy fabric paint (i used tulip brand)
acrylic metallic paint (i used plaid "folk art")
a foam brush
paper plate
a stained glass pattern ( i obviously hand copied mine off of an internet search for "stained glass pattern")


To start, clean your window. It can be any glass window. I did this on GLASS not plexiglass so I only know that this works on glass.
( Dont be afraid! I have done this once already and I cleaned it off with soap and water 5 months after I painted it. So it is perfect for renters or commitment worriers). Get your sketch.

Comments

[iminthebathroom]

Fantastic, I have done this many times before using those same craft paints, but here's a trick. Mix your acrylic paints with water soluble varnish. Now a little goes a long way 1/8 cup of varnish only needs about a teaspoon of paint for the desired effect. You will have beautiful colours with a nice level of transparency. The only problem is the folk paints are quite opaque to begin with, the best way is to ask for tiny little amounts of paint tint from a paint shop. Use this stuff even more sparingly. It will shine with a translucent like jewel quality.

[lindachrisk]

excellent cost saving idea.... thanks!

[OrganizationAccessories]

I like the varnish idea. I'll have to try that. I always mix a little dish soap in. The windows I keep painted crank out so I can spray them down and squeegee them when I am ready to start again. My daughter just did a wonderful winter scene for me.

[janedoemn]

How do you remove it? Are the paints you used water soluble?

[porklips]

These paints are water soluble and very easy to take off. I had the same paints on the same window for over five months and used a wet rag and soap and water. I did need to do a little scraping with a razor blade on the thicker areas but really easy to remove. Have fun!

[Penolopy Bulnick]

I love it! So beautiful!

[canida]

Wow, that looks great!

[ChrysN]

Great job, that looks really nice!

[Kiteman]

You can rotate your photos on your home computer (go to thumbnail view, right-click and select either "rotate clockwise" or "rotate counterclockwise"), and then re-upload them to this project without having to start it again (you, as the author, should see an "edit" button near the top-right of this page).

[porklips]

Thank you. I had a duh moment when you pointed that out! all fixed!

[Kiteman]

Cool.