Faux Stained Glass Using Plastic Plates

Hi everyone! I'm excited to share a quick craft with all of you. I am reusing a plastic plate giving it a stained glass look. I will run you through two options.

I'm joining the Sustainable challenge with a group of other bloggers, sharing eco-friendly and sustainable craft ideas. This is my first time participating. I am thrilled to share this upcycled craft with you all. The theme this month is sunshine.

I chose to go with this project since I had extra clear plastic plates stored away since my oldest turned 12 this past April. I purchased a pack around her birthday and stored away the plastic plates that didn't get used. 

One plastic plate

One sheet of paper for creating a template

Pencil

Stencil template, or a picture of the design you would like to use

Acrylic paint or gallery glass

I will show you two ways to create this stained glass look using gallery glass paint and the second option is using a permanent marker and acrylic paint. Using the gallery glass paint will give it more of the stained glass look, but the marker option with acrylic paint is a great option if you don't have the glass paint and still would like to create one.

Begin by taking your stencil template or picture and tracing it onto a sheet of paper. This helps when applying your gallery glass paint. 

If you are wanting to use a permanent marker option, take your stencil and add it to the center of your plate and trace it out using a thinner marker.

Next, take your plastic plate and add it over your traced design. The gallery glass bottles have a pointy tip which makes tracing lines easy. 

Begin to trace out your design using the color of your choice. I traced my bird and branch using black. 

With the permanent marker option, you will take a thicker marker and trace over your design. The reason to use a thinner marker when starting will depend on the stencil used. The thicker marker would make it a little difficult to trace the design if it is smaller.

Take your gallery glass paint colors and begin to fill in the areas of your design. I decided to paint my bird using a sunny yellow color. 

If you are using acrylic paint, be sure to thin your paint out by using some water. This will create a thinner layer when applied.

This took me a few days since it is recommended to allow the gallery glass paint to dry for at least 24 hours.  

I finished my design by adding blue and white to the center of my design.

 Once my white paint dried it appeared to be clear and more of a glazed look.

The last step is to add some twine or string to your plate. Since my plate was not thick, I used a hole puncher. You could also use mounting tape squares or clear tape to attach your string.

I punched out a hole on top and took twine and pulled it through. After, I tied it off in a knot and that was it. 

I found that using the gallery glass paint really helped with bringing out the stained glass look. The marker and acrylic paint is a great option for those who may already have those materials on hand. It keeps things a little more simple.

 Both are great options! All that is left is to hang your beautiful design and let the sunshine bring out the many colors. 

For more on this craft visit--https://crazylittlelovebirds.blogspot.com/2023/07/creating-faux-stained-glass-using.html

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