Suncatchers are not only quite easy to make, they are also a very decorative item. I have often given these to family and friends as gifts and they are always well received as they are artistic. The stained glass variety always seem to be very popular, but many are made from a plastic sheet, besides glass.
You can hang them anywhere in the car, in your home, garden, your office etc. and they catch the light so beautifully. There are so many different ways you can actually make them, it is no wonder they are popular.
Now we have established these can be hung anywhere, but what I am about to describe would be suitable for any sort of window. So, do we need many items for this? Not many really and this could be the start of a great hobby! A roll of lead tape, pot for your water, paintbrush, glass outliner which comes in a tube, glass paints and thinner, 2 cm of string, rubber suction hanging hook, a sheet of A5 size acrylic and your actual design.
If you are artistic you can draw your own design, but if you are not that way inclined, your local handicraft shop will probably have designs they will sell you.
So where do we begin on this venture? Make a start by taking your acrylic sheet and peeling the film off it. Your next step is to pick up your lead tape and cut a length from this and then take the backing off this. This tape then needs to be stuck the complete way round the outside edge of your plastic sheet.
Carry on now by cutting about 4cm of the lead tape and put your string into the centre and proceed to wrap the tape around the string, leaving the tape open at the end. You will then need to stick this to one edge of the acrylic sheet to make a hook to be able to hang it with.
What next? Well, let us move on to our design. This has to be put under your acrylic sheet. Then take your tube of outliner and draw your design on to the top of your sheet. Now you must leave it to dry.
Using your glass paints you can then start filling in your designs. This could take a little while to dry, so I would most probably leave it overnight. Now, if you have used glass paints with solvent in them, you will need to wash and clean your brushes with the thinner.
However, if you have used water based paints, just rinse and wash your brushes in water. The final touch will be to stick the suction hook on your window or door and hang your suncatcher. Let the light stream through it and get pleasure from it every day. Once you have made one you can get more adventurous and go on to make different varieties, and you need never wonder about what gifts to buy for people again. - 23802
You can hang them anywhere in the car, in your home, garden, your office etc. and they catch the light so beautifully. There are so many different ways you can actually make them, it is no wonder they are popular.
Now we have established these can be hung anywhere, but what I am about to describe would be suitable for any sort of window. So, do we need many items for this? Not many really and this could be the start of a great hobby! A roll of lead tape, pot for your water, paintbrush, glass outliner which comes in a tube, glass paints and thinner, 2 cm of string, rubber suction hanging hook, a sheet of A5 size acrylic and your actual design.
If you are artistic you can draw your own design, but if you are not that way inclined, your local handicraft shop will probably have designs they will sell you.
So where do we begin on this venture? Make a start by taking your acrylic sheet and peeling the film off it. Your next step is to pick up your lead tape and cut a length from this and then take the backing off this. This tape then needs to be stuck the complete way round the outside edge of your plastic sheet.
Carry on now by cutting about 4cm of the lead tape and put your string into the centre and proceed to wrap the tape around the string, leaving the tape open at the end. You will then need to stick this to one edge of the acrylic sheet to make a hook to be able to hang it with.
What next? Well, let us move on to our design. This has to be put under your acrylic sheet. Then take your tube of outliner and draw your design on to the top of your sheet. Now you must leave it to dry.
Using your glass paints you can then start filling in your designs. This could take a little while to dry, so I would most probably leave it overnight. Now, if you have used glass paints with solvent in them, you will need to wash and clean your brushes with the thinner.
However, if you have used water based paints, just rinse and wash your brushes in water. The final touch will be to stick the suction hook on your window or door and hang your suncatcher. Let the light stream through it and get pleasure from it every day. Once you have made one you can get more adventurous and go on to make different varieties, and you need never wonder about what gifts to buy for people again. - 23802
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