Colored glue stained glass

Stained glass is such an art form. The way each peice is cut with such care. The way each bit sparkles. The way the concentration of color varies within the glass. The way it casts wonderful designs on the floor. I wish we still built churches with elegant stained glass, But alas, we do not. Want to make some on your own and on the cheap? Read on, dear crafters!

You will need:
-A few bottles of white school glue
-Food coloring
-Panes of glass from pictureframes
-Popsicle sticks/straw/skewer/plastic knife
-Something to over your worksurface
-A fantastic friend to assist  you (optional, but more fun)

You know what? This craft cost me 2 dollars. I already had some old pictureframes that my grandma was about to donate, and I purchased 2 packages of 2 bottles of glue for a dollar each at our favorite store, the dollar tree. You can also purchase pictureframes at the dollar tree. I'm pretty sure you have food coloring hiding in your spice cabinent or pantry somewhere.
Speaking of food coloring, beware that the friendly washable school glue becomes permanent when mixed with food coloring. That's why I'm covering my worksurface this time. Spills happen to even the best of us.

Mix food coloring into the glue. I mixed new colors from red, green, blue, and yellow based on the chart for mixing colors on the back of the package. One bottle was blue and green, one was green and yellow, one was red and yellow, one was red and blue. Each of my bottles contained about 7-10 drops total but I would advise using more for more intense colors. Once all your food coloring is dropped in mix slowly and carefully with the popsicle stick until it is incorperated into the top of the bottle of glue. Then twist the cap on very tightly and shake.

Now let your creativity run wild! Color, drip, design, write, scribble, doodle, do whatever floats that goat of yours! You may want to practice a bit on some scrap paper to get a feel for how the glue oozes. If you make a chonic mstake which you feel must be fixed, scrape the glue off with the long side of a popsicle stick and wash the remaining glue off with a bit of dish soap. Be aware that it will take over 12 hours to dry completely, so engage patience!

You could even experiment with layering glass of the same size, like Chloe Rose did.

Everything we made turned out so pretty, and I still have half a bottle of each color, so I can't wait to try this again!

I saw this first labled as a kids craft here, but, pssh, crafts don't have a maximum age so I low-key rewrote and revised it to appeal for all ages, because why not? Chloe and I had so much fun.

P.S.

Here we both are at Mount Bonnell being too fabulous.