Tuesday Tips - Faux Stained Glass

Sam Jones is the Youth Services Librarian at the Beaver Dam Public Library. She shares tips to make your job easier in her Tuesday posts.

Over the years, I have seen many ways to create a stained glass craft project. The way I did it last month was super simple. 

You'll need: 

• A picture frame (I got mine from the Dollar Store)
• Sharpies
• Aluminum foil
• Optional: stained glass inspired coloring sheets for people to trace

First, you'll use a Sharpie to outline the design you want on the picture frame's glass. If you want to trace a coloring sheet, put the coloring sheet below the glass before you start tracing. Once the tracing is done, you'll color in the rest of the glass. 

Next, you'll take a piece of aluminum foil, crinkle it, uncrinkle it, and then put it in between the glass and the frame. Before putting the frame together, you'll want to flip the glass over so the part you colored on is facing the aluminum foil.

All ages and abilities enjoyed this craft. During the promotion of the program, many people  complimented the sample and said it looked like real stained glass.