25+ Stained Glass DIY Craft Tutorial (Faux & Real)


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25+ Stained Glass DIY Craft Tutorial (Faux & Real) Learn how to make real stained glass, faux stained glass and everything in between with these fun tutorials! I'm sharing over 25 light reflecting, colorful projects that will add to your home decor, window sill or make a great handmade gift. There's real stained glass with copper foil and solder, and there's faux stained glass using paint, resin or alcohol inks. There's all different ways of creating and a variety of skill levels of crafts in this roundup, you are sure to find one that you love!

25+ Stained Glass DIY Craft Tutorial (Faux & Real)



Learn how to make real stained glass, faux stained glass and everything in between with these fun tutorials!


I'm sharing over 25 light reflecting, colorful projects that will add to your home decor, window sill or make a great handmade gift.


There's real stained glass with copper foil and solder, and there's faux stained glass using paint, resin or alcohol inks.


There's all different ways of creating and a variety of skill levels of crafts in this roundup, you are sure to find one that you love!


Which stained glass project is your favorite?

What is the first thing you want to make?



25+ Stained Glass DIY Craft Tutorial (Faux & Real) Learn how to make real stained glass, faux stained glass and everything in between with these fun tutorials! I'm sharing over 25 light reflecting, colorful projects that will add to your home decor, window sill or make a great handmade gift. There's real stained glass with copper foil and solder, and there's faux stained glass using paint, resin or alcohol inks. There's all different ways of creating and a variety of skill levels of crafts in this roundup, you are sure to find one that you love!

GENERIC STAINED GLASS TOOLS NEEDED: (each individual post has own supply list)


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General Faux Stained Glass Supplies

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How to Make Pressed Flower Art (DIY Framed Flowers)


Learn how to make pressed flower art in a herbarium frame, or 2 panes of glass that snap together like a locket. Hanging Double Pane Glass Frames


This trendy and classic craft is perfect for a soft Spring piece of art in your home decor or a way to display treasured mementos or as a great gift for a flower lover.


This quick DIY is great for an afternoon craft, girls craft night or for teaching a class on pressed flower art and making a little extra money.


How to Make Pressed Flower Art (DIY Framed Flowers) Learn how to make pressed flower art in a herbarium frame, or 2 panes of glass that snap together like a locket. This trendy and classic craft is perfect for a soft Spring piece of art in your home decor or a way to display treasured mementos or as a great gift for a flower lover. This quick DIY is great for an afternoon craft, girls craft night or for teaching a class on pressed flower art and making a little extra money.


How to Make Gallery Glass Suncatcher DIY with Stained Glass Pattern Freebies!


Make gorgeous Gallery Glass suncatchers with these free patterns, create a beautiful Butterfly, a fabulous Luna Moth and a busy Bumble Bee!


This craft is made so easy by using Plaid Leading Sheets and Cricut, it's perfect for a first time glass art project!


I designed these 3 intricate patterns that can be cut easily with Cricut so the hard work of hand leading is done for you.


How to Make Gallery Glass Suncatcher DIY with Stained Glass Pattern Freebies! Make gorgeous Gallery Glass suncatchers with these free patterns, create a beautiful Butterfly, a fabulous Luna Moth and a busy Bumble Bee! This craft is made so easy by using Plaid Leading Sheets and Cricut! I designed these 3 intricate patterns that can be cut easily with Cricut so the hard work of hand leading is done for you.


How to Make Gallery Glass Art for Home Decor DIY


Learn how to make faux stained glass wall art using Gallery Glass paints on big pieces of glass in an old frame.


This fun technique is an easy craft that will give you the look of real stained glass without the expense and the tedious amount of grinding, soldering and polishing.


Glass art has such timeless elegance, it's no wonder that stained glass is trending with the new young artist generation!


Let's get started on the vibrant colors of gallery glass wall art--use your own designs or find them online!



How to Make Gallery Glass Art for Home Decor DIY Learn how to make faux stained glass wall art using Gallery Glass paints. This fun technique is an easy craft that will give you the look of real stained glass without the expense and the tedious amount of grinding, soldering and polishing. Glass art has such timeless elegance, it's no wonder that stained glass is trending with the new young artist generation! Let's get started on the vibrant colors of gallery glass wall art!


How to Make Glass Mosaic Art: Easy Ideas for Beginners


Learn how to make glass mosaic art easily at any skill level with this great project!


This fun and colorful craft is an easy DIY for beginners--perfect for Spring decor and National Craft Month!


Make brightly colored glass mosaic butterflies in an afternoon with glass tiles, grout and a little bit of paint.


How to Make Glass Mosaic Art: Easy Ideas for Beginners Learn how to make glass mosaic art easily at any skill level. This fun and colorful craft is an easy DIY for beginners--perfect for Spring decor and National Craft Month! Make brightly colored glass mosaic butterflies in an afternoon!



How to Make Iridescent Window Clings DIY with Cricut


Learn how to make iridescent window clings with Cricut for the perfect rainbow makers to cling onto glass windows on a sunny day.


Make your own DIY window clings with 2 supplies and a Cricut cutting machine.


The perfect home decor for a clean window--let's get started!


How to Make Iridescent Window Clings DIY with Cricut Learn how to make iridescent window clings with Cricut for the perfect rainbow makers on a sunny day. Make your own DIY window clings with 2 supplies and a Cricut cutting machine. The perfect home decor for a clean window--let's get started!


How to Make 3D Stained Glass Cactus Flowers DIY


Learn how to make 3D stained glass cactus with flowers.


These darling little light-catching glass art window sill sitters are a really fun stained glass craft project that doesn't require absolute precision with cutting or soldering lead lines.


The free standing cactus is one of the best stained glass projects for all glass artist skill levels, plus get the free glass patterns on the full post.


How to Make 3D Stained Glass Cactus Flowers DIY Learn how to make 3D stained glass cactus with flowers. These darling little light-catching glass art window sill sitters are a really fun stained glass project that doesn't require absolute precision with cutting or soldering. The free standing cactus is one of the best stained glass projects for all glass artist skill levels, plus get the free glass patterns.



How to Use Plaid Folkart Murano Glass Paint DIY


Learn how to use Plaid Folkart Murano Glass Paint on a few glass projects.


Murano glass paint is a fun alternative way to add the look of hand-blown glass to glass objects that need some excitment.


Upcycle various glass pieces with different glass effects from Plaid's line of Murano Glass Paint.




Cherry Decor DIY: How to Make Disco Ball Cherries


Learn how to make the cutest disco ball cherries to brighten up your shelf, desk or table using sticky side mirror tiles.


This cute cherry decor DIY is chic and groovy all in one!


Disco balls and cherries are all the rage, so they are a match made in heaven!


Cherry Decor DIY: How to Make Disco Ball Cherries Learn how to make the cutest disco ball cherries to brighten up your shelf, desk or table. This cute cherry decor DIY is chic and groovy all in one! Disco balls and cherries are all the rage, so they are a match made in heaven, let's get started!



How to Make Fragment Effects Stained Glass Suncatcher


Learn how to make fragment effects stained glass suncatcher with a fun crystal snowflake.


Plaid Crafts doesn't just make acrylic paints, they have lines of other fun products, one of the most recent is Fragment Effects stained glass chips.


There's a special adhesive and a variety of blanks to work with to create beautiful geode-like creations. (check out this post: Geode Glass Art)


This gorgeous crystalline suncatcher is a perfect craft and a great way to stay busy and creative over Winter break! I love continuing the snowflake theme into January and this looks fantastic dangling in the window and letting light pass through it like a stained glass sun catcher.



How to Make Corelle Plate Necklace Jewelry DIY 


Learn how to transform vintage, chipped or cracked plates and dishes into wearable jewelry, necklace pendants and more.


Did you have Corelle Butterfly Gold plates? They launched in 1970 and I think everyone I knew growing up had them. This was our family plate pattern.


Make nostalgic jewelry with old dinner plates using lead-free solder to cover those rough edges of smaller pieces, great for handmade gifts too!




How to Make Stained Glass with Gallery Glass Paint


Learn how to make the perfect faux stained glass using Plaid's Gallery Glass and Gallery Glass Leading Sheets.


It's easy to create a suncatcher, glass frame or even add special elements to windows in your home.


Stained glass suncatchers are beautiful and popular, and Gallery Glass is a great alternative to the huge investment and skill it takes to cut and solder glass.




How to Make Faux Stained Glass with Acrylic & Resin


Learn how to make faux stained glass art using acrylic and resin.


This fun geometric diamond is made with 2 layers of laser-cut acrylic, alcohol inks and clear epoxy resin.


It's a gorgeous statement piece for any room home decor, handmade gifts or as a small business seller, let's get started!


How to Make Faux Stained Glass with Acrylic & Resin Learn how to make faux stained glass art using acrylic and resin. This fun geometric diamond is made with 2 layers of laser-cut acrylic, alcohol inks and clear epoxy resin. It's a gorgeous statement piece for any room home decor, handmade gifts or as a small business seller, let's get started!


How to Make Monstera Leaf Stained Glass Sun Catcher!


Learn how to make a stained glass monstera leaf sun catcher from beginning to end.


Copper foil stained glass is a great way to make a little stained glass hanger for the window without having to commit to an entire window.


Stained Glass Tutorial for BEGINNERS!


How to Make Monstera Leaf Stained Glass Sun Catcher! Learn how to make a stained glass monstera leaf sun catcher from beginning to end. Copper foil stained glass is a great way to make a little stained glass hanger for the window without having to commit to an entire window. Stained Glass Tutorial for BEGINNERS!


How to Make Disco Ball Butterfly (Mirror Sticker DIY)


Learn how to make a disco ball butterfly in no time at all, using supplies from Dollar Tree!


Get a galvanized butterfly (or any of the other options) and some sticker backed mirror tiles and make this little disco ball butterfly the perfect addition to your home decor.


It's so easy to disco-ify anything, let's get started!




Faux Stained Glass Candy Dish!


Have you ever used faux stained glass paint?  


It is such a fun craft! Paint directly on glass or paint on plastic/teflon/silicone and use them as clings after they dry.


Plaid has Gallery Glass paint and leading that is perfect for crafting.



Faux Stained Glass Candy Dish!


How to Make Disco Mirror Ball Shoes DIY Tutorial


Disco Mirror Ball! Ever been to a club, dance hall or school dance and just thought "I totally need a disco ball!"? No, just me?


Turns out that mirror tiles belong on everything from the dance floor to shoes!


It's easy to create some dance club worthy footwear using mirror tiles and the familiar swirl pattern of a disco mirror ball.


Make disco ball shoes easily with just a couple supplies and a lot of time--the perfect mirror mirror foot wear.


How to Make Disco Ball Shoes! Disco Mirror Ball! Ever been to a club, dance hall or school dance and just thought "I totally need a disco ball!"? No, just me? Turns out that mirror tiles belong on everything--especially shoes! It's easy to create some dance club worthy footwear using mirror tiles and the familiar swirl pattern of a disco mirror ball. Make disco ball shoes easily with just a couple supplies and a lot of time.


How to Make Alcohol Ink Rainbow Resin Coasters DIY!


The combination of resin and alcohol ink is a match made in heaven!

Learn how to make Alcohol Ink Rainbow Resin Coasters with just a few supplies and less than an hour.

Resin crafting is so much fun, if you haven't tried it yet--start with this project and blow everyone's mind!


Learn how to make alcohol ink rainbow coasters with resin!


DIY: Doctor Who Gallery Glass Window Clings!


Are you a Doctor Who fan? 


I'm making lots of Whovian crafts and fandom fun!  


Make adorable geeky fandom window clings--easily.  


Great craft for older kids too!



DIY: Doctor Who Gallery Glass Window Clings!




How to Make Geode Glass Art (Plaid Fragment Effects)


Learn how to make a gorgeous geode glass wall hanging using Plaid's newest product, Fragment Effects.


This stained glass comes crushed and is great for various center stage uses in wall art, canvases, stained glass effects and resin.


Let me teach you all about how to use Plaid Fragment Effects, and walk you through a beautiful geode craft that can be completed by any skill level.


Let me teach you all about how to use Plaid Fragment Effects, and walk you through a beautiful geode craft that can be completed by any skill level.



Beauty and the Beast Enchanted Rose Suncatcher Necklace!


I love Beauty and the Beast.


I love the story book introduction with the stained glass window pictures and the fun enchanted rose and old beggar lady!





How to Make Faux Stained Glass Window Parrot Art!


Learn how easy it is to create a faux stained glass window using Gallery Glass products from Plaid Crafts.


Pick an image you are excited about--it's best if it is a coloring book type image with black lines to trace.



How to Make Faux Stained Glass Window Parrot Art! Learn how easy it is to create a faux stained glass window using Gallery Glass products from Plaid Crafts. Pick an image you are excited about--it's best if it is a coloring book type image with black lines to trace.


Doctor Who TARDIS Stained Glass Vase!


Isn't this the coolest vase in all of time and space?  Yes, I think it is!


It's a simple diy and will impress anyone you give flowers to.


Doctor Who TARDIS Stained Glass Vase!


How to Make a Disco Ball Tumbler!


Make a Disco Ball tumbler!


This fun drink tumbler is perfect for a party, gift or just as the best accent on your desk to keep your drinks warm or cold!


Mirror tiles are easy to apply and come in sticker strips, so this only takes a few minutes for a sparkly DIY!


How to Make a Disco Ball Tumbler! Make a Disco Ball tumbler! This fun drink tumbler is perfect for a party, gift or just as the best accent on your desk to keep your drinks warm or cold! Mirror tiles are easy to apply and come in sticker strips, so this only takes a few minutes for a sparkly DIY!


Make beautiful faux stained glass ornaments for the tree or neighbor and friend gifts this year using clear ornaments and Gallery Glass from Plaid Crafts.


This easy DIY is super fun and great for older kids too!






How to Watercolor on Glass with Gallery Glass Paint


See how easy it is to transform this glass terrarium with Gallery Glass paint and some paint brushes.


Click to see the Instagram Reel




How to Make Mosaic Picture Frame (Easy DIY Craft)


Learn how to make a glass tile mosaic picture frame with small pieces of tile!


This cute and easy craft is a fun way to upcycle an old wood frame and even broken glass pieces.


Make a mosaic glass frame in an afternoon with this simple tutorial, no skill level required for this fun and creative craft.


How to Make Mosaic Picture Frame (Easy DIY Craft) Learn how to make a glass tile mosaic picture frame! This cute and easy craft is a fun way to upcycle an old wood frame and even broken glass pieces. Make a mosaic glass frame in an afternoon with this simple tutorial, no skill level required for this fun and creative craft.


That's it!


There are so many crafts to make that gorgeous stained glass effect!


Which of these projects are you the most excited about?


Whether you are using wax paper and crayon shavings melted together or carefully popping glass sheets and soldering lead, stained glass crafts are always fun and rewarding!


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25+ Stained Glass DIY Craft Tutorial (Faux & Real) Learn how to make real stained glass, faux stained glass and everything in between with these fun tutorials! I'm sharing over 25 light reflecting, colorful projects that will add to your home decor, window sill or make a great handmade gift. There's real stained glass with copper foil and solder, and there's faux stained glass using paint, resin or alcohol inks. There's all different ways of creating and a variety of skill levels of crafts in this roundup, you are sure to find one that you love!



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