DIY Window Frame Stained Glass

I have always longed for a beautiful piece of stained glass for my screened in porch because of the gorgeousness of the sunlight shining through all the colors and filling the porch with colorful light.  .:sigh:.

However, anytime I get excited when I see stained glass at the antique store, it disappoints me yet again because it is always upwards of at least two hundred dollars.  This is no bueno.

So I decided to make my own!

I took a little trip to Michaels and purchased these items to use.

The first item is fake lead lines that are simple to use, and necessary to keep the paint in the place you want it to stay.  They literally just peel and stick and cut easily with scissors.

The second item is Gallery Glass window paint which happened to be on clearance at Michaels.  Yay for surprise clearances!  Needless to say, I got all kinds of colors.

Here is the window before I began.  Yes, it is cute.  Yes, I could have used it just the way it was, but to be honest, I have a gazillion old window frames.  I was excited to use this one in a new way!

First step- place peel and stick lead lines.  Yes, I could have measured to make them super perfectly straight, but what's the fun in perfect?  I just went for it!

I then filled in each square with the colors as I felt it out.  When I finished filling them in, this was the finished product.  I then left it to dry for TWO DAYS.  This seems like a long time, but it takes this long for it to solidify and become transparent.  

She then came out looking like this!  I left some squares blank to just 

have some true light shine through.  

Here she is in her new home!

Thanks for reading!  Hope you enjoyed!

Peace, Balance, and Gratitude,

Lanna