Glass art project with step by step pictures and instructions

Sunee · 04-09-2001, 05:10 AM

The finished product:

Materials:

Glass fishbowl
Gallery Glass Paint (a variety of colors, including yellow, orange, blue and green)
Plastic sheet or mat
Palette knife
Pictures of fish from a coloring book or magazine
Scissors
Black marker
Craft knife

Squirt yellow and orange Gallery Glass Paint onto a plastic sheet or mat in a swirling motion, overlaying the colors. (or what ever colors you choose for your project)
Spread the paint evenly over the plastic sheet with a palette knife, mixing the colors together.

When the paint dries, it can be removed from the sheet in one piece. Squeeze out different color combinations on plastic sheets, and let the paint dry.

Make a starfish from blue Gallery Glass Paint by squeezing out a dot of paint and drawing out star points from the center of the dot with the tip of the paint bottle.

Lift the paint off the plastic mat. It will have a translucent look and the consistency of pliable plastic. Cut off a small piece of the paint, place it over a picture of a fish, trace around the image with a black marker, and cut out with scissors. Or simply cut freehand shapes.

Stick the paint onto the outside of a fishbowl. The consistency of the paint allows it to adhere to the glass without adhesive. The motifs may be repositioned as desired.

Continue cutting other underwater images from the paint, such as seaweed, bubbles and starfish, using scissors or a craft knife. Place them on the fishbowl.

Now that your all done just add some floating candles to this project OR you can add fish tank gravel and decorations and have a low maintence fish tank for your kids lol.

KraftyOne · 04-09-2001, 05:53 AM

Hey Sunee,

...Very cute project, I'm going to make this one with my 3y/o niece, it's perfect! BTW...her REAL pet fish just kicked the bucket...this is the 4th one that her "evil mother" (darling lil sis) has accidentally "killed" (overfed)....

~KraftyOne

Sunee · 04-09-2001, 06:01 AM

LOL krafty. I know what you mean. I bought my kids a fish tank this past summer. I spent a fortune getting all the stuff for it and the fish. We bought 15 fish. 5 apiece. Well the kids insisted on feeding their own fish. Lets just say we are now down to 3 fish lol. Im glad you like the post : ). Have lots of fun with your niece. Sunee

04-09-2001, 05:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
Sunee BigBigBrat Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Home is where the heart is Posts: 4,590 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Glass art project with step by step pictures and instructions The finished product: Materials: Glass fishbowl Gallery Glass Paint (a variety of colors, including yellow, orange, blue and green) Plastic sheet or mat Palette knife Pictures of fish from a coloring book or magazine Scissors Black marker Craft knife Squirt yellow and orange Gallery Glass Paint onto a plastic sheet or mat in a swirling motion, overlaying the colors. (or what ever colors you choose for your project) Spread the paint evenly over the plastic sheet with a palette knife, mixing the colors together. When the paint dries, it can be removed from the sheet in one piece. Squeeze out different color combinations on plastic sheets, and let the paint dry. Make a starfish from blue Gallery Glass Paint by squeezing out a dot of paint and drawing out star points from the center of the dot with the tip of the paint bottle. Lift the paint off the plastic mat. It will have a translucent look and the consistency of pliable plastic. Cut off a small piece of the paint, place it over a picture of a fish, trace around the image with a black marker, and cut out with scissors. Or simply cut freehand shapes. Stick the paint onto the outside of a fishbowl. The consistency of the paint allows it to adhere to the glass without adhesive. The motifs may be repositioned as desired. Continue cutting other underwater images from the paint, such as seaweed, bubbles and starfish, using scissors or a craft knife. Place them on the fishbowl. Now that your all done just add some floating candles to this project OR you can add fish tank gravel and decorations and have a low maintence fish tank for your kids lol. __________________ Don't take life too seriously: you're not getting out alive, anyway ************************************** The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment ************************************** Stalking my friends (you know who you are)

04-09-2001, 06:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
Sunee BigBigBrat Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Home is where the heart is Posts: 4,590 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	LOL krafty. I know what you mean. I bought my kids a fish tank this past summer. I spent a fortune getting all the stuff for it and the fish. We bought 15 fish. 5 apiece. Well the kids insisted on feeding their own fish. Lets just say we are now down to 3 fish lol. Im glad you like the post : ). Have lots of fun with your niece. Sunee __________________ Don't take life too seriously: you're not getting out alive, anyway ************************************** The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment ************************************** Stalking my friends (you know who you are)

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04-09-2001, 05:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
KraftyOne Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 31 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hey Sunee, ...Very cute project, I'm going to make this one with my 3y/o niece, it's perfect! BTW...her REAL pet fish just kicked the bucket...this is the 4th one that her "evil mother" (darling lil sis) has accidentally "killed" (overfed).... ~KraftyOne