Glass Painting - Help!!!

[GeorgieVickyLou]

The MIL has a thing about Christmas tree decorations, every year she will get a new decoration to remind her of that particular Christmas or something that has happened that year.

DD was born in April so I thought it would be nice to get a plain Glass Bauble and write something on it (maybe just Nana)

Never done glass painting before, could this be done is it hard?

Any suggestions for what I could write?

Or better still any one know where I could buy one ready painted? Or does that lose the ? I haven?t spent much money but the thought counts thing?

(Sorry to be talking about Christmas but it will probably take me till then to get the stuff and make the thing)

[Nbg]

I'm making my own decorations this year for close family (well, dd will be helping!)


I'm going to make them from Salt dough (play doe mixture) and let dd paint them.

[gigglinggoblin]

i made candle holders from the kids one year. my grandma nearly burst into tears cos it was so lovely, my mum said 'o thats nice, where did you get it done?@ (the cheek!).

is very easy, you basically buy a nice glass (coloured or clear), draw a pattern with the outliner which is a bit like a icing tube with a fine nozzle. allow to dry then colour in with the paints. i wrote something like merry xmas 2003 (or whatever, obviously) gran & grandad love from d & r. then drew snowman, xmas pud, candle and stuff and kids coloured them in.

[GeorgieVickyLou]

it will probably end up looking like my DD painted it by the time i'm finished..

[gigglinggoblin]

what about leaving the glass painting til she can have some input and framing a hand and footprint surrounded by something xmassy? or just do a card - i took a photo of ds1 & 2 and then used computer to put a santa hat on ds1 and antlers and red nose on ds2. my mum has that framed

[Nemo1977]

you can buy a flat sided peice of glass that has hanging string to glass paint on. Then you could find a pic you like and trace it rather than freehand. This would be really simple to do then free hand the writing of dd name and dob or something.

[GeorgieVickyLou]

Liking all all the ideas, the flat glass sounds like it could be easier and maybe i could do cards as well..

[Nemo1977]

just trying to find u a link to the glass and cards are easy just use acetate.

[GeorgieVickyLou]

Thinking a trip to Hobby Craft is on the cards. (Never been to hobbyCraft - is that what it's called?)

[GeorgieVickyLou]

Link would be fab - thanks Nemo

[gigglinggoblin]

be careful - i went to hobbycraft for first time last week, only went for a quick look round, was in there 2 hours! (and that was only cos it was closing)

[Nemo1977]

hobby craft deffo has them in as thats where i usually get mine.

[jayzmummy]

GVL.
You can get anitas glass paints and leading in a tube....its so easy to use and is stocked at most art/craft shops.
here

[GeorgieVickyLou]

while i'm there I will probably end up getting loads of ideas for things i can make spend a fortune and then 2 years later offer it all for P&P on here as i've nerver touched any of it - still in its now dusty wrapper!

[GeorgieVickyLou]

Thanks Jayzmummy, looking at it now..

[GeorgieVickyLou]

liking the sound of peelable - I'm getting quite excited about this now.. Hobby Craft here i come

[jayzmummy]

You can get outlines that you stick down on the acetate sheets. Colour them in with the glass paints and when they are dry you simply peel the finished project of the acetate.
We made some last year and my DS's stuck them on their bedroom windows....spiders and cobwebs for Halloween and christmas stockings etc for christmas time.
DS2 spent ages painting a Paul Mason wine bottle for me...we use it as a vase!

[Nemo1977]

glass shape

[GeorgieVickyLou]

What fab ideas. I haven't even bought anything yet and the thought of buying a desk (or should i say workstation)for the spare room has just entered my head! what am i like?

[GeorgieVickyLou]

Nemo - that could very well be the one for me.. painting a Bauble as a first project.. who was i trying to kid!

[Nemo1977]

lol about work station...im like that...have decided today im going to give card making a shot as i usually cross stitch and glass paint....so have spent most of evening trawling ebay looking at stuff i have no clue what it is...lol

[Nemo1977]

meant to say you can get different shapes circles etc but i think the arched one is nice for xmas deccies.

[GeorgieVickyLou]

Just thought - the desk will have to have draws so i can keep everything nice and tidy

Hobby craft and ikea then..

Now i'm sat here thinkg about making the family christmas cards.

No - i'm just buying the glass painting stuff.. i'm just buying the glass painting stuff (if i keep saying it i'll be alright!)

[Nemo1977]

you can make xmas cards with the glass painting stuff....jusat get a pack of cards with acetate and you can decorate them

[jayzmummy]

GVL....this is exactly how I got hooked this time last year!!!
I had a thought that the DS's could make something nice for my mum for christmas.....so off I trotted and bought glass paints....then christmas cards....and now I am hooked!!!!

[GeorgieVickyLou]

Glass painting stuff and a pack of cards with acetate.. Glass painting stuff and a pack of cards with acetate.. Glass painting stuff and a pack of cards with acetate..he he..

I'll let you know how i get on.