Sunday, January 9, 2011

One Ugly Light to Faux Stained Glass

So I have this ugly light in my kitchen:


I decided it needed help before I screamed. A hanging light wasn't an option because it's right in front of the freezer and because I'm sure a cat or two would try to take it out! So... I decided to make it look like stained glass:

At this step I just used that paint pen in the background and drew lines all over it. The yellow is where I started painting it in. I used dixie cups with a 1/4 of an inch of modge podge in them at the bottom and 7 drops of food coloring to get the color. Then I just dabbed the mixture on with a brush and filled in all my spaces!



This is my finished product! Oh, and I didn't have red food coloring so I mixed one part acrylic paint to one part modge podge and got the same effect as food coloring!


I LOVE it now! :)

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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 9, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    Hi Amy!

    Thanks for following! :) The ruffle duvet cover is from Target- I love it! :)

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 9, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    That is so incredibly clever! I honestly never would have thought of that. I have a rather ugly light fixture myself and I bet a stained glass effect would look amazing! Mod podge is a miracle worker! ;)

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  3. LindsayJanuary 9, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    very creative!! i've never seen stained glass done like this before!

    visiting from tatertots & jello

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  4. UnknownJanuary 9, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    Oh my goodness, that is crazy cool! I love it!

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Thanks for sharing the love! :)

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