Repurposing picture frames
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Janet Pizaro on Aug 31, 2016Stained glass items for your windows would be pretty. Find pictures of flowers,butterflies,birds etc. Trace the pattern on the glass.Cut the glass out with a cutter,soldier and paint .Helpful Reply
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Laurie Harry on Aug 31, 2016Yes, I guess I will need to add glass cutting to my crafting repertoire. Thanks.Helpful Reply
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Judy Ackerman on Sep 01, 2016You can take scrap pieces of stained glass and do a mosaic on your glass. you can also use stone pebbles, paper (silhouettes) etc. I use E6000 when glueing to glass, dries clear and bonds really well.Helpful Reply
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Cat Vogel on Sep 01, 2016Use reverse painting on glass technique, then use ribbon or tape to cover sharp edges. If you paint the pieces like stained glass you can display on a window sill or place on a table with a battery operated candle behind.Helpful Reply
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B on Sep 01, 2016You could etch the glass and hang in window.Helpful Reply
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Laurie Harry on Sep 01, 2016Some very good ideas. Thanks a lot everyone.Helpful Reply
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Elizabeth Dion on Sep 01, 2016I use a coloring book page and black dimensional paint to transfer the design to the glass. Then I use acrylic paints to 'color' in my design and put them near Windows like stained glass pieces. You can also use watercolorsHelpful Reply
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Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA on Sep 01, 2016Have you thought of placing on Craigs List or a local "free" site? I am sure there are people out there that may want it. Plus they may give you ideas we may not have come up with.Helpful Reply
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Laurie Harry on Sep 01, 2016Oh, that's a good idea. Thanks, Naomie.Helpful Reply
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Wendy Wilkins Valdez on Sep 02, 2016Laurie, my daughter did just what you did. Bought a bunch of frames from our local Goodwill and then bought colorful fabric with geometric designs (a stretchy kind of fabric) in colors she loves (mostly teal or turquoise and hot pink with black geometric designs). She had already measured the frames, so knew pretty much how much she'd need. She then cut pieces of fabric to fold over the entire frame and stapled to the back. When she was done, she had beautiful freestyle art that could be hung in any direction and in any combination, as squares, rectangles or diamonds. She also used black and white cloth for some frames. This isn't the best pic, but you get the idea.Helpful Reply
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Jennie Lee on Sep 03, 2016They will take up little space, so I say if you have any other frames in the house that would take glass that size, keep them, so you can easily replace any that break. Also, if you need glass for a smaller frame, it is easy to cut it to a smaller size.Helpful Reply
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