DIY Epoxy Resin Sun Catcher

8 Materials
$25
6 Hours
Easy

How to make a Sun Catcher with epoxy resin and alcohol inks.


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This project was inspired by a pin I (Vicki) saw on Pinterest. It was a sun catcher made from glass. I wanted to recreate it, but not in glass.


We decided we could use the Cricut Maker to cut shapes and use epoxy as a faux stained glass!

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It is so pretty in the morning when the light streams in through the kitchen window!


We cut shapes from chipboard on a Cricut Maker, used epoxy resin colored with alcohol ink, and black vinyl to mimic the look of stained glass.


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The first step was to cut the various sizes of triangles and diamonds from the chipboard on the Cricut Maker using the Cricuit Knife Blade. You can download the Cricut file for free in our website post. The link is below right before the comment section at the bottom.

We used a glue stick to stick the pieces to a very slick silicone pad. It's important to use a slick one as any texture will be transferred to the epoxy and they will look opaque rather than clear.

Every epoxy is different so it is VERY important to mix it according to the instructions on the label. After mixing, we used a pipette to add the epoxy to the shapes. This helped ensure there wasn't any overspill. It actually worked quite well. We used a variety of colors of alcohol inks to create the color in the shapes.

The cured epoxy shapes remove easily from the silicone pad.

The edges of the shapes were colored with a black sharpie and then the front and back were covered with black vinyl to mimic the lead in stained glass.

We laid out the placement of the shapes and added hanging wires. To hang the shapes, we used a long narrow board. We drilled small holes where we had marked the placement for each wire. The wires were put into place and then hot glued to secure. The excess wire was cut off.

The board holding the wires was put into place in the kitchen window with 3M Command Hanging Strips.

If you want to see exactly what we used in this project, please visit our website post.

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