Faux Leaded Glass Heart – Easy Crafting

Oh my, did I have fun experimenting and creating this easy faux leaded glass heart. Unleash your inner creative genius. We’ll show you an easy and, dare I say, mind-blowing technique that turns simple napkins into faux leaded glass art. Perfect for DIY crafts, home decor, and gifts. It’s been on my “to-try list” ever since I made these elegant tabletop trees for Christmas. I just love how it resembles the real thing. Unleash your inner creative genius. We’ll show you an easy and, dare I say, mind-blowing technique that turns simple napkins into faux leaded glass art. Perfect for DIY crafts, home decor, and gifts. And those gorgeous hand-drawn images inside the “glass” add a whole new dimension to the look. I popped my heart in a miniature rose bush. A gift to myself for Valentine’s Day. Unleash your inner creative genius. We’ll show you an easy and, dare I say, mind-blowing technique that turns simple napkins into faux leaded glass art. Perfect for DIY crafts, home decor, and gifts. I’ll relocate her to the garden as soon as it warms up. For now, she can keep my leaded glass experiment company. Unleash your inner creative genius. We’ll show you an easy and, dare I say, mind-blowing technique that turns simple napkins into faux leaded glass art. Perfect for DIY crafts, home decor, and gifts. In this easy craft tutorial, I’ll show you how I made this faux stained glass heart. But, before we get there, do me a favor and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or Instagram. And don’t forget to subscribe so you’ll never miss a post!

What you need

Pretty printed napkin
UV resin and light
Glue gun
Black hot glue
Craft wire (optional)
Free leaded glass heart template (optional)

What you need to make the faux leaded glass heart

How to turn a napkin into faux leaded glass

Before you start, separate the napkin layers. You only need the top printed one. If you use a template, pop it inside a ziplock bag so the resin doesn’t mess it up or get stuck. Place the heart drawing inside a zip lock bag Lay the napkin over the bag and tape it down. You should be able to see the design through the napkin. Place the napkin over the heart drawing Using the template as a guide and working in sections, drizzle UV resin on the napkin and spread it out with a wooden craft stick. Try not to leave any gaps and smoosh the resin all the way to the edges of the design. You can always add more if you need to. Add the resin over the napkin. Use a craft stick to spread the resin, Cure under a UV light for the recommended time on the packaging. I did mine for about 2 minutes. Cure the resin under a UV light for the recommended time Once the resin hardens to the touch, it’s ready to use. You can watch this short video to see how easy it is.

Trace around the design or template with a black marker. It makes it easier to cut out the shapes later. Trace around the outline of the heart shape Peel the resin napkin heart away from the Ziploc bag. It should come away without any problems. If it’s sticky, cure the resin for a few more minutes. Peel the resin napkin off of the drawing The resin turns the napkin into a glassy sliver of transparent gorgeousness. Looking through the transparent heart. Remove the excess napkin and cut around the shapes. Cut the heart shapes out Isn’t that so pretty? Unleash your inner creative genius. We’ll show you an easy and, dare I say, mind-blowing technique that turns simple napkins into faux leaded glass art. Perfect for DIY crafts, home decor, and gifts.

Adding faux lead

Now for the fun bit—adding faux lead to complete the heart. Use a hot glue gun and black glue stick to add a gluey, leaded border to the edges. Hot glue around the edges to create the leaded glass effect This is probably the most difficult part of the tutorial, but if you’re a regular glue gun user, it should be no problem. Unleash your inner creative genius. We’ll show you an easy and, dare I say, mind-blowing technique that turns simple napkins into faux leaded glass art. Perfect for DIY crafts, home decor, and gifts. Use small dots of glue to connect the shapes together to form a heart. Join the heart-shapes together with more hot glue For fun, I added a few wire curls around the edges. Add a few wire curls for interest This faux leaded glass heart was super easy. I’m dreaming up all kinds of things I can make using the same technique. Unleash your inner creative genius. We’ll show you an easy and, dare I say, mind-blowing technique that turns simple napkins into faux leaded glass art. Perfect for DIY crafts, home decor, and gifts. I just need to practice my hot glue skills. Those gluey outlines are a bit chunky for my liking. Unleash your inner creative genius. We’ll show you an easy and, dare I say, mind-blowing technique that turns simple napkins into faux leaded glass art. Perfect for DIY crafts, home decor, and gifts. But hey, it was an experiment, and I love how the heart turned out. What do you think? Is it something you would try?

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