Faux Stained Glass Suncatchers

🌈 Sparkle Suncatcher — Visual Step Cards With Clip Art 🌈

Card 1 — Pick & Paint

Step 1 — Pick Your Shape & Paint (If You Want!)
Pick your wooden shape — animal, flower, gnome, or more!
Paint it your favorite color — OR leave it natural wood.
Let it dry. Nice job! 👍

Clip-Art Ideas:
🖼️ Wooden shape (heart, animal, flower)
🎨 Paintbrush + paint palette
💧 Small paint drops
👍 Smiley face or star

Card 2 — Crush the Glass

Step 2 — Crush the Glass (With Our Special Tool!)
We use a plunger-style glass crusher to make tiny shiny pieces.
Gloves and eye protection are worn for safety.
Tap… crunch… sparkle! ✨

Clip-Art Ideas:
🔨 Plunger-style crusher icon
🧤 Gloves
👓 Safety glasses
💎 Little glass pieces
✨ Sparkles

Card 3 — Color the Sparkles

Step 3 — Dye the Glass
Add alcohol inks to the glass pieces.
Drip… swirl… WOW — now they’re colorful jewels! 💎

Clip-Art Ideas:
💎 Glass pieces in a dish
🖌️ Dropper bottle
🎨 Color swirls
🌈 Rainbow dots

Card 4 — Sticky Backing Time

Step 4 — Line the Back
We stick a smooth or textured plastic sheet on the back of your frame.
This helps the glass stay in place. So easy! 😊

Clip-Art Ideas:
🖼️ Frame outline
📄 Sticker sheet peeling back
🩹 Adhesive-style icon
✔️ Check mark

Card 5 — Build Your Sparkly Picture

Step 5 — Add the Glass
Place your colored glass inside the frame like a puzzle.
Little spaces are okay — the sun will shine through! 🌞

Clip-Art Ideas:
🧩 Puzzle pieces
💎 Colorful glass bits
🖼️ Frame filling up
🌞 Sun icon

Card 6 — Magic Resin Coat

Step 6 — Add UV Resin & Cure (Front Side Up)
We add UV resin over the glass.
Then we cure it under a UV light until it’s hard and shiny.
So cool! ✨

Clip-Art Ideas:
🧴 Resin bottle
🔆 UV lamp
💫 Shine lines
🛡️ Shield (to show “sealed & protected”)

Card 7 — Flip & Cure the Back

Step 7 — Remove the Backing & Cure Again
Peel off the sticky plastic sheet from the back.
Place your piece back-side-up under the UV light.
This helps make it strong & smooth. 💪

Clip-Art Ideas:
🔁 Flip-arrow icon
📄 Sticker sheet peeling
🔆 UV lamp
💪 Strong arm icon

Card 8 — Final Glossy Coat

Step 8 — Smooth Resin Coat (Front Side Up)
Flip your piece to the front again.
Add one thin smooth layer of resin over the whole top.
Cure under the UV light. SHINY! 😍

Clip-Art Ideas:
🧴 Resin bottle
✨ Glossy shine lines
🔆 UV light
⭐ Sparkles

Card 9 — Hang & Shine

Step 9 — Enjoy Your Suncatcher!
Hold it up to the light — WOW, you made magic!
Hang it in a sunny window & let it sparkle 🌈✨