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EDITED$5 Glass Cabinet Door Transformed Into Faux Stained Glass Window

I removed the label and plugged the hardware holes with some wood filler and sanded it smooth.

5 glass cabinet door transformed into faux stained glass window

I started to gather what I needed to make a faux “leading” paint (the black lines between the different glass colours.) I wanted a bit of “sheen” in my leading, so I was looking in old makeup for some eye liner or shadow with a bit of sparkle.

5 glass cabinet door transformed into faux stained glass window

I found a great recipe that called for 1 part white glue, 1 part shaving cream and a few drops of acrylic paint. (The shaving cream makes the paint a bit “puffy” which helps keep the paint from different coloured sections from running into each other.) I found some water soluble glitter glue at the Dollar Store and incorporated that into the recipe for the sparkle I wanted. As a bonus, the bottles were great to re-purpose to hold the new concoction before outlining my design.

5 glass cabinet door transformed into faux stained glass window

I also gathered any acrylic paint I had on hand and found a faux stained glass paint recipe (white glue with a few drops of paint to achieve the colour desired.)

5 glass cabinet door transformed into faux stained glass window

I searched online for ideas/patterns that might work with the window shape and size. To be honest, I made my own design based on this one, and drew it freehand onto the FRONT of my glass door with an eyeliner pencil. (sorry, no pics of that).
Once I finished drawing a pattern I liked on the FRONT of the window, I TURNED it over, took my LEADING PAINT and carefully outlined the pattern in black.
(This is a messy process. I used my fingers and cotton swabs to clean up any errors. It takes some trial and error to get the lines right.)
I let the leading paint dry overnight. I used a craft knife and swabs and to keep the edges clean and straight and made any corrections with a bit of leading paint.

5 glass cabinet door transformed into faux stained glass window

I painted the frame with a white indoor acrylic and sanded it a bit for a weathered effect. At this stage, the faux window could be hung or leaned in a window and the translucent paint allows the light to shine through.

5 glass cabinet door transformed into faux stained glass window

I taped some battery powered LED lights onto the back of the window so that I could also put it on a wall. I’ll follow up with a picture once I find the perfect spot!