Stained Glass Mosaic Doggie Mirror

Materials:

wood-framed mirror
black acrylic paint
stencil vinyl
clear Contact paper
opaque sheet glass (adhesive will show though transparent glass)
assorted crushed glass "frits"
tile adhesive
black tile grout
paint pens
low tack painter’s tape
2-part resin
resin bubble remover spray
black card stock paper
picture hanger hardware
paintbrush
craft knife
glasscutter
glass tile nippers
glass band or ring saw
kiln
mixing cups and stirrers
tile grout float tool
sponge
hot glue gun
glue
rubber gloves
eye protection
apron
respirator equipped with filters for fumes
green scrubby
serrated plastic knife
straight edge ruler
glass cleaner
level
heat gun
cotton sheet or large towel
large piece of cardboard for tent
electric sander
cling food wrap

1. Draw design on paper and choose glass.

2. Fire the glass while preparing project materials. Cut 1/4 inch red, white and caramel marble strips using a glasscutter (figure A). Prepare the glass for the doggies by sprinkling a piece of white sheet glass with black frit (figure B). Fire in kiln to 1350 degrees for 10 minutes. Let cool overnight.

3. Remove the mirror from the frame and set aside.

4. Paint the frame with black acrylic paint. Let dry.

5. Cut a piece of Contact paper as wide as the frame and about six inches longer.

6. Center the Contact paper, sticky side up, on the front of the frame and wrap the ends to the back of the frame. Tape in place (figure C).

7. Use a craft knife to peel away white paper backing exposing the sticky side of the Contact paper on the front of the frame (figure D). Set aside.

8. Draw bone and doggie shapes on stencil vinyl and cut out with a craft knife (figure E).

9. Trace shapes onto plain glass and cooled fused glass sheet with the stencil and black paint pen (figure F).

10. Cut shapes using glass ring saw (figure G). Caution: Wear safety glasses.

11. Remove any remaining paint lines on the glass with a green scrubby and water.

12. Create a double border with two different colors of 1/4 inch strips on the outside of the frame and around the center opening.

• Cut 1/4 inch strips to border size
• Stick to the Contact paper "face down"
• Tip: All pieces are stuck to the Contact paper face down. Later when it comes time to adhere with tile adhesive, it will be flipped so that the right side will be up.

13. Arrange one doggie shape in each corner and two dog bones along each side (figure H).

14. Cut 1/2 inch strips of the caramel color glass to fill in the mosaic background.

15. Using tile nippers cut the caramel strips into triangle-shapes and fill in the background. Nip pieces to fit (figure I).

16. Remove tape, which is holding the contact paper to the wooden frame, and slide the mosaic onto the table (figure J).