This sun catcher can take a few days to dry, but it creates a sturdier finished project that won’t fade, unlike some sun catchers crafted from paper. You can make this project quickly, so assemble a few and you’ll have gifts to give parents, grandparents, teachers, and other relatives for birthdays and holidays.
Materials to Make a Sun Catcher
You will need a plastic lid that will mold the shape of your sun catcher. Smaller lids will create smaller sun catchers that will dry more quickly. You will also need regular white glue (not the washable kind) and a small amount of colored tissue paper.
To assemble the final project, you will also need a hole-punch and six inches of yarn or string.
Combining Colors for a Sun Catcher
The color of your sun catcher comes from layers of small squares of colored tissue paper. Select a great color combination and your sun catcher will glow. A poor combination will turn gray or brown.
Select darker and lighter colors of a single color.
Select analogous colors, colors next to one another on the color wheel. For example, combining blue, violet, and red, will look good together.
Avoid complementary colors, colors opposite one another on the color wheel. Colors such as red and green, when mixed together, will turn brown.
How to Make Hanging Window Art
- Pour a thin layer of glue inside a clean plastic lid.
- Cut up small squares of colorful tissue. Quarter-inch or half-inch pieces will work best.
- Set the squares of tissue on the glue. Overlap the different colored squares. Add enough squares to cover the glue. The dye in the tissue paper will seep into the glue and color the glue. Don’t worry about trying to create a specific pattern.
- Add another thin layer of glue so it covers all of the tissue.
- Set the project some place where it can dry over the next few days without being disturbed. If the weather is humid, the sun catcher will take more time to dry.
- When the glue turns clear, you can peel the sun catcher away from the lid. If you are not certain if the piece is completely dry, leave it alone for another day.
- Punch a hole near the top of the sun catcher. Add a piece yarn or string and tie it into a loop. Hang.
This easy-to-make sun catcher involved sandwiching overlapping squares of colorful tissue between thin layers of white glue. When dry, you’ll have a sturdy object that catches the light.
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