Tiffany Stained Glass Hearts Kindergarten Art Project West

Tiffany Stained Glass Hearts Kindergarten Art Project West Mercer Elementary Art Enrichment Program

Today’s Project • Make a stained glass Valentine in the style of a Tiffany lamp

Louis Comfort Tiffany • He is most famous for his stained glass • He helped decorate the White House • He made new colors of glass instead of painted glass

What shapes of glass are used?

Step 1 - Cut red heart • Trace heart shape inside and outside • Cut out heart outline • Cut out heart inside

Step 2 - Contact paper • Peel off backing • Tape down contact paper at the corners so it won’t curl, sticky side up • Place the red heart on the contact paper

Step 3 - Choose colors • What kind of plant do you want to create? – Green lily pads – Yellow daffodil – Blue/Purple wisteria – Yellow laburnum – Pink/red peony – Red tulip – Fruit tree

Step 4 - Make shapes • Put many small squares together to make a larger shape • Cut shapes to make rounded shapes

Step 5 - Fill in background • Choose a color not used in flowers or leaves for background • More than one shade of color ok

Step 6 - Heart Punch • Add small hearts in gaps

Step 7 - Happy Valentine’s Day • Write on red paper in Sharpie • Happy Valentine’s Day to… • Your name

Step 8 - Contact paper #2 • Place contact paper on top • Cut out heart shape