The fun is on hold for a few days while I prep the next old window for the next project. Lately I have been trying to make smaller projects in preparation for having a booth at a Farmer’s Market (which I had to pay $90 for a license and submit an application to the city of N. Charleston for last week – wish me luck as they might not have a space available).
Since most of my old windows are pretty large, I got my husband to help me cut one in half. I then use the bottom half for a framed mosaic and use just the glass from the top half for one or more projects.
First I clean the dust and dirt off of it as best I can, then I use some exterior repair putty to fill in any holes in the wood.
The pane of glass has some glazing and paint stuck around the edges, so I will use a utility knife to clean that off before I can use it.
Once the putty is dry, I will paint the whole frame. It won’t look like new because it’s an old window that’s been painted several times, but it will be cleaned up enough to look nice for my next creation. Unfortunately it takes a few days to do the prep work… I’d rather be doing the fun part, but I think taking the time to clean it up makes a big difference in the end result.