Marble Sun Catchers

Marble Sun Catchers

Shared By Wren   United States

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Beautiful sun catchers made with marbles! Mine has been hanging in the Georgia sun for over a year and the glue has not melted.
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Beautiful sun catchers made with marbles! Mine has been hanging in the Georgia sun for over a year and the glue has not melted.

Materials

  • Clear Gel Glue
  • Small plastic plates 
  • Colored flat marbles (available from discount variety stores)
  • Fishing line or thread 
  • Needle

Instructions

  • Apply a generous layer of clear gel glue to the bottom of the plate.
  • Carefully arrange the colored marbles onto the glue-covered plate. Make sure the plate is filled and all marbles are touching.
  • Allow to dry - this could take a couple of days depending on the weather.
  • Once dry, carefully remove the sun catcher from the plate.
  • Use a needle to create a hole for hanging, then thread fishing line or thread through it.
  • Hang sun-catchers in windows and enjoy the beautiful display!

 

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Kendra 14th Feb 2020 Recreation Therapist
We made these and found they stuck to the plate. We used clear plastic bags and then put them and then put the glue on there. It took several days to dry but we cut the plastic down and they hang very nicely. A good end result!
Susan 14th Feb 2020 Activity Director
Kendra
I am glad this worked out for you and thanks for sharing
Heather 29th Oct 2019 Day Therapy Manager
This looks like a great idea, has anyone in Australia tried this, if so what glue did you use.
Many Thanks
Heather
Solange 30th Oct 2019 Diversional Therapist
Hi Heather, I used craft glue PVA. It worked fine.
Tracy 10th Oct 2019 Life Enrichment Director
Great idea! I am going to use this to make homemade Christmas ornaments using cookie cutters as molds! I looked on-line for clear glue and see there are several different kinds. Is there a specific one that hardens the best? I see both regular clear glue and also clear tacky glue, which is a bit more expensive. Any thoughts?
Wren 10th Oct 2019 Life Enrichment Director
I used Elmer's Clear Gel Glue.
Tracy 10th Oct 2019 Life Enrichment Director
Great! Thanks!
Susan 2nd Sep 2019 Activity Director
What a great idea Wren
Thank you for sharing
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