So you’ve moved into a great new place, with vaulted ceilings and tons of light, and you want to make the most out of that cathedral-esque feel, without using a bunch of caustic chemicals? Or you’re moving (to said cathedral), and you’ve got too much fresh fruit lying and a bunch of art supplies to bring with you? Fear not: this Instructable is for you.
While we’re constantly on the hunt for the newest, best, and brightest in arts and technology, sometimes nothing gets you through a long afternoon like some good, old fashioned arts’n’crafts. From Instructables user rimamonsta, we’ve got the perfect solution to your long afternoon/interior decoration/fresh fruit woes: Fruit Glass Windows.
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From carrots to kiwis (we know carrots aren’t fruit but bear with us), using a little cooked corn starch, some casting resin, and a couple of hours for the dehydration process, anyone can preserve their produce into backgrounds worthy of Klimt. While we admit this 20-step how-to is no cakewalk, the results are every bit as stunning as stained glass, and quite a bit easier to make, too.
Below, enjoy these images of Fruit Glass Windows, and head on over to Instructables to learn how to make these bountiful, beautiful crafts:
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