- 1). Choose a background for your sun catcher. A clear background will produce the best results, but you can also use translucent glass of light colors. The shape of the background will determine the shape of your sun catcher. Precut glass shapes are available at glassworking shops.
- 2). Arrange your pieces of colored glass on top of the background. You can purchase cut glass at a glass shop or you can cut your own glass using a glass cutter. Cutting your own glass is recommended for experienced glassworkers only. Stained-glass patterns are available at glass shops; any stained-glass pattern can be used for a fused-glass sun catcher, but keep in mind that glass sections will be less defined in fused glass than they are in stained glass.
- 3). Add a drop of white craft glue between your glass pieces to hold them together until they are fired. The glue will not affect the final product.
- 4). Place your sun catcher on a glass-fusing kiln rack. Adjust any glass pieces that have shifted.
- 5). Add any additional effects, such as glass chips, rods, noodles, frits, pebbles or stringers. These additions are essentially small glass pieces of different sizes and shapes that can add color and texture to your sun catcher. Glass-fusing additions are available at glassworking shops.
- 6). Place a metal ring against each top corner of the sun catcher, so that about ne-fourth of the ring overlaps the glass.
- 7). Fire your sun catcher in a kiln at 1450 to 1550 degrees Fahrenheit (788 to 843 degrees Celsius). Glass fuses at a lower temperature than is used for most ceramic products.
- 8). Attach a chain to the metal rings (which will become fused to the top corners of your sun catcher while in the kiln). Hang your sun catcher in a window.