Make your own DIY window clings with this easy tutorial. Fun, reusable, and perfect for decorating any space. Great for kids and holiday crafts. (See the end of this post for a video on how to make them using food coloring!)
Skills Required: None. You can make these with just a few supplies and no prior crafting knowledge.
I really think you are going to like this post. I’m not just fancying myself, I really do. It was a fun to use Mod Podge for something other than gluing down items. This is one of those easy crafts for kids that adults are going to enjoy as well.
Instead I made DIY window clings that you can put on any vase or in any window! Since the time I originally did this post, I have made these over and over again with my nieces. We really enjoy it as a summer craft or boredom buster. They are a hit each and every time!
The biggest secret to these gel window clings is making sure that you have a non-stick surface to create them on. I used Gallery Glass leading blanks, but those aren’t necessarily easy to find.
I’ve also seen people use silicone mats, wax paper, and clear page protectors. You can try these window clings on a variety of non-stick surfaces and see if they work.
The supplies are so minimal, I had everything lying around the house. Can you say budget crafting at its finest? I hope you’ll make many and stick them all over everything. I highly recommend it.
Check out the holiday clings I made – Christmas lights with snow, and then a Christmas tree with hole punched ornaments.
I’m picturing Mod Podge clings all over Mod Podge Command Central, so that it looks like a circus rather than a place to live. I had a blast doing it – what do you think?
Now for a video! Learn how to make clings with food coloring and a similar technique. Just press “PLAY” in the center of the video on this post.
Here’s how they are made.
DIY Window Clings
Equipment
- Hole punch, die cutter, cookie cutter, or craft knife something to cut shapes with
- Palette knife or spreader
- Scraper
Materials
- Mod Podge Gloss
- Apple Barrel paint in your choice of colors
- Gallery Glass Leading Blanks – or silicone mat non-stick surface
Video
Instructions
Method One
- Mix Mod Podge with a few drops of acrylic paint (in a container or on your mat) until desired color is achieved.
- Spread the Mod Podge mixture across the mat in a thin medium layer and allow to dry.
- Use a scraper to remove the thin, colored Mod Podge piece from the blank.
- Use a die cutter, scissors, or cookie cutters to cut out shapes from the Mod Podge material.
Method Two
- Mix Mod Podge with a few drops of food coloring in a bottle. Shake.
- Place cookie cutters on a silicone mat.
- Squeeze the Mod Podge mixture into the cookie cutters until you have a thin-medium layer across the bottom (completely filling the cookie cutters).
- Let dry on the mat for 24 hours. Do not remove the cookie cutters.
- Once the clings are dry, pop them out of the cookie cutters.
To Use
- For both methods: exhale on your clings or warm them in your hands and then stick to glass or mirrored surfaces.
Notes
If you enjoyed this project, let me know in the comments! I also hope you’ll check out these other ideas:
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I need the opposite! I have window clings that I have no idea what to do with but I love decoupage, scrapbooking, etc. I do not own a cricut but I do own a printer and a knife. I am going to attempt to modge podge over my window cling, first on a piece of glass then I will try wood. I have crayola cling art clear film, 7 sheets.
Hmmm . . . since window clings are plastic-y (and not made of Mod Podge and paint), it’s hard to say. You could give it a try and see how it works out! But I have never tried this particular art clear film.
Looks very fun! Are the clings removable or do they become permanent wherever you put them?
They are removable! Though if you leave them for a LONG time, they become dry and break when you pull them off.
Hmm I would like to try using alcohol inks instead of paint. Since it is semitransparent maybe I could achieve a stained glass look.
Could you just put the MP on wax paper? Would it peel off the same?
Hi Brittany! I’m not sure but it’s worth a try!
looove this…planning what i can make for my grandchildren to play with on my patio door. they were thrilled with the Christmas ones i had, bought, taking them off and on and playing forever with them. shapes, letters, faces….oh the ideas!!!! thank you.
just found your site… loove
Could I run the acrylic dried mixture through my cricut expression? If so how?
Can I use ModPodge to transfer a picture onto glass? is so which one of the line of MP and how would I go about doing it?
Thank you very much,
Ingrid
en somme si j’ai bien compris c’est pratiquement la même chose que d’utiliser les windows color – j’aime l’idée de la découpe à la big shot – et je vais tenter de mettre des paillettes pour
rajouter à une carte.. merci pour l’idée !
This is great! I have been wanting to figure out how to make my own Static Cling Shapes when I stumbled across this post. Thanks for sharing.
Jen
Hi . you’ve inspired me to dust off my container of Mod Podge that I’d bought years ago! Well done.