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Inspired by Doctor Who, this TARDIS light is made with glass paints and an acrylic box. It has a classic stained glass look to the front. However, the sides get a little Wibbly Wobbly and Timey Wimey with a galaxy of stars. Add this craft to your Time Lord room décor.

Here’s the tutorial video

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DIY TARDIS Light

MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED

download the pattern from craftymcfangirl.com
acrylic box
simulated liquid leading paint
glass paint colors
paintbrushes
glitter
one or two LED click lights

STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS

Download and trim out the pattern from craftymcfangirl.com. Tape the pattern inside the box and trace all of the lines with simulated liquid leading paint. Work slowly and carefully. Make sure the lid lines up with the body of the box.

Allow the leading paint to dry completely before continuing.

Once the leading is dry, there might be a few spots you want to fix. If the leading is too thick, you can use an Xacto blade to remove any mistakes. Cut through the leading and carefully peel the small rubbery bits away.

Use blue glass paint to fill in the spaces between the leading on the front. Fill in all the spaces except for the windows and the sign area. Glass paint is much more liquid and will flow to fill in the spaces. It is critical to keep your work on a flat surface so that the paint does not run or pool in one area. If you see any little bubbles in the paint, you can pop them with a toothpick or Xacto blade.

Once the blue paint has dried, it’s time to add white paint to the front. Fill in the windows and sign area. Make sure the white paint gets into the corners of each windowpane.

Let the paint dry again.

Once your TARDIS front is completely dry, it’s time to create the Galaxy around the other three sides using blue, purple and aqua paint and glitter.  Start with the blue paint, and make swirls. brush the swirls with a paintbrush, and add matching blue glitter on top of the wet paint. Next add swirls of purple paint. Brush it around, and add purple glitter in the wet paint. The final step is to add swirls of aqua paint. Brush it around, and add turquoise glitter in the wet paint.

Do this Galaxy Treatment to all three sides of the box and let it dry completely.

Add one or two LED click lights inside the box and your project is done.

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Thanks for crafting with me. If you make a TARDIS light or any other Doctor Who-inspired craft leave me a comment and let me know, or tag a photo on Twitter or Instagram #craftymcfangirl. I’d love to see what you do!

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