Window Art Hardcover – July 1, 2012

Got this for my niece a few years ago, and her mom commented on how she locked herself in her room all weekend and was consumed with creating these window stickers. Based on her comments, I bought if for my daughter as a birthday gift, and it was such a hit that she would not stop either. OK, I need to admit that I couldn't help trying my hand at it myself, and boy, oh boy, it sure is addicting!The book contains many window art templates, colored ink stuff (see pic0, and tear-out plastic sheets. The idea is to cover the templates included in the book with the plastic sheet, then start tracing the outlines with the stuff from the black ink bottle. Then comes the first of two difficult steps in the process - waiting several hours for the black outline to dry! After it is dried, you can fill in the rest of the picture with the colored inky stuff from the other bottles - then wait again for it to dry.Here are some tips we found online and through experimentation:- Put the plastic sheet with the completed window art in the freezer for a few seconds before removing the art from the sheet. The cold temp will make the artwork harden, and this will allow an easier release from the plastic.- After placing the art on a window, you can remove the artwork from the glass to reposition it, but repeatedly doing so will create gaps and holes. Hold an ice pack on the design for a few seconds to harden it slightly for easier removal.- Be generous with the filler inky stuff because when it dries, there will be some shrinkage and too little of the filler will create holes.- You can use all sorts of designs as templates including coloring book pages and clip art. We made several Hello Kitty window art by using a Sanrio coloring book as a template. Cool!- The extra inky stuff (available as extra supplies) are a bit pricey. We tried several alternatives. First, we tried school glue with food coloring. It worked ok, but left a cloudy residue which gave it a slightly opaque finish. It would work well in some designs, but not all. Next, we tried using Ailene's tacky gel glue with food coloring. That worked better than the school glue, but there were many air bubbles and there seemed to be a lot more shrinkage. The finish was clear and gave the illusion of clear hard candy. We also tried adding glitter to the Ailene's glue, and but this did not work too well. The glitter settled at the bottom of the bottle and was very time consuming to redistribute. It is best to add glitter directly to the art while still wet, as opposed to adding it to the bottle. Finally, we tried puffy paint and other art paints. The finish resulted in an opaque finish. Our conclusion? The inky stuff from klutz works best, but a good alternative is the Ailene's glue with food coloring. Oh, BTW, the food coloring takes a while to incorporate into the glue. Also, the black outliner cannot be substituted with school glue or Ailene's glue. For that, we used liquid lead, which you can get from any art or craft store. Also, an added bonus is liquid lead comes in gold and silver too!. It comes out much thicker than the stuff from Klutz, but it will work, and you can get a big bottle of the stuff for less than the cost of a smaller bottle from Klutz.- It will stick to any glass surface. My daughter put some fish she made on the shower door, and her younger sister repositions them every week so that different fish have a chance to swim in different places.I have since purchased several more of these books for gifts, and each person we gave it to has enjoyed it immensely. I would highly recommend it.

This is so much nicer than another sticker and stamp set. Good quality product with which you can create artwork you actually want to hang up!My four year old daughter loves art and craft projects. I remembered that my older girls enjoyed creating loads of window clings at that age. So for Christmas, I ordered this set for the younger daughter. On Christmas day my 4 year old, 13 year old and 16 year old all sat around the table and made window cling art. Even my 2 year old made a flower on his own -- a little abstract, but he loves it! There are a lot of great graphics for the kids to choose from in the book. The four year old is using the graphics provided, but the teenagers printed out more complicated pictures on the internet.The paint is good quality and lasted through their projects although I need to order extra bottles now! They all dried well overnight and now we have nicely decorated mirrors in the house!

My 9 year old actually got this for Christmas when she was 7. She liked it so much, she has asked Santa for the refill pack ever since. Klutz also makes a Christmas window art, also a nice idea. It is not hard to do for an older child, I would say no younger than 6. The window art comes out awesome when completed. I gave this item 4 stars only because if the finished art is placed anywhere besides a window, it stains. As my daughter was finishing each project she set some on the footboard of her white bed, and some on the hard wood floor. The color bled right through after only an hour. She also put one on a mirror, and for some reason we could never get it off. Eventually, we threw the mirror out with the window cling still on it. Having said that, I still consider it a great craft. Your child just needs to be monitored while doing it, and finished product on windows only.

Our son received this as one of his Christmas gifts. He loves to paint, and I can't always get out the paper, messy paints and paintbrushes, protective table cover, etc. When I found this, I was thrilled. He can sit at the table and do it on his own with no mess. It's great to find something he can grab and do on his own while I'm in my office working. He's decorating his bedroom window and will be making seasonal art for the kitchen windows when spring comes. :)

I really like the paint but the book and the ideas inside the book I was not impressed with at all. We just printed our own images and used them for the artwork for our kiddos to trace. I have just as much fun making things as our toddler does! They will last a LONG time!

I kept ordering these for my kids and as birthday presents. They work very well. Kids get to be creative, beat doing video game hundred time. There is no mess and people always admire the window art on my window. I always keep a pack in my closet, come in handy when I don't know what to give for birthday and it's always well received. Win win for all of us.

We love this stuff and always run out of the paint way before we're done being creative. I'm not crazy about the drawings they have to trace, but I'm an artist so I just make up my own. The window art lasts forever. I've had some on my microwave that have been there for nearly a decade. This is a really fun project for anyone to try.

We were straight ripped off. Book came with no paints after waiting 2 weeks for delivery.