7. Bohemian Mandala Medallion
What This Idea Means
Mandalas are sacred geometric symbols representing wholeness, cosmic harmony, and spiritual balance. A hand-painted mandala lantern serves as a meditative art focal point, radiating rhythmic symmetry and artistic mindfulness.
How to Make It
- Use a temporary glass marker or compass to trace faint concentric circles starting from the center of the main glass panel.
- Using dotting tools or the flat ends of various drill bits/brushes, place a large central dot using metallic bronze paint.
- Surround the central dot with ring after ring of smaller, perfectly spaced dots using alternating bohemian colors like turquoise, terracotta, and mustard yellow.
- Connect outer rings with delicate teardrop swoops and floral petal arcs using a dimensional liquid outliner.
- Wipe away any exposed guide lines with a damp cotton swab once the paint is fully set.
Tips & Variations
- Tip: Keep your dotting tools completely vertical when touching the glass to achieve perfectly round, uniform dots every time.
- Variation: Paint four quarter-mandalas in the four corners of each glass panel to frame the center opening cleanly.
What You Need
- Glass lantern
- Acrylic glass dotting tools (various sizes)
- Glass paints (Terracotta, Turquoise, Mustard Yellow, Metallic Bronze)
- Erasable glass marker