- As the name implies, card stock sun catchers are made of card stock. The card stock is typically cut into two mirrored lace-like designs, with the interior holes filled with a colorful, translucent material such as colored cellophane or tissue paper. The translucent materials are sandwiched between the layers of card stock. The card stock also has a hole punched near the top of the sun catcher from which the catcher may be suspended in the window.
- A painted glass catcher is one in which a glass or plastic sun catcher has been painted with a translucent paint or glass stain in some form of design. Some sun catchers come pre-printed with plastic designs that have raised edges and black outlines already painted on them. Others are simple disks on which you can paint your own design. Paints include sun catcher, gel paint in tubes and markers and stained glass paint, which is designed to give glass a stained glass effect.
- A beaded sun catcher uses plastic, metal and crystal beads for an eye-catching decoration that has a handcrafted flair to it. A beaded sun catcher uses alternating rows of beads that have been strung into long strips. To make this sun catcher, tie lengths of bead-stringing material, such as fishing line or plastic thread, to a straw to form a makeshift beam. Add beads to each row of string to form your design. When you reach the end, tie off your design and place a dot of glue on the tie to secure it. Run a length of string through the straw, and hang the sun catcher by the straw from your windowsill.
- Your sun catcher doesn't have to be made of glass to be eye-catching. A couple of used CDs can be recycled into a fancy sun catcher with a little bit of craft paint and some stick-on plastic jewels. Paint the bottom of each CD with a design, and add the plastic jewels as embellishment. Then use embroidery floss to tie the CD's together with the decorated sides facing out. Tie the sun catcher up in your window.
