Old Window - Phase One

I had this old window that my wonderful husband took out of our house. And it has just been begging me to break the glass in it and clean it up and put an insert in it with something wonderful painted on it. Here is what I did.

First I assembled together everything I thought I would need... goggles...they are actually 3D glasses from the theater...hey, I'm all about using what I have :)

...a hammer, wide tape, a putty knife, measuring tape and a garbage bag. I'm all set! Let the fun begin! (I'm a little excited!)

I started out by digging out all the old caulking that was holding the window in....this is when I realized a utility knife would be helpful, so I added that to my pile of supplies. Then, I taped the entire back of the window so when I broke the glass with the hammer it would stick to the tape and not go everywhere in a million little pieces.

Now the real fun begins! I put the window in the garbage bag, turned the window over so the tape was on the back and gave the window a few good whacks. 

THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN!!! lol...then I realized I needed to add another item to my supply list....work gloves to take the window out. The tape worked really well. All the window pieces stuck to the tape and went into the garbage bag in one piece. There were just a few little shards of glass stuck in the window fame that I cleaned out with no problem at all.

 

I used the utility knife and the putty knife to clean off all the chipping paint and remaining caulking. Now I am ready to measure for my insert! I made sure to measure the back side of the window where the insert will sit in the frame. 

My husband's square was at his father's house, so  to to make a straight edge to cut on, I had to use a piece of old molding....again...use what you have! Of course I did measure my other sides first to make sure they were straight. :) Now I have to confess...I do not like using the table saw! It is just too loud and just a little bit scarey for me. lol So I had my husband, Chris, cut the insert for me.

 When it was all cut, I sanded it and then primed both sides and the edges with Bulls Eye 1-2-3.

Phase two....what to put on the insert???....stay tuned!