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How to Make Faux Blue Mercury Glass

Apr 20, 2012 by Morena 15 Comments

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When I saw a challenge at The CSI Project to create something with items from the dollar store, I knew exactly what I wanted to try:  painting glass!  This tutorial will show you how incredibly easy it is to paint a dollar store glass candle holder to match your home decor or party theme.
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Heidi over at Mom’s Crafty Space  did a tutorial on how to DIY mercury glass, and I was itching to see how it would look with other colors.

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I started with a very nice block candle holder from Dollar Tree.
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I sprayed the inside with water.

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Then I sprayed the wet glass with Krylon Ocean Breeze spray paint.  The blue wasn’t dark enough for me, so I spritzed again with water and added a second spray of paint.

Next time I will cover the exterior of the glass with tape.  It was easy to scrape the overspray off, but still annoying.

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Finally,  I diluted some Deco Art white acrylic paint with a clear Americana gloss varnish and painted the inside, to help highlight the contrasts and seal the finish.

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I filled my pretty new decorative glass with colored glass stones, also from the Dollar Tree.

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Comments

  1. Heidi @ Moms Crafty Space says

    Apr 20, 2012 at 5:29 AM

    Super cute! I’m totally loving the white behind the blue too – great job!

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  2. Morena Hockley says

    Apr 20, 2012 at 12:41 PM

    Thanks, Heidi!

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  3. Janny says

    Apr 20, 2012 at 8:59 PM

    I’ve been seeing mercury glass everywhere and I think I’m finally inspired to do it myself. I love how it turned out!

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  4. Morena Hockley says

    Apr 20, 2012 at 9:54 PM

    Thank you, Janny! I was really surprised at how easy it was and now I want to make them in lots of colors!

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  5. Linda says

    Apr 22, 2012 at 1:44 AM

    I can’t wait to try this ….

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  6. Mandy Mo. says

    Apr 25, 2012 at 2:01 AM

    This looks so great. I’ve been totally wanting to try mercury glass, too!

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  7. Morena Hockley says

    Apr 25, 2012 at 4:26 AM

    Thanks, Linda and Mandy!

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  8. MzNadine420 says

    Apr 25, 2012 at 7:26 PM

    Well, that is just too neato! Good Job!

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  9. Amy says

    May 3, 2012 at 8:45 PM

    Wow! That turned out really well! Who’d have thought dollar store plus spray paint and water would equal something so cool? Thanks for entering One Crafty Contest; good luck!

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  10. Kimberly @ The Brown Eyes Have It says

    May 3, 2012 at 9:25 PM

    Very cool! I had no idea that’s how you made mercury glass. I like it!

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  11. Morena Hockley says

    May 3, 2012 at 9:33 PM

    Thank you for all your encouraging comments!

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  12. Beth @ Through the Eyes of the Mrs. says

    May 4, 2012 at 1:35 PM

    I love this and the color is perfect. Thanks for entering One Crafty Contest and Good Luck, xoxo

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  13. mesa dui lawyer says

    May 17, 2012 at 8:54 AM

    I suggest you get a copyright before someone would stole your idea.

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  14. Kolleen King-Beaulieu says

    May 3, 2013 at 4:10 PM

    Love it!

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