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.
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.
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.
I filled my pretty new decorative glass with colored glass stones, also from the Dollar Tree.
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Super cute! I’m totally loving the white behind the blue too – great job!
Thanks, Heidi!
I’ve been seeing mercury glass everywhere and I think I’m finally inspired to do it myself. I love how it turned out!
Thank you, Janny! I was really surprised at how easy it was and now I want to make them in lots of colors!
I can’t wait to try this ….
This looks so great. I’ve been totally wanting to try mercury glass, too!
Thanks, Linda and Mandy!
Well, that is just too neato! Good Job!
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!
Very cool! I had no idea that’s how you made mercury glass. I like it!
Thank you for all your encouraging comments!
I love this and the color is perfect. Thanks for entering One Crafty Contest and Good Luck, xoxo
I suggest you get a copyright before someone would stole your idea.
Love it!
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