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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Heidi @ Moms Crafty Space says
Super cute! I’m totally loving the white behind the blue too – great job!
Morena Hockley says
Thanks, Heidi!
Janny says
I’ve been seeing mercury glass everywhere and I think I’m finally inspired to do it myself. I love how it turned out!
Morena Hockley says
Thank you, Janny! I was really surprised at how easy it was and now I want to make them in lots of colors!
Linda says
I can’t wait to try this ….
Mandy Mo. says
This looks so great. I’ve been totally wanting to try mercury glass, too!
Morena Hockley says
Thanks, Linda and Mandy!
MzNadine420 says
Well, that is just too neato! Good Job!
Amy says
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!
Kimberly @ The Brown Eyes Have It says
Very cool! I had no idea that’s how you made mercury glass. I like it!
Morena Hockley says
Thank you for all your encouraging comments!
Beth @ Through the Eyes of the Mrs. says
I love this and the color is perfect. Thanks for entering One Crafty Contest and Good Luck, xoxo
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Kolleen King-Beaulieu says
Love it!