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| West Elm |
It looked like an easy craft project I could do myself and I was right. Enter Puffy paint. I know I’m a little late to the dance but I love this stuff. It's versatile, fun and so easy to use. It comes in bottles with a small applicator tip so you can make designs with it on many surfaces like fabric and glass. Totally Eileen used it to re-purpose these glass bottles.
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| Totally Eileen |
And these are from Design Sponge
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| Design Sponge |
To be honest, to make designs on glass you can use puffy paint or even glue since when it dries it will leave a raised mark that will show up well under paint. Kate at Centsational Girl used glue to get this look.
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| Centsational Girl |
I still want to try the puffy paint. It may be because I
just like saying it. Such a fun word. Anyway, I don’t
often buy things that are new for a project like this in
case I screw it up. I decided to use a small glass vase
with baby's breath that was sitting on top of my hutch collecting dust. The stuff most people use as a filler, I was using as a floral arrangement. Sad. I tried it out first on a sheet of paper to see what it would do. I’m glad I did because it took longer to dry than I expected. Before I began I washed the vase with soap and water then used a piece of sandpaper to rough it up a bit. It’s always good to give a glassy surface some texture as it makes the paint adhere better.
Next I drew my image on a sheet of 8 x 10 paper and taped it to the inside so it wouldn’t move. Then I traced the image with the puffy paint shifting the paper around as needed until I got the desired look. The puffy paint stayed tacky and soft so I let it dry for several days before touching it. Next I took it outside and painted a coat of primer followed by 3 coats of white spray paint. I let it dry for a couple of days before touching. Depending on the temperature, it may take a while to truly dry and you don’t want fingerprints. When it’s dry, you will have a beautiful, one of a kind vase that you made yourself.
I love it so much I’ve got to do it again.
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