The way this spray paint works is you have to spray the opposite side that you want the mercury glass look to appear on. The standard mercury glass tutorials will tell you to use 5050 water and white vinegar in a spray bottle. Tape and cover with paper, the outside of the jar or vase to prevent overspray on to the object. Pendant lamps and votive candleholders are popular mercury glass items, since light shines through the crackled pattern. Ive been reading all over the internet how to make faux mercury glass using krylons looking glass paint. Add additional coats once dry to achieve your desired glossiness or matteness. I taped off the outside so i wouldnt get overspray on it. Krylon sent me some of their looking glass spray paint. But i wanted mine to look like real and old mercury glass. A clear glass votive, bowl, glass, jar or decorative item looking glass spray from your local craft store paper. Today, my sweet friend kim from todays creative blog is sharing how she made her own diy mercury glass. Mercury glass is a beautiful collectable, but it is expensive and rare. Mercury glass made simple, diy tutorial on how to make your own mercury glass with looking glass paint. This diy mercury glass tutorial is a fun way to change up items around your home or thrifted purchases.
Diy mercury glass with krylon looking glass spray paint. The paint mixture is milky from the decoupage medium, but it will dry translucent with a tint of the. If you want to try it out, you can remove what youve spray painted easily with citristrip paint remover. I know that you can turn regular clear glass into faux mercury glass with mirror spray paint, but i wanted a mercury glass pumpkin for halloween, and i havent been able to find any plain glass pumpkins that werent super expensive also. Surprisingly, this paint was difficult to findi went to lowes, hope depot, hobby lobby, walmart and michaels with no luck. And if you look at old mercury glass, it has dark spots, it has dull spots and its just generally more varied than the standard fake mercury glass look.
Press the spray button and spray a light coat on the inside of the vase or jar. I have to preface this tutorial by saying that i used a shiny silver metallic paint that i had onhand for my faux mercury glass, and i really like the look of the more brushed finish. Im creating beautiful faux mercury glass pieces in many different colors. Tape and paper to protect the outside of your glass. Finally, blot the glass with a paper towel, and let it dry for 10 minutes before applying a final coat of paint. Mercury glass tealight candle holder set of 72 for wedding decor and home decor. Most sites recommended krylon looking glass spray paint. Mercury glass has a very similar look to antique mirrors that are mottled. Mercury glass also known as silvered glass is glass that has a silvery appearance. True mercury glass is silver, but you can switch it up with gold, bronze, or even another metallic spray paint color. Mercury glass mason jars it all started with paint.
Thrift store vase updo spray painted glass vase easy. The water droplets wont allow the paint to adhere to the glass creating the mottled, mercury glass finish. To learn how to make mercury glass using acrylic paint, scroll down. We originally wanted straight up metallic but then decided that was too much and went for a more subtle, mercury glass look.
Love antique mercury glass, but dont want to splurge. Find this project with full color stepbystep instructions in the all new your ho. It has to be sufficiently thick to hold the glass paint from flowing outside the lines i used 3d fabric liners in golden colour for the ornaments and for glittery work in the girls dress. How to do glass painting tutorial for beginners create.
I love the look of mercury glass, but the pieces ive found at most home goods stores are really expensive. Wikipedia says mercury glass is glass that was blown double walled, then silvered between the layers with a liquid silvering solution, and sealed. Thanks yes, i think the key to making it look like real mercury glass is the paint. Dont you love the look of mercury glass but it can be so expensive. Ive been wanting to try a diy mercury glass project for awhile. In this four minute video, ill walk you through how to create this diy faux mercury glass step by step. Ive not tried the mercury glass spray paint on anything that wasnt clear, but i would highly recommend it. Its actually clear glass, moldblown into doublewalled shapes and coated on the inside with a silvering formula, which is inserted though a small hole that is then sealed with a plug. This tutorial shows you how to make diy mercury glass using mercury glass spray paint and how to gild using gold leaf sheets. The technique looks stunning both in large vases and small votives. How to make faux mercury glass with craft paint or krylon looking glass paint. Searched this cause you did such a great job and great tutorial. Make your own faux mercury glass at home with this simple diy.
One of the first true forms of art glass, silvered mercury glass was first produced in the 1840s in what is now czech republic for display rather than utilitarian purposes. How to make a faux mercury glass pendant light using. Ive tried to make mercury glass before with other brands of spray paint and have been unimpressed with the results. Let your diy mercury glass dry completely about an hour, carefully dab off any remaining water drops dont rub and then spray your dish with a coat of rustoleum painters touch clear spray paint in gloss or matte to protect the mercury glass finish. The looking glass paint has some lead in it and can wear off some things. I have done tutorials on here before for making your own mercury glass vases and when i saw these bottles from z gallerie i wanted to try my hand at a different method for making faux mercury glass the first thing i had to do was go get the famous krylon looking glass spray paint. I recommend doing this outdoors, wearing protective goggles and gloves and spray painting in an old box to save your grass. Please use all the proper precautions while spray painting. How to create faux mercury glass with krylons looking. Ever wondered what mercury glass was or how to create it. In todays episode i share tips and tricks for working with mirror spray paint to create your own antiqued looking glass pieces for. Diy projects you can do with spray paint for women says.
Now you can turn practically anyglass surface into mercury glass. Sparkle, shimmer, shine with out all the expense of real mercury glass kims step by step tutorial shows a simple and affordable method for transforming any piece of glass into a beautiful decor update with an antiqued mercury glass style finish. Dont worry if some of the spray paint and water run down the sides and pool in the bottom, thats normal image 2. Then, slowly rotate the vase to roll the pooled up paint around. Check out the video tutorial and youll be turning every piece of clear glass you own into. Though its called mercury glass, it actually contains no mercury. And i shared that project on my mason jar blog here but that wasnt enough. These would look great with votive candles and flowers. Spray a very light base coat of any color krylon spray paint, dry overnight spray a coat of krylon looking glass paint immediately spray your piece with a 12 water 12 vinegar solution, let sit for a minute pop the little bubbles with a paper towel to make it shiny spray a very lightcoat of clear high gloss. I took quite a few pictures throughout the process im a visual leaner.
Turn a glass vase into beautiful mercury glass using looking glass paint. Mercury glass plates diy idea using thrift store plates. Decorate the glass sheet from a picture frame with this technique, or try it with a clear vase. Cool stuff that will sparkle with mercury glass mirror. March 16, 2014 lakshmi art, craft, home decor, painting 1. A few manufacturers did, for a time, try to line their glass with a mercury. Ive been meaning to try mercury glass paint and your post is a reminder for me to put it on my shopping list. Going to turn some glass vases into mercury glass for the holidays. This is the best faux mercury glass tutorial that i have ever seen and i have looked at a lot. I recently had to try my hand at the krylon looking glass spray paint thats become so popular and i love the result. Using a foam paintbrush, apply a coating of the paint mixture to the interior of the glass container. So i experimented a little bit and came up with a method that turns out this incredibly gorgeous faux vintage mercury glass. I hopped over to hobby lobby and picked up a can of krylon looking glass paint. Glass plates these are fairly easy to find at thrift stores but you can also find them here.
And you can get the excellent sparkling shine mercury glass effect with. Originally known as peasants silver, the glass was blown doublewalled and then filled with a silvering liquid between the layers and sealed. This diy mercury glass tutorial will have you tempted to transform every piece of clear glass in your home. Ive watched quite a few tutorials on how to diy mercury glass with krylon looking glass spray paint, and ive decided to share a few different ways i created my own. How to create faux mercury glass with krylons looking glass spray paint.
Im sharing my stepby step tutorial to achieve the mercury glass look. Martha stewart crafts frost translucent glass paint in assorted colors 6ounce, 33226 clear. Wait five minutes for the paint to dry on the votives sides, then. How to make beautiful gold mercury glass jonathan fong updated on august 30, 2017 pin share. You see, the original tutorial used looking glass spray paint i used silver metallic spray paint. Mercury glass, also known as silvered glass, contains neither mercury nor silver. Creating a mercury glass finish the painted drawer. I know this because ive had to redo this pendant when i scratched the paint with my wedding ring changing the light bulb. How to make faux mercury glass with craft paint h20bungalow. Hang with me, youll be glad you made it to the end of this post. Spray a longer burst of looking glass paint into the vase. Looking glass mirrorlike spray paint by krylon this is the most expensive part of the project as a can. Diy faux mercury glass pumpkins with foam pumpkins.
Beautiful diy faux mercury glass gold and silver decor. Hold the can of mirror paint 1012 from the surface. Diy tutorial for both methods with easy to follow step by step instructions. Clean the inside and outside of the glass, using glass cleaner and a lint free cloth.
I had gotten the looking glass spray paint before but was underwhelmed with how it looked on a solid piecenow i know why thanks to you. Id also heard about using a combination of mod podge and food coloring to color glass. Ive spent the past few days working on creating a metallic, or mercury glass, finish for a clients piece. And the mercury glass mason jar haunting continued sigh. The manufacturer staes its supposed to go insdie glass containers, not outside, but ive seen many great results on the outside like the candlesticks on this entry.
Plus, ill explain why i prefer painting the outside over painting the inside of the glass and. So you will want to spray the inside of the vase, pumpkin, candle holder or whatever you are turning into mercury glass. Diy colored mercury glass candle holders nomadic decorator. Next, spray the glass with the diluted vinegar so the mixture beads on the glass but doesnt drip. This trick uses just looking glass spray paint, vinegar, and water. Quickly follow with a light just a quick spray coat of looking glass spray paint image 1.
Diy mercury glass pumpkin how to turn any glass into. Faux mercury glass tutorial which if i ever find the krylon looking glass paint i will try. If you spray only water before spraying the looking glass paint, the two dont mix, sort of like oil and water, and you get a similar effect. Use a piece of paper towel to keep the liquid paint from dripping out. I dont love the mercury, i mean who wants to be mad as a hatter. I also saw some colored mercury glass in the pottery barn catalog.
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