Painted glass....

Hi Everyone!  Happy Wednesday!  The weather yesterday was nice.  The temperature was in the 50's which was great, but there was a cool wind.  But at least the sun was shining!  I want to share with you one of the things I did this weekend.  I was given a box of old jars.  In this box were vintage Ball Perfect Mason and Atlas Jars.  I wanted to use one to see how it would last if I painted it.  I know I could have painted it with spray paint, but I've always wondered how well it lasted.  So I thought I would try something different.  This is what I ended up with.

I started with a clear vintage Atlas jar.  I cleaned it with rubbing alcohol, per the instructions on this glass medium from Folk Art.

This is the same medium I use to paint on the glass windows.

This is what it looks like with the first coat of glass medium.

I let it dry for about an hour.  Then I pulled out this sample bottle of Annie Sloan's Chalk Paint in Olive.  I put three coats of paint on it, letting it dry well in between each coat.

After I was happy with the coverage, I coated it with a final coat of glass medium.

It turned out pretty well.  The only problem is, it has to cure for two weeks before you use it.  But I'm hoping at the end of the two weeks, it will be hard as nails so it won't chip or scratch the paint.

I think I'd like it better if it were painted white, but I really wanted to see the olive paint on something.  And I wanted it to show up well in pictures.

I'll let you know how well it withstands use and washing when the two weeks is up.  Thanks for stopping by.

Glass dome....

Hi Everyone!  Happy Sunday !  I hope you are all having a great weekend.  I'm having a productive one.  I wanted to share with you one of the things I worked on this past week.  My mom picked up several of these cheese domes while they were down in Florida.  And I've been trying to decide what kind of base to use with them since none of them have their wooden base.  I came across this candle holder at Wal-Mart and it is the perfect size.  Then I found these glass candle stick holders on clearance, also at Wal-Mart.

So I used Gorilla glue epoxy and attached the candle stick to the

bottom of the candle plate and let it dry for 24 hours.

I like the way it looks plain, but I decided to paint the base black. 

So I primed it and painted with spray paint.

And I like it even more.  More dramatic.

Then I added a nest with some blue papermache eggs.

And there you have it.  A simple stand for my glass dome and it only cost me $6.00. 

Not too bad.  Well, thanks for stopping by.