15 DIY Snow Globes (Best Ideas) DIY Marbled Glassware. When graphic designer and artist Joanna Bean Martin shared with us her technique for marbling the bottoms of glassware with nail polish, we couldn’t wait to try it ourselves. Who knew it would be such an easy way to add color and pattern to your next tablescape or party? Remember, the brighter and bolder colors you use, the more the glasses will radiate and glow. Have fun! You’ll need:flat bottomed glasswarevariety of colorful nail polishclear nail polisha disposable plastic containernail polish removerpainters tapetoothpicks Mask off the bottom of the glass with painters tape.
Fill a disposable, plastic container with water. Layer the colors one on top of the other. Submerge the bottom of the glass into the polish. Allow to dry completely before applying a layer of clear polish. Once everything has dried, remove the painters tape and touch up with nail polish remover and a cotton swab. Your glowing glasses are finished! Bottoms up! Paint Swirl Vases. Hello all, thanks for all the nice compliments on the courtyard project! I’m going a little crazy this week coordinating all the details for our big weekend over at our Alma House charity project which starts on Friday.
There are three rooms to tackle and so much to do! It may get a little bit slow around here this week, but I’ll have a lot of exciting things to reveal next week. I was going through some pics yesterday and completely forgot to post this super simple DIY project. I got asked by a few about those blue vases on the mantel so I’ll show you just how easy it was to make them. It involves two things: a glass vessel and some craft paint. I ended up with a few very cool decorative vases for the mantel or placing around the house for a dose of color. The vases were inspired by a kid craft project- my daughter’s Girl Scout troop made some paint swirl ornaments before the Christmas break and the idea stuck with me.
Tags: paint swirl vases. DIY Hollow Out A Light Bulb at TeamDroid. When I was growing up I had a keen interest in the sciences. Mostly because of the cool gear that scientists used, you know, beakers, flasks, Bunsen burners that sort of thing. Well, not only did I not have the money for those sorts of thing but I had no idea where to even buy them if I could. So I had to improvise. One of the better improvisations I was able to do was to hollow out a light bulb and use it for other things. The glass that makes the envelope of the build is quite heat resistant and the screw base is good to attach things to (even better if you can find old ones with brass bases, you can solder to those). Step 1 You will need some common tools, a screwdriver (regular) and snips (or needle nose pliers).
Step 2 First, grip the little solder point and give it a good twist. Step 3 Once the contact has been pulled out, carefully crack the glass insulator. Step 4 After the insulator has been removed you can see the inside supports of the filament and the fill hole. Step 5 Step 6. Rainbow in a Jar. I remember doing this project when I was young-- one of my favorites. I loved the process of making it, the way the colors looked next to each other, how the layers undulated in the jar. I remember begging my mother to let me do this more. She claimed that it used too much salt – way too expensive. Given that the salt I bought my children was $0.50 a canister and could make four of these each, I realize now that my mother was avoiding the mess-- Hrmmph. I love getting ready for projects, so much promise and cooperation.
This project makes for a good easter centerpiece - so many pretty pastels. Materials Paper Colored Chalk Salt Small Jars --We’re out of the baby-phase so no baby food jars in this house, but if you have them, they are ideal for this project. 1. Plus, that way they get to label. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Thanks Glassing. Thanks Glassing Sherry is a diligent gratitude journal keeper, so with Thanksgiving around the corner we thought it would be nice to adapt her daily practice and create a so-thankful activity that we both could have fun with.
And that’s where this 99 cent apothecary jar from Salvation Army comes in (it was originally $1.99 but we scored it during a 50% off glassware sale). We’ve both been itching to take on a glass etching project, and seeing this one on How About Orange just about put us over the edge. So we ever-so-creatively (kidding) decided that we wanted to etch the word “thanks” on the base of the jar. But we didn’t have/were too lazy to get a stencil (nor did we want to be limited to off-the-shelf fonts) so we decided to make our own. Our homemade stencil consisted of a simple computer print out of our text (in Helvetica) scotch taped over a piece of painter’s tape stuck to the back of our wooden cutting board. Do you guys have any fun Thanksgiving traditions? Psst- Big deal. How to reuse wine bottles at home.
The empty and lifeless wine bottles that lie around the house can be put into use in numerous ways. Most of the time, these are sent to the recycling center. However, you will be surprised to know that these can be reused to make brilliant objects of home decor and utility. Just bring in a little bit of creativity. Read on to know more about these brilliant DIY tips! Cut the chosen wine bottle in the required size by following the steps below. When cut in the shape of the glass, you can either decorate it the way you want or get it etched from the local sand blaster. If you do not have access to the local sand blaster then you can even think of spray painting the glass. A. B. C. You can either use the wine bottle in its form and add some flowers to it or cut the wine bottle to fit in the larger bouquet. A. B. C. D. E. These lights look so nice. This torch, which can be installed indoors and outdoors alike.
You can even call this suspension lights with a difference. Bottles Full of Light. The other day, I wrote about attempting to drill through glass and I finished up the project this weekend. I think it turned out beautifully — I love the idea of bottled light! These would be pretty by a wintery window or under an entry table. I like the way the gold paint makes the bottom of the bottles look misty and glow-y, even during the daytime. I’ve got a ton of images and DIY instructions below if you’d like to try this too.
For tools and supplies, I started at my local True Value. (Lately, I swear I’m in there every single day.) I started with these apple juice bottles from Whole Foods. Next, I used my handy scraper tool to take off the label. Once the bottle was clean and label free, it was time to drill through the glass. [UPDATE: Hah! Next we painted. I used a disposable sponge brush and Liquid Leaf paint — but any metallic enamel paint should work.
Once the paint was dry (it dries very quickly), we started stuffing the lights in. And that’s it! Newcombhome.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-to-turn-wine-bottles-into-water.html. For months now I’ve been keeping those twist-off style wine bottles. The glass is pretty and they have caps. I’m sure there are tons of uses for them, right? Actually, I really think there are. But today I’ll show you how you can spruce up an old wine bottle to make a great water pitcher. The pitcher can be used during a party, at a sit-down dinner, or left in a guest room for visitors. And its so easy to make! You need: Old wine bottles Etching cream A foam brush Stencil(s) A sink This is the etching cream we used. You can use any sticker stencil (or even make your own out of masking tape), but I used my cousin’s awesome Cricut to cut the stencil out of vinyl.
While the bottles are soaking, make your stencil. When your stencil is ready and your bottle is dry and label-free, place the stencil on the bottle. Make sure there aren’t any bubbles in the vinyl so the etching cream doesn’t seep under the stencil. Then, use the foam brush to apply the etching cream. X. Faux Stained Glass. All Thumbs Crafts A craft tutorial blog for the un-Martha: where those of us who are all thumbs and don't have a big budget can still create some nice craft projects.
Thursday, March 17, 2011 Faux Stained Glass Please note this blog is no longer updated. If you've read my post on How to Decorate Paper Mache Easter Eggs, you may remember the Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Air Splatter technique I used to create the really colorful eggs. Since sealing the paper mache eggs with Mod Podge worked, I figure it'd work on other paper mache items, like this star box: Then I thought...Hmmmm...glass is non-porous and glossy...why not try it on a small votive.
I cleaned the glass off first with rubbing alcohol. Posted by Screaming Sardine at 12:27 AM Email ThisBlogThis! Labels: glass, paper mache 40 comments: Load more... Links to this post Create a Link Newer PostOlder PostHome Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) I've moved my blog! Followers Unique hits since March 19, 2011 stats counter Labels Popular Posts Blog Archive. For the Home / This could keep a few of us busy...but we'll need more wine! Make your own jellyfish in a bottle. « BhoomPlay.
~ Note for Thai fans ~ เป็นโพสเก่าที่มีแฟนบล๊อกจากต่างประเทศขอมาให้เขียนเป็นภาษาอังกฤษนะคะส่วนแฟนบล็อกที่ยังไม่เคยอ่านเรื่องนี้เลย ฉบับภาษาไทยดูที่นี่ค่ะ The other day, while I was thinking to get something to put in the water bottle for Bhoom to shake for fun. I saw a plastic grocery bag next to me and then this idea popped up. I think.. well, give it a try. With some trials and errors, my little jellyfish comes alive just like I thought it would be. : ) When daddy and son first saw it, they’re surprised with their jaws wide open. Then, I asked my hubby to take pictures for this DIY Jellyfish in a bottle. Things you need to make your own jellyfish (Hope you can find all these in your kitchen) : 1. . • Now you’ll get the head balloon part and the remaining will be its tentacles. When finished, you’ll get something like this (the left pile is all the pieces we cut off) • Put some water into the head part to make it be able to sink (see picture 7).
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