I've seen in a few blogs and magazine articles that it's quite easy to spray paint glass to reinvent it. I had some old glasses lying around and thought i'd try to make them pretty.
YOU WILL NEED:
- as many recycled jars or glassware as you'd like to use (I used 2 matching glasses)
- spray paint in as many colours as you like (I used a light blue)
- regular clear sticky tape
- an old magazine to stand them on
- some big sticks or a handy place to put them out to dry (I used the corners of my veggie patch fence)
- disposable gloves (optional)
1: Make sure the glass is squeaky clean with no grime or oil on the surface. Use the clear tape to create the line where you want your paint to come to. Once you have a even line with no bubbles tape the rest of the glass you wish to keep clear.
2: If you want to be super profesh (which clearly I didn't bother) then you can use a glass primer first before your colour. Your can get them from any hardware stores. Allow to dry before your colour coat.
( I didn't) but you can wear gloves if you like.
3: Now, it's time to spray! I wanted the bottom to be coloured so I sat the jars upside down on the magazine. give the can a good shake and do a coverage test on some paper first.
Evenly spray the jar surface from about 30cm away.
4: Once you have achieved an even coat, transfer your jars to their "drying posts". This will prevent them from sticking to the paper and making your life difficult. Make sure you pick them up from the taped section to avoid smudging.
5: I wanted mine quite transparent so you could see the candle light shining through but if you want a more solid colour then repeat steps 3 & 4.
6: Allow to dry for at least an hour or so (I only waited 1/2 hour and ended up with paint rings on my table). Chuck some tea lights in and bobs your uncle! 10 minute tea lights (not including drying time :P)
*TIP I got one or two smudges around my paint edge so I used some nail polish remover and a cotton tip to clean it up.
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