Mercury glass.
I usually gravitate towards the silver, but I needed gold (wait 'til you see WHY I needed gold! yeeeee HA!) and I didn't HAVE any gold...
so I ran a glass votive holder under the tap.
Shook out the excess water.
Went outside and sprayed the inside with gold metallic paint.
Swirled the watered down paint concoction around.
Let it dry.
Uh huh... that simple!
THEN "the Mama" says to try vinegar instead of water to get the "aged" effect.
So... I put some vinegar in a glass votive holder - shook it up and swirled it around.
Shook out the excess vinegar.
Went outside and sprayed the inside with gold metallic paint.
Swirled the vingegared down paint concoction around.
Let it dry.
Aged to perfection in seconds!
Hot glue on some ribbon, add some cedar pieces and a silver pinecone. 'Cause it's Christmas and finishes are meant to be mixed up.
Oh wait... I do that all year round. *shrug*
There you have it! "Fool's Gold" mercury glass. The silver works too! Here's some mood music for you... you can thank me later 'cause you're going to be humming this to yourself throughout the rest of today:
comin' to you LIVE from a single-wide where I have sprayed my way through many many cans of metallic paints, glitter paints... more glitter paints... I look best in a wild mix of silver and gold... with a lil' chartreuse thrown in...
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gorgeous! that momma is one smart cookie! Vinegar always works! hahahaha
ReplyDeletegreat job robelyn!
gail
lOVE LA LA LA LA LA LOVE LOVE THESE!
ReplyDelete~dEBRA XXX
cAPERS OF THE VINTGAGE VIXENS
wonderful idea! I didn't know about vinegar before, thanks Mama!
ReplyDeleteKathy
Those are glass? That's beautiful!!
ReplyDelete~shoes~
What a great technique for aging those votives. Thanks for sharing. They are really pretty.
ReplyDeleteDanielle
I love them... have some metallic paint, I think I have the vinegar ( I go through it pretty fast around here, cuz when I do get around to cleaning, i use it for everything!) Tell the Mama that i say thanks for the tip! I just came back from getting a truck load of greens with a friend.. I hope that she really knew the people who owned the trees that we trimmed :) I just finished putting the top of a tree that we took from another house into an old 5 gallon galvonized thermos and cannot wait to take pics.! I'm not sure if I'm even putting lights on it and you can bet my family is going to sign the papers to commit me!!!!
ReplyDeletefa la la... t.xoxooxoxox
You are so clever (and your mama too)! I'm a silver type of gal but you got me in the mood to go gold. Isn't there a saying like 'go gold or go home'?
ReplyDeleteYou are such a smarty pants! I'm so glad that you are my friend so I can steal clever ideas from you! Bring your votives over and come see me!
ReplyDeleteMal
Love those...I was telling my friend how to do these with water (not that I have done them) and here you are...love the aged look...I will be trying some vinegar!!
ReplyDeleteI was wondering how it was done, I have heard of it before, you could have fooled me it looks like the real deal!
ReplyDeleteCarol
Love that waddling snowman...and I love your votives too!!
ReplyDelete"Silver and Gold have I none,
ReplyDeleteBut such as I have, I give thee"
quoted by "the Grammy".
"make new friends
ReplyDeletebut keep the old.
One is silver and
the other gold"
also quoted by "the Grammy"
Oh my gosh I totally didn't know you could do that !! I am going to be a spray paintin' fool today I am thinking!!
ReplyDeletethank you for the how to!