Wednesday, June 25, 2014

BE MY GUEST: Poured Paint Vase by Little Red Window

Hi everyone! I'm Cassie from Little Red Window, I am a former architect, craft addict, artist, Etsy shop owner and mom to one very busy preschooler. I was so excited when Carolyn asked me to guest post while she's on vacation and I thought I'd share one of my favorite projects with you today! It all started when I realized I had too many boring florist vases. You know, the free ones that come when you get sent flowers?

Poured Paint Florist Vase | littleredwindow.com | A simple and beautiful way to spruce up a plain clear glass florist vase!
It's not that I get sent flowers a lot but after 15 years of living on my own (omg, that makes me feel old!) and some big life events like having a baby and a death in the family, we'd acquired quite a few and I got a little tired of looking at them. I can rarely leave anything be for too long in our house. So I tried a quick little spruce and now these simple (and free!) florist vases are some of my favorite things on my shelves!



Poured Paint Florist Vase

1 clean and dry clear glass vase Good quality acrylic craft paint (Martha Stewart and Ceramcoat brands are my favorites) Note: Once you paint these vases you cannot fill them with water. Acrylic craft paint is water based and if submerged will bubble and peel off. Not to mention, it would probably kill your flowers. So these painted vases are intended for display only. If you really want to use them for flowers, either go with dried blooms or put a smaller cup filled with water inside the vase. 1. Make sure your vase is very clean and very dry. Then pour a medium sized puddle of paint into the bottom of the vase.

Poured Paint Florist Vase | littleredwindow.com | A simple and beautiful way to spruce up a plain clear glass florist vase! 2. Slowly rotate and tip your vase until the paint has covered the area you want to cover. (I do not recommend speeding this along with a brush, you won't get the same thick coverage and you will probably see brush strokes.) When you're happy with the painted area, arrange some towels to make a little nest for the vase that will allow the paint to dry without it spreading anywhere you don't want it.

Poured Paint Florist Vase | littleredwindow.com | A simple and beautiful way to spruce up a plain clear glass florist vase! 3. Allow the vase to dry for at least 24 hours. The paint will be pretty thick and if you stand it up too soon, it might slip or crack. If it still feels kind of rubbery after 24 hours, give it another day. Then, if you're using another color, repeat step 2. I think it's best to avoid putting the second color too much over the top of the first color because the moisture from the new wet paint can cause the original paint to crack (ask me how I know...) And here's the finished product!

Poured Paint Florist Vase | littleredwindow.com | A simple and beautiful way to spruce up a plain clear glass florist vase! This is such a quick and easy project that I actually made a few more too, and now I have a much more lively shelf of glassware in my living room!
  Poured Paint Florist Vase | littleredwindow.com | A simple and beautiful way to spruce up a plain clear glass florist vase!
Thank you so much for having me today, Carolyn! xo! Cassie @ Little Red Window

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Aren’t Cassie’s Poured Paint Vases beautiful! I’m so thrilled she shared these here today. Stop by Little Red Window for tons of creative inspiration.
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3 comments :

  1. These would be perfect for fake flowers! Pretty but hide the giveaway that they are fake- the stems!

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  2. Love it, hope there's a paint that's water-resistant though! Thanks for sharing!

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  3. I love the pink and gold! Perfect and lovely

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