Make your own {Milk Glass}

Milk Glass is so pretty!

Stephanie featured a DIY milk glass project a while ago, and I tucked it away in my files as a possible future project.

BEFORE

...plain glass vase from clearance aisle at Hobby Lobby.  Great shape, but boring!

AFTER

...all it took was a little acrylic paint and some water.....

Milk Glass How To:

I found that mixing a little acrylic paint in a cup with a tiiiiny bit of water to thin it out was a good way to go.

Pour that paint/water combo right into your glass vase

(I found that straight acrylic paint was too thick, and too forEVER to cover)

Gently roll the paint around your vase, covering all sides

After you have thoroughly "painted" the inside of your vase, turn it upside for about 30 minutes.

When you lift up your glass vase, you will get a flood of paint; that's ok!  Just wipe off the rim of your glass, and turn it upright to dry overnight.

Now, you're ready to put in pretty flowers, or just leave it plain and painted!

(I can't wait to try this technique with some fun colors.....)

Love the "inside painted" look:

This is how my vases look now:

Linking up here!