I had to try it... Mercury Glass #doityourself

Of course, this was a Pinterest inspired project.  And since I have two dozen of these in my attic leftover from Ann Marie's wedding reception, I just had to give it a try. 

I was going to my daughter's house for a few hours and told her I was bringing along a project.  Hobby Lobby was the only place I could find the one supply I needed.   Looking Glass Mirror Like Paint.

First we sprayed a light spritz of water inside the clean vases.  Then one light coat of the spray paint.

At this point I was bit worried.  But, that is what the blog post directions said too, so I forged on.  My daughter was busy decorating her house for an upcoming baby shower she was hosting for her sister-in-law.  So this was a one woman project.  

I let the first coat start to dry and then layered on others.  Sometimes rolling the dripping spray paint around the inside.  Sometimes adding a tiny bit more water, tiny is the key.  Each coat took less than 10 minutes.  You can speed up the process with a hair dryer.  Whole project was done in about 30 minutes. I painted six hurricane vases. 

An tadaa!   It worked.  Kind of.  Since, then I have read you can rub black and gold paint lightly on the inside.  It rubs off a bit of the glass paint and ages the look more.  

I am happy with the results and I think a candle will look great in them too.

Paper guest towels were hard to find.  I wanted specifically black and white or a simple K initial.

No TJMaxx, no Marshalls... Thanks Tuesday morning, large selection there.  

By the way, you can buy the same vases at Pottery Barn for about $20 each.