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Pitcher and Glasses
by Kim
A couple weeks ago, I bought this pitcher at Home Goods. Yellow is not normally my color, but I really liked it. Then, I got to thinking I could have some glasses to go with it. I dug around in the cupboard and came up with...
You can paint on glass with any specialty glass paint. I used an acrylic enamel that you can buy at most craft stores. To get the color I wanted, I mixed yellow and while and brushed it on. Maybe it was old-ish, but it was a little clumpy. Close to the end when I was frustrated, I mixed a tiny bit of water with it and that helped a lot. Wish I had done that in the beginning for all of the painting I did.
Be sure you clean the glass well before painting. Fingerprints will keep the paint from sticking to the glass. If you have it, rubbing alcohol will be a great cleaning agent for a glass painting project.
It is not as easy to transfer a pattern onto glass. But, the beauty of these glasses is they are see-thru. So, I made my patterns on paper and put them inside the glass. And then painted it on the outside.
Because my color is light, I needed a couple coats. Read the label on the product you use, in case the paint needs treatment to become permanent. Some need baking and some need a really long curing time.
A pitcher and glasses or a teapot and teacups would be a nice wedding present. It's that season.
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