Week 3 - New Life to an Old Vase

I'm super late posting this week, but I have a good excuse. I have a new nephew! We spent all weekend in Valdosta swooning over baby Jack. He's pretty much perfect, and I didn't want to leave! I guess it's back to reality for me though...



Jack

I did complete my project last week though, so I'm still following the stipulations of my new year's resolution! This week I took an idea I saw on Pinterest and rejuvenated an old boring vase. Here's a link to the original. It was a very easy project, and I'm really happy with my end result.

Here's what you'll need:
glass vase
rubber bands
frosted glass spray paint
painter's tape

Steps:

1. Thoroughly clean and dry your vase.

2. Wrap rubber bands around your vase. The pattern (or lack thereof) is completely up to you. I tried to make it kind of random.

4. If your rubber bands leave dust on the vase wipe it off with a wet paper towel.

5. Stick some painter's tape on the inside of the top rim to prevent the paint from getting inside the vase.

6. Go outside. Spray a few coats of frosted glass spray paint onto the vase according to the directions on the can of paint. I sprayed 4 coats.

7. Once the paint is dry you can remove the rubber bands, wipe any dust left behind by the rubber bands off with a paper towel, and enjoy your new vase!


My new vase!
Ignore that nastiness on the table, refinishing it is one of my next projects :)