Painted Vases

My DIY post for frosted wine glasses seemed to be a favorite amongst Design Your Dwelling readers and followers!  Since that post was such a success I thought I would pass along some DIY painted vase ideas to decorate your home or even give as a gift.

I made these vases for my sister as a Christmas gift.  They were so fun and so easy to make.  Below I'll give you instructions for how to make each one of them from left to right.

All of the vases I used I found at Walmart, Target or Hobby Lobby.

Frosted Stripe Vase

Supplies: vase, painters tape, frosted spray paint

1. Tape your design using the painters tape

2. Tip the vase upside down and spray with frosted glass spray paint

3. Let the vase dry completely

Tall White Vase

This vase looks great with a lit candle in it! :)

Supplies: vase, Christmas ribbon, white spray paint, glue dots

1. Attach the ribbon to the vase with a glude dot where the ribbon starts and ends.

2. Wrap your Christmas ribbon around the vase - I used the ribbon that you can curl with a scissor

3. Double check to make sure your ribbon is tight against the glass

4. Spray a light coat of paint in quick bursts, let dry completely

5. Repeat until the vase is evenly painted.

6. Let it dry completely

7. Remove the ribbon

Monogram Jar

I filled this jar with candy for my brother-in-law. 

Supplies: Glass jar, letter stencils, spray adhesive, spray paint

1. Spray the backside of your stencil with the spray ahesive. 
(I used Elmer's spray adhesive that I found at Hobby Lobby)

2. Place the stencil on the jar and hold for a few seconds so the glue adheres

3. Spray the paint in quick bursts

4. Let the paint dry completely

5. Repeat until the letter is evenly painted

6. Remove the stencil.  If you need to touch up the letter, Q-tips and nail polish remover work great

"Love" Vase

Supplies: Vase, spray paint, puff paint or hot glue gun

1. Spray a light coat of paint on the vase so the puff paint has something to adhere to

2. Write your word on the vase and let dry completely

3. Spray the vase with paint in quick bursts

4. Let the paint dry completly

5. Repeat until the vase is evenly painted

A tip that I learned the hard way is to spray your paint in quick bursts and let is dry completely before spraying again and continuing this until the vase is evenly covered.  If you spray the paint continuously until the vase is evenly covered, the paint with run and not dry completely.   Then, after the paint dried on all of the vases, I sprayed each one with a clear sealant that you can find at any craft store.  This will help protect the vase and keep the paint from chipping.  Do not scrub these vases or put them in the dishwasher.

It is amazing what you can do with spray paint and minimal supplies.  I like how these vases turned out.  I'll probably make a few for myself too!

Feel free to send questions if you have any.

Enjoy!

Beth