Martha Stewart Monday: Painted Glass

I accomplished another thing off my fall project list! Yay! Now just left is the chandelier, which I am kind of majorly dreading. This one was actually quite enjoyable and would make a great housewarming gift. You could do it and send it with this teapot.  I made these for my sister Aurora, of this cake fame, see Brandon had glasses with “B”s and Aurora wanted some of her own.  You can find the enamel in any craft store in a variety of colors; the weird thing is though you have to bake it. It’s what sets the paint.  Weird but better than having it come off in the dishwasher.

Materials:

Glasses

Thin paint brushes

Enamel

Stencil

Spray Adhesive (I use a 3M kind)

Directions:

1)      Clean and dry glasses. Then use spray adhesive to attach to the glass, use tape as well to really secure it. (I like to spray the stencil then attach it to the glass)

2)      Paint! Be careful it doesn’t bleed; I like to use thin layers and then keep going over to get desired opaqueness. You can also do the reverse of the stencil with I think it looks really cool sometimes.

3)      Then bake according to directions

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So what do you think? What would you put on a glass? Your initial? A funny quote? Design? 

Weekly Wonderings: August 24th

       So after last week's list of recipes, this week I thought I would share some of the projects I want to accomplish in the fall. Some are grander than others, some are just points of interest to jump off from but at least if I have a list, that is a starting point.

I love this idea, but a set of straight crayons is a bit elementary for my tastes (like my pun?). Maybe something a bit more abstract? 

Etched Glasses that look so simple to make!

I want a chandelier! This is so pretty, and elegant.

But my budget is more for one like this!

Too cute! I am definitely being cheesy and sending this to my boyfriend!

 
So what fall projects do you have in mind? Has pinterest started to control your life, I hope I am not alone!