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Red Totem

17 years ago

I love putting red in my garden but it is so hard to find red glass in my area, so I got a couple of those cheap and plentiful clear vases, got a can of red spray paint for glass, and this is what I finally ended up with.

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Comments (17)

  • 17 years ago

    You have MY COLOR!!!!!! I LOVE IT. Where did you find the glass spray paint and how many coats did it take to get that deep color????? Does it have to be baked in the oven???? I am so excited now!!!!!! Yours looks so terrific by the red berries in your garden.

  • 17 years ago

    That is great .I would love to try some.
    http://www.krylon.com/products/stained_glass_color/

  • 17 years ago

    Thanks so much susie. Got the paint at our local hardware store, tell the clerks you need spray paint for glass and they should know what you need. Kind of expensive, small can about 4" tall was almost $3.00, but I have sprayed about 4 large vases so far with it so that's not to bad. I used 2 coats, it dries fast too. And when its dry its ready to use, no baking!! So far mine has been in 2 straight days of hard rain and is still looking great so think it will be fine. Good luck on trying it.

    Betty

  • 17 years ago

    Beautiful!! Great way to get red glass! Jan

  • 17 years ago

    looks great!! I did my red the hard way! I used my Folk Art enamel, painted it with a brush on the inside. but at least that way we shouldn't have to worry about it wearing off. great totem!

  • 17 years ago

    I love it!

  • 17 years ago

    Love your totem.............. hmmmmmmmmmmm I wonder how Blue would look!

  • 17 years ago

    I TOTALLY LOVE THE RED!!! My favorite color too! Did you paint the inside or the outside of the vases? I've seen them painted on the inside, but wanted to ask what you did.

  • 17 years ago

    That is one cute totem! Love your combinations! The red sprayed ones look really good! Same as Marlene, did you spray the outside or inside? Looks wonderful by your brick and red berries! TFS! Jeanne S.

  • 17 years ago

    Beautiful idea!
    kathy

  • 17 years ago

    That is AWESOME!!! I love the red too. Blue would work great for me.. Lets hear more how you did it? TFS.

  • 17 years ago

    So Pretty!!!. You did a great job.. I love the idea of using the paint. There are always a lot of those clear vases at sales. My favorite color for my own garden furniture is the red. Great background for it too.

  • 17 years ago

    Thanks everyone for the nice comments. I spray painted the outside of the vases. Did 2 light coats so it wouldn't run. I've used it before for projects inside the home, but this is my first time trying it outside. Just make sure its for glass. Hopefully it will stand up to the weather, if any problems develope with it I'll let you all know.

    Betty

  • 17 years ago

    This post is so timely. About 15 minutes ago I was sitting here looking at some of my glass and wondering if there's a good spray paint for glass. I'm wondering how well it wears. I was looking at a couple pieces of red glass, which is very hard to find here also. When I cleaned the tag off I could see some of the paint had worn off so I new it was painted and not colored in the glass.

  • 17 years ago

    I have 2 of the old fashioned milk bottles on top of my kitchen cabinets.One i put in a milky white color,and another paint the color of chocolate milk.I poured plain old ceramcoat acrylic paint into them,swished it around til the inside was coated ,left them upside down over night,and wala,chocolate and white milk.

    I was going to show you a picture,but that stupid photobucket is soooooooooo slow,i can't.I'll try to get it later.Also don't know how well this would work outside unless you have a way to keep the water out.

    I like what you did with your totem and it's my favorite color also.Good job.
    Kathi

  • 17 years ago

    That turned out soooo pretty! I've saved the photo for our GJ Totem inspiration album.

    I wonder if Fusion would work on glass. I had thought it was only for plastics, then read the fine print and it said metal, wood, ceramics. Since its sturdy for outdoor use on plastic, then should be on anything.

    hugs, Karen

  • 17 years ago

    LOVE LOVE that color...