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Hopefully J is reading this!!!!

I have painted a frosted pink tapered vase black....Do I need to use pottery sealer over it so it doesn't chip???

I have never ventured to paint glass before so this is a new one on me....Imagine 25 years and never painted anything glass...boy, what a boring life I lead...
 
Paint'n glass, its a gas!

There is a paint especially for glass, it also comes in pens. They are called Pebebo pens or something like that. After you paint the glass you bake it in your oven at somthing like 300 degrees for around 20 minutes. It "sets the paint". They say it is then dishwasher safe. I don't believe the dishwasher safe part, however, it is very opaque, not expensive and pretty cool. You can personalize vases for wedding couples etc. It works on glass or ceramic. No, I'm not a rep for Pebebo pens, just thought you might like it.
 
Every time I've used Design Master to spray paint a vase it has come off with use so I quit doing it. If it was a one use deal it would be ok, but I prefer to stay away from it. Maybe J bakes it or seals it somehow. I've certainly found plenty of other uses for it tho! :)

Trish
 
I would use the same spray that art students use to set their 2-D work. A spray glue would also set the paint.
Wanna try something fun. put water in a wide mouth bucket, deep enought to fit the length of the vase. Spray a coat of paint on top and dip the container through the paint. It works in the reverse also, Put the container in first, spray and pull up.
It's a nice way to refurbish old vases, plastics etc...
 
Most manufacturers of machine made glass spray a lubricating film on the glass so that it will pass thru the machinery and into the carton smoothly without hanging up. This film will hamper paint and tape adhesion to the glass thereby allowing peeling and chipping.
This film can be removed by washing with strong detergents or cleaning solvents used in the auto paint industry to prep cars for painting. You can get cleaning solvent in quarts from a NAPA dealer. I think one type is "Klean Easy". Don't know anything about pottery sealer but the above will allow the paint to stick well.
 
wrdlady47 said:
I would use the same spray that art students use to set their 2-D work. A spray glue would also set the paint.
Wanna try something fun. put water in a wide mouth bucket, deep enought to fit the length of the vase. Spray a coat of paint on top and dip the container through the paint. It works in the reverse also, Put the container in first, spray and pull up.
It's a nice way to refurbish old vases, plastics etc...
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I use this technique on old candles, pillars and tapers to restore them or just get a great color to match a venue.

This also works on just a piece of paper to personalize a letter or whatever.

Carol Bice
 
lori042499 said:
Hopefully J is reading this!!!!

I have painted a frosted pink tapered vase black....Do I need to use pottery sealer over it so it doesn't chip???

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I have painted frosted vases & never had a problem with chipping. In fact, I just tired to scratch some paint off & it won't come off. Like Ben said, start with a crispy clean vase, but the frosting finish is a breeze to paint over & holds well. Clear vases are a whole different animal.

Thanks Chez for the tip about the glass pens - sure will fancy up my budvase/wineglass :tongue:
 
wrdlady47 said:
I would use the same spray that art students use to set their 2-D work. A spray glue would also set the paint.
Wanna try something fun. put water in a wide mouth bucket, deep enought to fit the length of the vase. Spray a coat of paint on top and dip the container through the paint. It works in the reverse also, Put the container in first, spray and pull up.
It's a nice way to refurbish old vases, plastics etc...
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two questions on these techniques...

1. Does the spray glue give the vase a texture or does it stay nice and smooth???

2. With the wtaer trick...does the item dipped get a marbled look?? I think we did this sort of thing in High school with paper to make it marbleized...there was oil involved in that though..
 
Carol Bice said:
I use this technique on old candles, pillars and tapers to restore them or just get a great color to match a venue.

This also works on just a piece of paper to personalize a letter or whatever.

Carol Bice
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Do you use the water technique or the glue technique??
 
So what I did was take a pink frosted vase and sprayed it flat black...after it dried, I held it and it felt OK, I scratched it and it did not flake...I needed the vase for today and this was yesterday afternoon, so I prayed it with a laquer finish just to make sure it was good...it shined it up a bit and looked real good...


I made the TF jackolantern and blooms bouquet in it it looks pretty good...I haven't made a halloween bouquet since I worked in Salem, MA 20 years ago...They are just not a big seller here...at all...and I have worked in all sorts of shops...highend, crappy bucket shops, old fashiond FTD style, high volume, mom and pop...

This year the c of c here is extending the halloween trick or treating up to my little square the day of halloween and I thought I would do up some inexpensive halloween items, maybe some little novelty flower monsters with google eyes and stuff, just to have and maybe catch an eye or two..They say if you make it they will buy it...
 
Lori, do you remember how to make spiderwebs with hot melt glue?
It's always a winner over birch or willow branches, with a chenille spider ....

Also, fresh pumpkin arr's - even if they're the little jack-be-little gourdy pumpkins are easy sellers ...
 
Tracy D'Amico said:
Lori, do you remember how to make spiderwebs with hot melt glue?
It's always a winner over birch or willow branches, with a chenille spider ....

Also, fresh pumpkin arr's - even if they're the little jack-be-little gourdy pumpkins are easy sellers ...
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Don't you put the glue on two pieces of styro and let it get a bit tacky then squish it together and pull apart over the arrangement...
 
Yes ... easy and effective. Also, it's easy to remove if you have a customer who wants the arr w/o the halloweeny stuff.
 
Those big green spider mums can make cool monster faces. Im going to do them for the bank next week. I glue eyes on them and pipe cleaners to shape the mouth the way I want. Big white football mums for ghost faces. FUN!
 
Anytime you are spray painting glass......I would strongly recommend using a clear laquer sealer over the paint. I have sprayed glass many times......and without the sealer, eventually, it does flake and peel. If you are using more than one color......it is important to let the paint dry completely between applying coats.

Using the paint and water technique - You do not need to use any type of oils.
You simply fill your bucket with water....spray the paint on top of the water.....and dip your item. This creates a marbled effect. As you dip your item in and out, the paint clings to the item.

Personally, It's not a look I am fond of as the paint seems to go on kind of gloppy.

I get a better marbled effect if I spray the item with paint.....then while the paint is drying......I mist the item with soapy water and wipe away the water and paint briskly.
 
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