DIY Mercury Glass Christmas Ornament
I love the dollar store and I love Arhaus Furniture! It seems a bit of a contrast there but I truly love both stores! I also have a few problems with each store too. The items you get at the dollar store look cheap and Arhaus Furniture is absolutely gorgeous but out of my price range. To solve this problem I have created this tutorial for DIY Dollar Store Into Arhaus Mercury Glass Christmas Ornament.
Mercury glass (or silvered glass) is glass that was blown double walled, then silvered between the layers with a liquid silvering solution, and sealed. Although mercury was originally used to provide the reflective coating for mirrors. As time passes the inside of the mercury glass peels away leaving a lovely aged effect that so many people and companies have tried to recreate.
Today we are going to recreate a plastic, kid, and pet-safe Arhaus Mercury Glass Christmas Ornament! An added benefit is that this DIY project is EASY!
DIY Dollar Store Into
Arhaus Mercury Glass Christmas Ornament
SUPPLIES
clear plastic dollar store ornaments
natural stone textured spray paint
flat burnished amber spray paint
face mask or bandana
DIRECTIONS
Remove the lid of the plastic ornaments and lay them on the newspaper to be spray painted. First, spray paint the lids with burnished umber spray paint then a coat of aged copper. Set aside to dry.
Spray a few sprays of stone effects spray paint into the plastic ornament balls. Spray at different angles. Then spray the first coat of looking glass spray paint into the ornament and swirl around. Keep changing the angles of the ornaments every few minutes until the paint is dry.
Next, spray the ornament with flat soft iron and again aim the direction of the spray can in different directions inside the ornament.
Next, spray the metallic brass spray paint into the plastic Christmas ornament and let the ornament dry upside down on the newspaper. Let it dry about an hour.
Lastly, finish with another spraying of looking-glass spray paint and let it dry another hour.
Finally, cap with the Christmas ornament tops.
ENJOY!
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Blessings,
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Awesome blog! I am loving it!! I will be back later to read some more. I am following you on Instagram too.
Thank you so much for your encouraging words, Alice!
Does the spray work on the glass ornaments as well?
It sure does, Cindy! We had so much fun making these!
Do you spray the looking glass spray paint on the inside or outside of the ornament?
These look beautiful!
Hi Denise,
You spray them on the inside of the ornament…good question!
Hi !! Omg I really love these ornaments and appreciate you sharing !! Can I ask a question ? The natural stone textured paint… is it in the color natural ? Or in the Charcoal color ? The link takes you to charcoal color and just wanted to confirm !! Thanks again !! Happy Holidays to you and yours !! ☺️
Hi Ollie,
Yes, it’s more the charcoal color, I’m so glad you asked, and enjoy every moment of creating!
Love these so much!!!! Question: all of the spray paint is done on the inside of the ball? One request please, more pictures for each step throughout the process :-).
I’m so glad you like these, they were so much fun to make. The spray paint is done on the inside…
Janelle – they look beautiful!!! Well done! May I ask – are the sprays of each colour supposed to be applied one right after the other or is each colour supposed to dry before adding the next?
I sprayed them right ontop of one another, Margaret! I’m so thankful for this clarifying question!
Have you done any glass jars with this? If so, painting on the inside, can you light a candle ?
Now that is a great question, Lisa! I have not tried it so be careful! I think I might give it a test run and post later…
Thank you for this craft project. I made my “to buy” list. Going shopping in a few days and I am looking forward to making the ornaments.
You are very welcome, Myra! We had so much fun making them!