Saturday, April 14, 2012

Painted Thrift Store & Dollar Store Vases!

I am so excited to share this tutorial with you! I got the original idea here.  It requires very few supplies and you will be so happy with the results! You basically just add paint and water to a vase and rotate/swirl to coat. By painting the inside of the vases the outside remains glassy and beautiful!



 

Here is what you need to do this project:
  • Vases
  • Paint
  • Water
  • Foam paintbrush
  • Coffee Filters
  • Sponge
 The paint samples I purchased were both Glidden... "Sweet Baby Girl" and "Almost Aqua". I then decided to use some leftover gray and white paint I already had.


Make sure your vases are clean, and then put about 1 tablespoon of paint in the bottom of the vase, then add a few drops of water. Just a tiny amount, otherwise the paint will run!

Coat evenly by moving bottle. Twirl the paint around by turning the vase, use coffee filters to cover the top with so that you don't get paint everywhere. Its ok if you get paint on the outside of the vase! Just use a sponge to wipe off as you go. Next place the vase face down on the coffee filters (they really absorb a lot) A lot of paint will drip out the bottom. Leave for about 2 minutes face down, and then flip back over right side up.Use a foam paintbrush for touch ups. Let dry completely. I did two coats! You can't add water to these vases after you paint them. (The orchid I used is silk) If you want something you can add real flowers to, check out my lovely friends tutorial here. She just simply painted the outside of her vases to look like milk glass!


This will be their home on this shelf in my kitchen, when we are finished painting our counter-tops, like we did here in our last house. I think I will add another shelf of them and do some more.


For now, they are here on this table in my living room. What do you think?


I linked up this post with these lovely blog parties:
Tater Tots and Jello 
It's Overflowing
Posted by at

51 comments:

  1. Melissa MurphyApril 14, 2012 at 12:41 PM

    Oh geez. those are gorgeous! I love yours!! :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. Sunny JaneApril 14, 2012 at 1:02 PM

    So cool! I'm doing this! I have tons of vases and jars that need some TLC.

    ReplyDelete
  3. KarenApril 14, 2012 at 2:30 PM

    I want to touch them...they are so pretty!

    ReplyDelete
  4. LilysmamaApril 14, 2012 at 2:34 PM

    These are beautiful! I'm going to try this and put them in my living room! Ash you are so talented!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Debra KapellakisApril 15, 2012 at 12:14 AM

    very pretty

    ReplyDelete
  6. HannahWApril 15, 2012 at 5:03 PM

    Gorgeous! Here is my Sundae Scoop post: http://likemamalikedaughter.blogspot.com/2012/04/bell-bottom-baby.html

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. AshleighApril 16, 2012 at 4:03 PM

      I will check it out! Thanks so much for stopping by!

      Delete
  7. Taylor @ Pink Heels Pink TruckApril 15, 2012 at 6:12 PM

    So cute! I love the simplicity of the look! I would love for you to share this with my Unveil Your Genius link party! http://taylornorris.blogspot.com/2012/04/unveil-your-genius-link-party-6.html
    (New linky every Thursday...each linky runs for a week)

    Happy Sunday!

    ReplyDelete
  8. AApril 15, 2012 at 8:39 PM

    Awesome Job. Can't even tell they are dollar tree finds.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. AshleighApril 19, 2012 at 12:00 PM

      Thank you!! Yes it was so inexpensive to do :)

      Delete
  9. EtcetorizeApril 15, 2012 at 8:59 PM

    So lovely! The colours you chose are perfect. They look great as a whole collection. I'd love for you to stop by Etcetorize to share this at the Make it Great party that's going on now. Hope to see you there~

    ReplyDelete
  10. Roxanne ReinhartApril 16, 2012 at 2:55 PM

    very pretty - great job!

    ReplyDelete
  11. megApril 17, 2012 at 6:21 PM

    those look so lovely :)

    ReplyDelete
  12. allisamazingApril 18, 2012 at 3:19 PM

    What a great tutorial. I just love the look of the painted vases! I have become your newest follower :)

    ReplyDelete
  13. Traci MicheleApril 18, 2012 at 4:23 PM

    those are so delicate and pretty!!!! Love, Traci @ Ordinary Inspirations

    ReplyDelete
  14. Taylor-AnnApril 18, 2012 at 10:00 PM

    Adorable. I love it and would love if you linked it up on my link party.

    kampenlane.com

    I can't wait to see what you create next.

    ~Taylor

    ReplyDelete
  15. Nancy @ Wrapped In LoveApril 19, 2012 at 5:56 AM

    love the vases!

    nancy

    ReplyDelete
  16. JenilynApril 19, 2012 at 8:22 PM

    These are lovely! They look just like antique glass! I would love for you to link this up to my "I Made This" party at Grits and Giggles. http://gritsandgiggles.blogspot.com/2012/04/i-made-this_18.html

    ReplyDelete
  17. UnknownApril 21, 2012 at 9:14 AM

    Your vases are beautiful! I wanted to let you know that I featured them today! You can check it out here: http://www.thegunnysack.com/2012/04/who-was-stuffed-in-gunny-sack-week-33.html

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. AshleighApril 21, 2012 at 10:04 AM

      That is so exciting Tonia! Thank you so much!!!

      Delete
  18. Magical DaydreamApril 23, 2012 at 12:32 AM

    What a great idea! I might need to try this too some time :)

    x

    Marielle

    ReplyDelete
  19. JuliaApril 23, 2012 at 7:30 AM

    Bee-yoo-ti-ful! Really. These are lovely. How much did the paint cost you?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. AshleighApril 24, 2012 at 8:20 PM

      Hey Julia, I just used what I had on hand! And then bought a few paint samples. They cost $3.00 :)

      Delete
    2. JuliaApril 28, 2012 at 6:50 PM

      Thanks! Wow, not bad! :) I should try this with some pretty glass things I got at a yard sale for .50 cents apiece. :)

      Delete
  20. Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon DesignsApril 23, 2012 at 3:56 PM

    What a beautiful collection! I love all of the pretty colors and you did a fantastic job!

    Take care,

    Trish

    ReplyDelete
  21. Jaime LynApril 24, 2012 at 10:00 PM

    perfection! I love your look, I love how you photographed them and I just think your blog is great!!! Thank you so much for linking up at my place last week!!!
    Jaime from crafty scrappy happy

    ReplyDelete
  22. Jo-Anna@APrettyLifeApril 30, 2012 at 7:52 PM

    These are gorgeous - I love all the soft colours! What a great way to reenergize vases!
    Jo-Anna

    ReplyDelete
  23. wydevendesigns.comMay 8, 2012 at 4:06 AM

    Nicely done,

    Gerrie

    ReplyDelete
  24. Rosemary@villabarnesMay 8, 2012 at 2:36 PM

    Gorgeous! I love them. Thanks so much for visiting my blog, for your sweet comment, and for following. I'm following back.
    xoxoRosemary

    ReplyDelete
  25. Shayla SharpMay 22, 2012 at 5:37 PM

    Great idea--I'm going to try this one!

    ReplyDelete
  26. UnknownJune 6, 2012 at 4:51 AM

    Love these vases- an expensive but elegant idea-thanks!!

    ReplyDelete
  27. UnknownJune 6, 2012 at 11:04 AM

    These are absolutely gorg! I'm a new follower!
    Http://homemademodern.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  28. UnknownJuly 19, 2012 at 4:18 AM

    Hey there, Ashleigh! I wanted to let you know again how much I love your blog. I've nominated you for a Liebster Award. Check it out!
    http://homemademodern.blogspot.com/2012/07/have-you-heard-of-liebster-award.html

    ReplyDelete
  29. Mary RuthJuly 26, 2012 at 5:33 AM

    Project came out beautifully! I love your color choices too!
    Well done!

    ReplyDelete
  30. UnknownJuly 30, 2012 at 11:46 AM

    These are my craft of the week!
    http://homemademodern.blogspot.com/2012/07/craft-of-week-thrift-store-vases.html

    ReplyDelete
  31. Darren DemersJune 5, 2021 at 2:58 AM

    Make sure your vases are clean, and then put about 1 tablespoon of paint in the bottom of the vase, then add a few drops of water. Just a tiny amount, otherwise the paint will run! necklace canada , necklace australia

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)