Time: 10 Minutes
Materials: cloche, spray paint, drop cloth
Warning: I may just have a new crafty addiction.
After making this 10 minute vase a few weeks back, I’ve been searching my apartment (and every store in the bay area) for other fun glass items to paint. I loved the light, airy look I was able to achieve with spray paint, and knew that when I spotted this cloche at Michaels that I had found the perfect item for my second attempt. At this point, no glass surface is safe from an ombre makeover!
Head to a well ventilated area and rest your cloche on top of your drop cloth. The trick to getting the ombre effect is to paint the actual drop cloth and not the glass itself. The paint will splash up from the drop cloth and stick to the glass. The closer to the cloche you are (without touch) the better. Work in a circle until the entire base is painted.
When you’re done painting, let dry then display!
Oh Rachel. This is perfection. Love the idea of using it as a photo display too.
Thanks Marlene! It’s so funny because I took several photos of this project with different items underneath. The photo won hands down though!
Brilliant. I adore it.
Thank you so much :)
THAT is soooo cute!! It’d be cute to put a little succulent pot in there, too.
xx MaDonna
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Thank you! And I’ve testing it with a succulent and you’re 100% right :)
Love this – may have to try it, but we’ll see if my spray painting technique is anywhere as good as yours!
XO
I bet you can master it in no time! It’s surprising how easy it actually is. You can always do a test run with some plastic cups first :)
wow! this is really a great trick !
So simple yet it makes such a statement, love it! I have a tiny cloche that is sitting on a shelf and I’ve been wanting to try something different with it, this I’m totally doing. :)
Thanks Melissa! I cannot WAIT to see what you do with that tiny cloche. Let me know how it turns out :)
Ohhh my gosh this is so cool!! I now also feel like no glass vessel will be safe. Thanks!!
Thank you so much! It’s such an addiction, brace yourself!
Amaaaaaazing! I’ve really got to switch hosts too Rach – your site is superfast! Let’s talk about that in a hangout soon :) x
Anytime girl! Just let me know :)
Well, wow! I just found this on Pinterest and had to come over and check it out. I’m in love. And I’m definitely pinning!!
Oh yay, I’m so happy you found me Amy! It’s such an easy project (and still one of my favorites), I hope you give it a try :)
You might now need to create some sort of ‘help group’ for this addiction–this is going to be dangerous! Btw– where do you get that spray paint? it’s gorgeous!
Oh don’t I know it! I really need a sponsor to ensure I don’t paint everything in my house with this technique :)
And the paint is by Montana. I picked it up at a fine art store. You might be able to find it at Blick, Utrecht or Amazon!
So cool!!