I have a mason jar craft bucket list. And creating mercury glass-look mason jars was right at the top of that bucket list …
and am I crazy for having a mason jar craft bucket list?
There are quite a few tutorials out there on how to make faux mercury glass pieces using a spray paint product called Looking Glass. Like this one. And this one.
But that Looking Glass spray paint is pricey. And I think it works best if you spray the inside of the glass …
but that wouldn’t work. I want to use these as vases.
So I opted to use my trusty metallic spray paint …
I sprayed the jars with equal parts water and white wine vinegar …
Then I applied the silver spray paint …
And I waited a minute or so and then dabbed at the jars with a rag …
I repeated the spritz, spray, and dab steps two more times …
Now I can happily say I’ve crossed something off my mason jar craft bucket list …
one down, 10,000 to go!
Linda
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These are so fabulous!!!! So easy too! You are not only the queen of Mason Jars…you are the Princess of Paint!!!! I adore Mercury glass and I am in love with these! Thanks my friend for always inspiring us!!! You rock! Hugs
These are my faves!
So pretty! I love the simplicity of your technique.
KC
Those are gorgeous…so pretty!
These are amazing! I love anything Mason Jar & love Mercury glass so what an exciting combination!!!!
I love this! Thank you for sharing; can’t wait to try it myself.
WOW! This is a fabulous idea!!! Pinning!!!
These are fantastic! I’d love for you to join the Pinworthy Projects link party! http://www.atkinsondrive.com/pinworthy-projects-link-party-12/
Gorgeous job, great tutorial, doing it today!!
Gorgeous … on my “to do” list … pinned it!
These are great – definitely want to make them. When you repeated the steps – did you repeat each step: water/vinegar spray, paint and dab? And, assuming you used a soft cloth rag and not a paper towel, correct?
Oh these are great!! I’ve been planning to ‘mercury glass’ some glass christmas trees that I found at Goodwill. Thanks for such an easy and affordable tutorial!!
These look FABULOUS! Especially with the orange roses, just beautiful!
I love metallic paints and this is a wonderful idea, thank you!
I love this!! I followed the instructions and got a pretty good result. My jar doesn’t seem as shiny, but it still looks great. My distressing isn’t as nice either, but I am wondering if it matters if you use white vinegar vs. white wine vinegar. Any suggestions would be welcome! I have a case of jars and thought this would make a nice homemade gift to give to close friends.
I really love these! They are so pretty. I think they might work with the other decor I’m wanting to use on my back porch. Thanks for sharing a tutorial!
Absolutely gorgeous! I love mercury glass and these jars look like the real thing!!
I haven’t heard of white wine vinegar – would it be similar to just plain white vinegar?
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LOVE!!
I love this look! Absolutely beautiful – esp with the orange roses. 😀
Thank you so much Kristen!!!!
🙂 Linda
Thank you so much for this fabulous and easy idea. My granddaughters and I are making these as gifts for their moms for Christmas! Of course, Grandma is keeping some too…
I have already sprayed mine gold but I was hoping for more of an antique look, would this work if I was to do it now or would I need to start from scratch?
Thank you
I have already sprayed mine gold but was hoping for more of a antique look, would this work if I did it now or would I need to start from scratch?
I honestly don’t know! But why not give it a try? And let me know!
So did you do the spraying on the outside? That would make things sooo much easier!
Thanks!
I did!
Wow! These are fantastic! I’m going to have to give them a try. I have these Solar Mason Jar lid inserts that turn mason jars into a solar lamp. I feel like it would look super cool with the mercury glass!
That does sound super cool! Let me know how it turns out! 🙂
Can you get the same effect with the Looking Glass paint on the outside? i tried last year on the inside and failed miserably.
I’m not sure. Haven’t tried that but it sounds like a good idea!
This is the best Mercury Glass tutorial! Short, sweet and to the point. Thank you. Looking forward to posting pictures. I am going to try liquor bottles also for grins 😁.
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!! I’m so excited to try this! I love Mason jars and buy the metal hangers to make them into lanterns to use around my deck in the summer. I can’t wait to try this and make it into a lantern. I use solar inserts or LED flameless candles inside my lanterns and they look beautiful at night. I have used some of your other Mason jar ideas to paint the jars different colors yet still allow light to show through. Thank you for posting such fantastic ideas!!!
Will this work for larger vases do you think I bought rustoleum brightcoat metallic paint for the project.
Thank you
Ps Your mason jars look amazing
Yes, absolutely! 🙂
Thanks Linda