You have seen all the mercury glass projects on the net and have probably been on the hunt for the mirror finish spray paint.......and if you live in a rural area like me, you have yet to find it in your stores. So I improvised.
And I am very happy with the results! I simply used some shiny silver and black spray paints I already had. The only thing I bought was a shell (2 bucks) from the craft store. First I sprayed the shell with the black paint and let it dry ( I found that putting the shell in my electric oven which was turned off but with the light on really sped up the drying). Then I sprayed shiny silver all over the shell, waited a few minutes and, using a plastic sandwich bag, I dabbed off a bit of silver. I kept repeating the black and silver coats, dabbing off paint until it looked "right". Let thoroughly dry. I then sprayed gloss clear finish on the shell. It took a few coats but finally it looked shiny enough to resemble glass.
And I am very happy with the results! I simply used some shiny silver and black spray paints I already had. The only thing I bought was a shell (2 bucks) from the craft store. First I sprayed the shell with the black paint and let it dry ( I found that putting the shell in my electric oven which was turned off but with the light on really sped up the drying). Then I sprayed shiny silver all over the shell, waited a few minutes and, using a plastic sandwich bag, I dabbed off a bit of silver. I kept repeating the black and silver coats, dabbing off paint until it looked "right". Let thoroughly dry. I then sprayed gloss clear finish on the shell. It took a few coats but finally it looked shiny enough to resemble glass.
And I have never seen a mercury glass shell! Think of all the things you could turn into mercury glass.......ohhhhh, the possibilities are endless. Diana
great job on that! I love sea shells :)
ReplyDeletethis is so cool I would love you to add this and any other posts you want to show off to my What We Wore and Made party over at http://raegunwear.blogspot.com/search/label/WWWMW
ReplyDeleteWow, that is so great, easy, and cheap! I like it!
ReplyDeleteDon't bother spraying seashells with Looking Glass because if you don't get the coat right the first time, you cannot spray over with a second coat. It just removes some of the first coat. Mine look okay, but I wouldn't waste expensive Looking Glass on seashells. I got the idea off Pinterest; however, I think your idea will work much better and for a lot less money.
ReplyDeleteDon't bother spraying seashells with Looking Glass because if you don't get the coat right the first time, you cannot spray over with a second coat. It just removes some of the first coat. Mine look okay, but I wouldn't waste expensive Looking Glass on seashells. I got the idea off Pinterest; however, I think your idea will work much better and for a lot less money.
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