Terra Cotta Painted Dollar Store Vase
Today's Homeroad DIY project began as an experiment.
I saw a beautiful vase in Hobby Lobby and I'm using it for inspiration today.
I wanted to see if I could come close to getting the look.
On a recent trip to the dollar store I grabbled 2 vases, one short and one tall.
You be the judge... did I come close to getting the look I was after?
This is where it all began...
with two plain glass vases.
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The shorter one reminded me a lot of my inspiration piece.
I also bought Super Glue Gel and a bag of glass gems while I was there.
I began by using the Super Glue Gel to attach the glass gems to both of my vases.
I left a little room at the top and bottom of each vase for the next step.
The Super Glue Gel dries very quickly so the gems stuck to the vases almost instantly.
For the next step I mixed a few different colors of craft paint in my workshop to create a terra cotta looking color like this one.
I then mixed about a tablespoon of un-sanded grout into my paint.
You can also use baking soda as I did for the textured vase I made recently.
I mixed the paint well then painted a couple of coats onto the top and bottom of each vase and let it dry.
Now it was time to paint the gemmed section.
I'm using Fusion Mineral Paint in Bayberry which was similar but darker than my inspiration piece.
If this color isn't your jam... keep reading!
Once the vases were dry I sprayed the center parts with a glossy spray sealer.
Lastly, I filled them with flowers!
I think they came out great, not exactly like the one I saw at the store but similar and pretty cool!
The color isn't quite my style but I have another idea for a different look too!
These can be done in any color and I think the textured terra cotta sections make the vase!
What do you think? Did I come close to the look I was after?
Now if you think I'm finished here... I'm not!
I liked the look but it wasn't my style so I mixed up a new color with an off white color and about 3 tablespoons of baking soda.
I dabbed the paint all over the vases.
When the white color dried I went back in with a darker brown to give it a little color.
And NOW these vases are more my style!
Just to show you there are more than one way to create your look!
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