Glass bottle craft ideas for home decoration. Ways to decorate bottles.
Today we are going to create crafts from empty glass bottles. We will start with the easiest way to decorate bottles. We will paint bottles with our own hands at home.
To paint glass bottles you can use oil, acrylic and even car paints. All of them are perfectly applied not only to the glass, but also to various decorative elements, such as pebbles, groats, twine and cords, that we will glue on the bottle later. The intensity of the color can be varied by the number of coats of paint.
Aerosol paints are ideal for quickly and evenly painting any surface, even embossed ones. They dry quickly, which is especially important when working with stencils. There are water-based and oil-based paints. Instructions on the can will tell you what solvent to use to remove the paint which was applied to the surface and how long it takes to dry. With the help of spray paint, it is easy to implement many glass bottle craft ideas with your own hands.
Acrylic paints are made on a water basis. They dry quickly. They are applied well to glass and contain persistent dyes. After drying, they form a thin elastic layer on the surface. They can be easily washed away with water before drying.
Acrylics can be thinned with water, but the strength of the paint will be reduced. Therefore, it is better to use a special thinner.
I often use white acrylic paint as a base for decoupage. First, I cover the glass bottle with paint as a primer. I add a little water-based glue to the paint. The second layer of paint should be without glue. Then I glue decoupage cloths.
Before painting glass bottles, you must remove the labels from the glass. Bottles should be well washed and the surface should be degreased so that the paint is well applied to the surface of the glass.
The color range of bottled glass is not huge. To give the bottle the color you want, you need to paint it. The color of the paint must harmonize with the color of the decorative elements with which the bottle will be decorated at the end of the work. Therefore, think in advance how the finished product of the glass bottle will look like.
Before using spray paint, carefully read the manufacturer’s instructions and follow all of them. If this is your first time using spray paint, practice by spraying the paint on a piece of paper before you start painting a glass bottle. This will allow you to determine how hard and how long you should press the spray head. Before using, give the can a good shake to stir the paint. I shake the can vigorously for at least 5 minutes.
Let’s start putting our glass bottle craft ideas into action!
So, put the glass bottle on a flat surface and gently swirling the glass bottle spray the paint. The distance between the spray can and the glass bottle should be about 20-30 cm. The glass surface has no pores and therefore has low adhesion to paint layers. The paint layer should therefore be as thin and even as possible, thus we can avoid smudges on the glass. Wait until the first coat is completely dry and then apply a second coat of paint to the glass bottle.
Painting should be done outdoors or in a well-ventilated room.
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You can use two or more colors to paint glass bottles with spray paint. Make sure the previous coat is well dried.
The first bottle on the left. The transparent glass bottle is covered unevenly with gold paint. The bottom part is translucent.
The glass bottle in the middle. First coated entirely with black paint. Then sprayed with gold paint on top.
The bottle on the right. First coated in solid white. Then tinted with blue paint.
Here are more glass bottle craft ideas.
Glass bottle decoration. Using masking tape when painting.
Put masking tape around the glass bottles.
Then we paint with an aerosol can, dry and remove the masking tape.
It turned out pretty good. Golden set of three items.
You can use different widths of masking tape. You can use different colors of paint. To do this, when painting with a different color, you need to cover certain areas.
I hope you enjoyed my glass bottle craft ideas.
As you have already realized, you can create a huge number of crafts for home decor from glass bottles. You don’t need expensive materials and equipment to do this. All you need is your desire and your imagination.
I wish you will come up with your own glass bottle craft ideas and will make fantastic and beautiful crafts from such an accessible material. Good luck in the works!
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