Happy Monday! Today will be all about Beautiful Vintage Bottles! I hope you had a great weekend! Sometimes the weekends go by so quickly, don’t they? Hopefully you have ton’s of glass bottles hanging around because this craft is addicting. There is something about transforming a plain bottle into a little work of art. Vintage decor always has a spot in my ever beating heart. Maybe it’s how delicate vintage things look. Plus it has a story. Unlike something you would buy off of the shelf. Which is why I am doing this craft because not everyone has “access” to all things vintage.

INGREDIENTS:

First thing you will do is mix some Mod Podge sparkle with a little bit of food coloring. Let me tell you that you only need a few drops. You don’t want it to be super dark . We want it to dry translucent.

When you are done mixing start brushing your Mod Podge on. Seriously when I paint glass I always get super excited inside! It’s like WOW! How come I didn’t know about this years ago. (fist pumping)

You might have to put 2 layers. It just depends on how dark your mix was. I always set it in the sun right after I paint the glass. It dries really quick.

Now I will tell you about my good friends RIDICULOUSLY amazing site. I am sure you heard of her…

The Graphics Fairy. Boom. Pow. Wow. That is what you will feel when you get to her site. You might just get glued to the puter for a bit longer than you had planned. I swear. I experience it all of the time, haha.

Once you have the images you want it’s time to “dress” them up! I am using these amazing silk acrylic glazes. Do you remember when I used them in this post? I am using the glazes as a resist which means when I put any other paint on top of the glaze it won’t stick to the glaze. This is a really cool technique because you can create a lot of dimension in your art. I am using Olive Vine for this image. Find the wreath with Bee in it here.

What I did first was take my stencil and put it around my image. Lightly pounce your glaze onto the stencil.

With the next image I used a butterfly stencil inside of my graphics fairy image. I repeated the previous step. For this color I mixed some Olive Vine with Ice. It made such a pretty color!

For the Horse I thought this stencil would be interesting to use. The solar gold is AMAZEBALLS!

Once you finish doing all of your stenciling you will get some acrylic paint and put a light coat on top of your entire image. Don’t worry about the edges being perfect because we will be doing something in a minute with them. After you apply the paint quickly rub with a paper towel. You will notice the glaze will pop through the paint. Sometimes if I find the acrylic paint is too thick I will add a pinch of water to thin it out. I actually suggest doing this!

I love pink and green together…

After you are done with your painting and everything is dry we will start the BURNING. I always love when I get to play with fire. Don’t ya! I light it for a second then quickly blow it out. I like this process because it doesn’t burn to much at one time.

When you are done burning and happy with the size it’s time to MOD PODGE!!!! I wanted to make my bottles “shine” so I used the Mod Podge Sparkle. If you have not used this one yet… Get ready because it’s so pretty you might actually try to taste it…(no, I didn’t do this haha)

When you have all of your images on the bottles and they are dry we will start to decorate them. If you notice in my “ingredients” there are things there that I didn’t actually use. I just wanted to give you some ideas of things you CAN use to decorate with. Sometimes it helps to actually see it then your brain will say.. “ey, I like that”.

This lace actually has a sticky side so you can peel and stick. It’s that easy! I wrapped some baker’s twine around the neck of one to add a cute touch to it.

If you are wondering WHY the bottle to the left is missing it’s butterfly, it’s because when I tried burning the underneath of the paper I was talking to someone and guess what… I burned right through the paper. Do you see that brown spot on the horse picture? This is what happens if you put the flame “under” the image for a FEW seconds. It makes it look a little old (unless you burn it through and through). I just grabbed another image from the Graphics Fairy and placed it on top. This project is also fun because you might realize when you are almost done that you want to add another layer to your bottle. Which is ALWAYS good!

Be careful that you don’t drop any bottles on the ground while transporting them. (yes I broke one)

You might find yourself doing the same craft over again…

Well Jaderbugs, I hope you enjoyed this craft as much as I did! Don’t forget to follow me here (below).

~First things you will need before you start this project are a pair of scissors, felt, lampshade (new or old) and a small hot glue gun. Are you excited yet!!! I AM~

Once you find the lampshade you want to work with then you can start to make it shabby chic~I like to use old dingy lampshades because it feels nice to bring it back to life, however you can use a new one if you choose to. You will be applying felt on the lampshade so you want to make sure you have enough felt before you start.

I just used the 9×12 sheets from Hobby Lobby, or you can get them at your local craft store. They are usually really cheap, I paid $.29 per sheet and used about 10 sheets. Before you start cutting the felt plug your hot glue gun in.

Below is the lampshade I am using today.

I cut squares approximately 1 1/2″ x 2 1/2″. All I did was fold the sheet in half then cut at the crease. As you can see below I have 4 different sizes all done by continuously folding in half and cutting.I continued this process until my squares were around that size. Remember, the smaller you go the fuller the lamp will look.

When you are ready for gluing you will need to get one of your squares and fold it in half. (thanks paige for being my hand model) LOL

Next you will gently take your hot glue gun and squeeze the glue onto the crease you just created.

Once you have your glue on the crease, quickly fold your square in half again. This will make it a lot smaller so do not worry if your square has shrunk a lot!

You will directly place the felt onto the lampshade without letting go of the fold you just made. Your first piece will take the most time because you need to hold it down with your fingers until the glue is completely dry. (please be careful, glue can really burn you 🙂

Once your first piece is glued on, you can now start adding the other pieces of felt using the same technique as the first. The only difference now is that you will not have to hold the piece of felt down as long. Don’t be discouraged after you put your first one on! I promise after you put your 3rd or 4th piece on you will start to see the way it’s supposed to look~

GOOD LUCK~~ Please post pictures when you are done and I will do a follow up blog with all the ones that were sent to me~~~ I can’t wait to see your magnificent lampshade~