Faux Vintage Porcelain DIY
This is one of the easiest but coolest things I've learned recently. Basically you will be recycling an old glass bottle, vase or soup can, or anything similar and making it look like vintage German porcelain. I was surprised how easy it was. The cool thing is that you probably already have a bottle or can around that you can use. All you need is some puffy paint, (one of my favorite art supplies from childhood) and some matte white spray paint. Ok, let’s get started!
Step one:
Clean your bottle or can thoroughly. I've not used a can yet but if you do, please be careful. There are usually sharp parts on the inside and I don't want anyone getting cut! I would imagine you could maybe smash down and sharp areas with a pliers or something but again, please be careful. I don't want you to get hurt! If you are using an old bottle, make sure any labels are off completely. You can soak the bottle in warm soapy water for a few minutes and scrape it all off with a scrubby sponge. That’s what I did and it worked very well. After you’ve cleaned and dried your object you're ready for the next step.
Step two:
Decide what kind of a design you want. If you're the planning type, you might want to jot it down on some scratch paper or even look online to see what kind of designs others have used. If you're like me, you'll just start going at it! Here is a picture of my bottle with my first few dots. I decided to use mostly dots.
Step three:
So, after your puffy paint has dried you're ready for the final step. Take your bottle somewhere outside that is safe to spray paint. I put mine in a box. A word of caution, watch out for wind. I almost got white spray paint all over my clothes! Spray it in short light sprays and keep turning bottle to keep the coats even. If you need more than one coat, let the pain dry and go for it! If you use a dark bottle like me, you're definitely need a few coats but luckily spray paint dries quick so you don’t have to wait too long to see your finished project.
I'll upload another photo later with some better lighting. Sorry, it was night time when I finished this!
And that’s it! Only three steps. It's so easy! You can use your project to hold flowers or whatever else your heart desires. Good luck and have fun!
Step one:
Clean your bottle or can thoroughly. I've not used a can yet but if you do, please be careful. There are usually sharp parts on the inside and I don't want anyone getting cut! I would imagine you could maybe smash down and sharp areas with a pliers or something but again, please be careful. I don't want you to get hurt! If you are using an old bottle, make sure any labels are off completely. You can soak the bottle in warm soapy water for a few minutes and scrape it all off with a scrubby sponge. That’s what I did and it worked very well. After you’ve cleaned and dried your object you're ready for the next step.
Step two:
Decide what kind of a design you want. If you're the planning type, you might want to jot it down on some scratch paper or even look online to see what kind of designs others have used. If you're like me, you'll just start going at it! Here is a picture of my bottle with my first few dots. I decided to use mostly dots.
Step three:
So, after your puffy paint has dried you're ready for the final step. Take your bottle somewhere outside that is safe to spray paint. I put mine in a box. A word of caution, watch out for wind. I almost got white spray paint all over my clothes! Spray it in short light sprays and keep turning bottle to keep the coats even. If you need more than one coat, let the pain dry and go for it! If you use a dark bottle like me, you're definitely need a few coats but luckily spray paint dries quick so you don’t have to wait too long to see your finished project.
I'll upload another photo later with some better lighting. Sorry, it was night time when I finished this!
And that’s it! Only three steps. It's so easy! You can use your project to hold flowers or whatever else your heart desires. Good luck and have fun!
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