Mercury Glass - I Did It!

I've watched several tutorials on making faux mercury glass.  It took me forever to find the paint - but I found it.  That was about 2 months ago and I've been too afraid to take the cap off the paint.

But........today I said "no more - I'm going to spray mirror paint into a glass jar and no one is going to stop me!"

Drum Roll..............................................

These photos aren't the best, but I am fairly pleased with my first try.

First, I sprayed the Krylon Looking Glass paint into the jar.  I kept turning the jar around to let the paint roll over the inside.  After it was covered with the thin coat, I sprayed water into the jar (using a spray bottle).  Again, I turned the jar around, moving the water.  The glass was still not as covered as I wanted, so I sprayed some more paint, rolled it around, then poured the small amount of paint, that pooled in the jar, out onto some paper towels.  Then I just set the jar aside and waited for it to dry.

I have a glass lamp, that I picked up at Goodwill, that I want to paint with the mirror paint.  I think that I am going to practice on a couple more jars or bottles before I brave the lamp.

Looking Glass Paint

I am thrilled!!

I have been looking for Looking Glass Paint by Krylon for a very long time.  I probably would not have found it today if I hadn't had my friend with me, who spotted it on the shelf.

I had been looking for a regular 12 ounce can of spray paint.  The Looking Glass paint comes in a small 6 ounce can.  I found it at Walmart, of all places.

So now I am ready to make everything look like mercury glass.  I can't wait to try it tomorrow.  I found a small glass lamp today at Goodwill that would look beautiful with the mercury glass paint.   However, I'm going to try it out on something small first to get the hang of it.

I'll let you know how it goes.