Faux Mercury Glass Ornaments (DIY)

I’ve always loved the look of mercury glass ornaments, and had no idea that look was so easy to recreate thanks to Rust-Oleum! The secret? Their Mirror Effect spray paint!

Supplies (contains affiliate link)
Clear glass ornaments
Rust-Oleum Mirror Effect Spray Paint
Spray bottle filled with 1 part vinegar & 2 parts water
Sticks or pencils
Paper towel

Rust-Oleum has a wonderful video tutorial for how to get that faux mercury glass look, which you can see here:

Since I was working with the teeny tiny opening of a glass ball ornament, spraying the inside of the glass was out of the question for this look, so I decided to try spray painting and finishing the outside to see how it would look, and it turned out great!

I sprayed a light coat of Rust-Oleum Mirror Effect Paint on the outside of the glass ball ornament, spritzed it immediately with my vinegar and water solution, and blotted it with a frayed paper towel.  I waited a couple of minutes between coats and did three coats of spraying, spritzing and blotting total.

The beautiful faux mercury glass result!

And here’s a look at the rest of our Day 12 DIY ornaments from our 12 Days of Handmade Christmas Ornaments series!

Simple Red Bead Ornament | May Richer Fuller Be

Christmas Music Wreath Ornament | Lovely Etc.

Nautical Jute and Rope Ornaments | Thrifty and Chic

Star Pine Cone Ornament | Cherished Bliss

Clay State Ornaments | Whats Ur Home Story

Rudolph Ornament | Mom 4 Real

Fabric Heart Ornaments | Remodelando la Casa

Easy Burlap Ornament | Bigger Than The Three of Us

Kid’s Fingerprint Christmas Light Ornament | The Happier Homemaker

Mini Tinsel Wreath from Canning Lid | It All Started With Paint

Snowy Forest Glitter Ball Ornament | Serendipity Refined

Faux Mercury Glass Ornaments | All Things G&D

A great big THANK YOU to Linda from It All Started with Paint for organizing this DIY ornament series, to Rust-Oleum for providing their Mirror Finish Paint at no cost to me, and to Michaels for providing a gift card to cover the cost of some of the additional products.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this 12 Days of Handmade Christmas Ornaments series – now we want to see YOUR handmade ornaments! Link them up below and show off that DIY holiday goodness!