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Faux Mercury Glass Ornaments (DIY)

November 23, 2014 By Dusty Rogers Leave a Comment

Recreate the look of mercury glass ornaments for less with this Faux Mercury Glass Ornaments DIY tutorial! | www.allthingsgd.com

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!

Recreate the look of mercury glass ornaments for less with this Faux Mercury Glass Ornaments DIY tutorial! | www.allthingsgd.com

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.

Recreate the look of mercury glass ornaments for less with this Faux Mercury Glass Ornaments DIY tutorial! | www.allthingsgd.com

The beautiful faux mercury glass result!

Recreate the look of mercury glass ornaments for less with this Faux Mercury Glass Ornaments DIY tutorial! | www.allthingsgd.com

Faux Mercury Glass Ornaments DIY

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

christmas-ornaments day 12

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!

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