How to Paint Wine Glasses - Adding Glitter and Gems (Part Three)

Hooray! Your diy hand painted wine glass is almost finished! Now it's time to add some glitter and sparkle to your diy beautiful glass piece.

Supplies you will need: 

• Dried or baked hand painted wine glass. 
• DO NOT bake your glass piece after you have adhered glitter or gems. They will burn and melt.
• Glitter colors of your choice.
• The glitter I prefer is Creatology Glitter Shakers.
• I tried really fine glitter and it doesn't adhere very well.
• Gem shape and size of your choice.

• I purchase most of my gems at Michaels Arts & Crafts right after a holiday.
• Most gems I find on sale are located in the scrapbooking or holiday display craft aisle.
• Gem glass adhesive.
• Aleene's Glass and Bead Adhesive is what I use.
• Glitter glue for glass.
• Delta Air Dry PermEnamel Clear Gloss Glaze OR
• Mod Podge - I found this doesn't work as well. But some people like it.
• Paint brush for glitter.
• Paper towel to remove glitter mistakes.
• Medium-sized container used to catch excess glitter.
• Rubber gloves.
• Tweezers to pick up and adhere small gems and beads.

Make sure you are in an air-vented room. 

• The gem glue smell is extremely strong and could knock out a gorilla.
• If you are pregnant, I would suggest doing this outside or not doing at all. 

READ all glue labels before you begin to know dry times and warnings. 

Adhere glitter first because the glitter glue will dry faster than the gem glue. This way you can do both steps within an hour of each other.

Steps to adhere glitter to wine glass:

1. Dip tip of paint brush in the Clear Gloss Glaze.
   
2. Paint a layer of the clear gloss glaze in the area you would like glitter. 
3. Open the glitter container.
4. Hold the wine glass in your hand over the medium-sized container.
5. Pick up the glitter and sprinkle the glitter over the area of glue. I completely cover it.
   
6. Carefully blow off the excess glitter into the container. 
7. Make touch-ups.
   
8. Carefully dump the excess glitter in the container back into the glitter shaker.
9. Wait at least 30 minutes before adding glitter to another area. This way you won't mix colors.

Steps to adhere gems to wine glass:

1. Add a small amount of the platinum bond glue to the wine glass. You don't need much. 
   
2. Place gem on top of bond adhesive and press down.
   
3. Continue adhering all gems.
   
4. You should not wash your wine glass for 10 days after adhering gems to ensure the platinum bond gem adhesive has completely dried.

How to Paint Wine Glasses - What You Need to Begin! (Part One)

How to Paint Wine Glasses: Beginning painting and painting techniques (Part Two)

How to Paint Wine Glasses - Painting Techniques (Part Two)

Now that you have all your glass painting supplies, it's time to begin painting!

When painting anything, the first place to start is planning what you are going to draw (or paint). With wine glasses, I typically chose based on current seasonal theme such as holiday, birthday, or other celebration. Christmas is done and Valentine's Day and spring is in the air, so as you can see below many of my current designs and colors are focused around these two themes.

The above wine glasses are not finished pieces.

Now how to begin painting!

1. Plan your design.
1. I highly recommend searching the Internet for some hand painted wine glasses ideas. Here is a link to my Wine Glass Pinterest page for examples I have found.
2. Create a sketch of your design on a piece of paper or print out the design you found on the Internet.
2. Prepare your area for painting.
1. Lay down newspaper or cardboard box where you plan to paint.
2. Get all your supplies out. A must to always have out are paper towels, bowl of water, and alcohol to clean up mistakes and paint spills.
3. Prep your wine glass. Wash your brand new wine glass in hot soapy water. Old and new wine glasses can accrue dust on it. Once it is washed, clean the surface of the wine glass with rubbing alcohol.  
   
4. Methods for glass painting.
1. One Stroke painting by Donna Dewberry. I hand painted the below using One Stroke technique for my children's schools fundraiser event.
   
2. Etching using adhesive stencils.  I have not etched as of yet, but the finished pieces I have seen online look breathtaking.
3. Use a sketched drawing (you can also printout clip art from the Web.
1. Sketch freehand. I found a few illustrations in one of my kids fingerprinting book which I use to create some fun and sassy wine glasses. I've just started sketching and painting the below wine glass.  
   
   
   


2. Sketch using a drawing or clip art printout. First you draw your image on a piece of paper. Then you tape your sketched drawing (or clip art printout) inside your wine glass. Next you begin tracing the drawing that you can see inside your wine glass. When sketching, I usually use a paint pen. It is much easier to control. 
4. Freehand. Most of my wine glasses are done freehand. 
   
   
   
5. Creating stripes. You can do this free-hand, but I've found it to be easier using stencil tape. Tape off the area that you want create stripes. Then apply paint using a flat brush, dauber, or spouncer. While wet, carefully remove tape. Do NOT allow the paint to dry with tape in place, because paint may lift off when tape is removed. Hint: if you need to clean an edge after removing the tape, scrape using your craft knife when paint is dry.
6. Polka dots. I love polka dots on wine glasses. 
1. Small dots. I sometimes use a Sharpie Paint Pen (see picture below). But have also used a stylus, tip of paint brush, or brush handle. Dip the end of the brush handle into the enamel paint and then touch the surface of the glass where you want to put the dots.
   
2. Large dots. Use a dauber (or spouncer). Dip into the enamel paint, dab on palette, then reload with paint and then paint dots on the glass. Repeat as needed.
   
   
   
5.  Cleaning up mistakes.
1. With wet paint, use rubbing alcohol. Dip paper towel into alcohol and then carefully remove paint mistake on glass.
2. With dry paint, use a craft knife. I also find that I have to clean the area with rubbing alcohol because some paint remained or smudged.

Once you are finished painting and before you put on any gems and glitter, let the paint dry for at least 24 hours.

Curing Instructions: FolkArt Enamels should be cured prior to using; there are two recommended methods:

• Air Dry Method: Air dry the glass piece for at least 21 days before using or washing..
• Bake Method: Place your painted glassware in a cool oven. Set the oven temperature to 350ºF and bake for 30 minutes. Glass must heat gradually with the oven to avoid breakage. After 30 minutes, turn the oven off and leave the glass piece in the oven until completely cool. Painted glass should heat up and cool down in the oven. Set aside for 72 hours.

Care Instructions:
Once your painted stemware has been cured, it can be hand washed in mild soap and water or dishwasher cleaned on the top shelf.

FolkArt Enamels and Glassware Paint Important Facts:

• Food and beverages should not come in contact with glass paint. When painting glasses, it is best to leave 3/4" top around the rim free of paint so your mouth never comes in contact with the paint. 
• Glass painted items are not microwaveable. 
• Never soak painted items. 

How to Paint Wine Glasses - Adding Glitter and Gems (Part Three)

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How to Paint Wine Glasses - What You Need to Begin! (Part One)

Ever wonder how those wine glasses with all the fun sayings and creative designs are created? Well, if you like to paint, why not create your own?

Over the next few blog posts, I'll be teaching you how to create your own masterpieces on any glass piece you chose. You can paint fun designs on glass cookie jars, glass bowls, and even Martini glasses. But painting is just one step in the process. The finishing touches - a little glitter and a few gems- are what gives the glass piece it's true beauty.


First, what you will need to purchase (supplies) and where.

• Enamel Acrylic Paint. When purchasing your paints make sure they are enamels. Also, make sure you read the label. I ended up purchasing Martha Stewarts translucent glass paint once, so I tried it out. It wasn't my favorite look for a wine glass. I also wasn't a big fan of her red glitter paint. There just wasn't enough glitter in it, so I resorted back to putting the glitter on using Clear Gloss Glaze. Any of the below brands work great!
• FolkArt Enamel Acrylic Paint available at Michaels.
• FolkArt Multi-Surface available at Michaels.
• Americana Enamels available at Michaels.
• Paint brushes.
• Plaid One Stroke paint brushes. These are my favorite. I've tried Martha Stewarts paint brushes and a few other brands. The Plaid One Stroke is still my favorite! I these at Michaels Arts and Crafts. But I have found them online at Amazon and Blicks.
• Line paint brush is a must. I use this to write words on the glass.
• Glass paint markers: These make writing on glass easier. Sharpie Oil-Based Paint Markers and Pebeo Vitrea 160 Glass Markers work great. There are other glass paint markers on the market that I haven't tried yet like DecoArt. So far I've been pretty happy with the Sharpie Oil-Based Paint Markers which come in lots of different colors. Heads up though...they are much more vibrant than glass paint and typically will not match enamel paint color, so test and plan before you begin creating your masterpiece. Also, sometimes the paint comes out of the Sharpie pen too fast, making the paint run down your glass. And it can come out too thick. I've also had to put the clear glaze over it, so it doesn't wash off. If you use these, take your time and practice.
• Glass & Bead platinum bond. This is a clear adhesive glue that comes in a tube. I use this to adhere the gems to the glass. It smells awful, so good ventilation is important.
• Clear Gloss Glaze - Air-Dry PermEnamel. This is a must! It seals the bottom of the glass, making sure the paint doesn't chip or get scratched up. I also use it to adhere glitter to the glass.
• Mod Podge: Another alternative to adhering glitter to glass and sealing the bottom. Both Clear Glass Glaze and Mod Podge work wonderful. You have to put one coat on glass, first. Then sprinkle the glitter. And then, when the first coat is cry, I highly recommend putting one more coat on to keep glitter from coming off.
• Glitter. You can purchase any glitter, but the finer the better. My preferred glitter is the Creatology brand. The glitter is more fine.
• Wine glasses. Most of my wine glasses were purchased at Bed Bath and Beyond using a 20% off coupon. I use the Libbey brand which comes in a box of 12 pcs. I've purchased some from Pier One's clearance section in the past, but found it was too hard to get them all to be the same size. Walmart also has a lot of different glass pieces available.
• Rubbing Alcohol. I use this to remove mistakes and clean the glass.
• Paper towels.

Other supplies:

• Stencils. Martha Stewart now has stencils available that stick on and peal off. I tried them and they just didn't work for me. Paint leaked through and some pealed off when I took the stencil off the glass.
• Gems. I purchase them when they are on sale at Michaels. Usually they are in the scrapbook section or on display in the middle of the aisles. Every holiday certain gem colors go on sale.
• Old clothes to wear. Enamels do not wash off clothes. It's important to wear old clothes that you don't mind ruining.

How to Paint Wine Glasses: Beginning painting and painting techniques (Part Two)

How to Paint Wine Glasses - Adding Glitter and Gems (Part Three)

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