September 5, 2011

In my previous post I snapped a shot of some of my flea market goodies but I left one thing out. I bought a cute little round glass bowl that I was going to frost and use as a holder for my origami lucky stars. One of my really good friends, Michelle, came over and helped make some stars while we chit-chat and gossiped which made it a bit more special because now I’ve got stars made by her! This morning I frosted the glass and I share with you how I did it!

I had a can of Rust-oleum Frosted Glass spray from a previous project (creating a frosted glass sign) and thought it would be perfect for the bowl. I wanted the frosted glass look so that the colors inside the bowl would kind of “glow” while looking at it from the outside. I took my bowl, some newspaper, and my spray can and went out to my balcony and sprayed away.

Aww, look at the little bowl now. The directions on the spray can suggest adding 2-3 more “wet” coats for a better finish. I did that but I wasn’t satisfied. I figured I’d wait a little bit until I added another coat or two for a better look. Becareful! If you’re done at this point you’ll want to use a fixative or a clear finish spray. The frosting is a bit powdery and rubs off on you. In the meantime I finished folding the rest of my lucky stars.

Here I was working on the blues and the teal. I only had a pack of 100 sheets since I bought them on a whim. I used to make these as a kid and just felt like buying a pack to relive my childhood!

Alright, I finished making the rest of the stars and decided to go back and spray on another 2-3 coats. It had the level of frosting I wanted and now I was ready to “finish” it with a clear spray. This keeps the frosting powder in it’s place and not everywhere else. I gave it another five minutes (I’m a bit impatient but it also dried pretty quickly) before I gave it a coat or two of the Pearl Matte Acrylic. Pearl is an arts & crafts store and I’m used to working with sprays and fixatives so I knew exactly what kind of finish I wanted. If you’re unsure of what to buy, go ahead and look for a Krylon spray. They usually come in three different finishes: glass, satin, and matte. I prefer the matte look so I chose matte.

Here is our little bowl now after being finished. He’s resting. I then went and made a pita sandwich while waiting for it to dry. After I finished my meal I placed the stars in the bowl and you get this as a result:

Super easy, super fun, and super cute! Here is what I spent total on this project:

$1 = Origami Lucky Stars paper
$1 = Glass Bowl
$0 = Frosted Glass Spray (already had it)
$5 = Pearl Matte Acrylic Spray
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$7 total

Keep in mind that the sprays are something you’ll use over and over if you intend on working on DIY projects. In the long run it’s definitely worth it.