I wanted to make a little gift for the ladies in the office
I’ve been temping to thank them for all of their help and support. Since the office has wine on Friday
afternoons, I thought a wine glass for each of them would be perfect! I’ve been eyeballing EVERYTHING sparkly lately
on Pinterest so I knew exactly what I wanted to do.
Just a note- this is
NOT my original idea. This is a
compilation of several different methods, techniques, and ideas. I just want to show you how I did mine. J
Here’s what you’ll need:
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Wine Glasses- I got these at the Dollar Tree
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Glitter!!
I went to Michaels and compared brands side by side, and Martha Stewart
was by far the prettiest. Choose a “fine”
glitter. This kit was $22 (on sale from
$30), so a bit pricey, but you really do get a whole lot of glitter and its
soooo pretty!
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Mod Podge- This stuff is glue, sealer, and
everything in between all in one. A jar
this size runs about $10, but again, it’s a lot. I barely used any for this project.
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Paint Brushes- I picked up a big variety pack
for $4.99 at Michaels, in the canvas painting section.
Start by cleaning your glasses well. I peeled the stickers from the bottom of
mine, but it left a sticky residue. I
used goo gone to get it off, then rinsed them, and, just for good measure,
wiped them down with a paper towel and rubbing alcohol. I wanted to be sure my surface was as perfectly
squeaky clean so I could get maximum glitter adhesion.
Next, prime your work surface by laying out newspaper, or
some other mechanism to catch the extra glitter so you can put it back in the
jar. I would recommend a smooth paper
like newspaper of magazine pages, rather than a paper-towel, as the paper towel
“caught” too much of the extra glitter and prevented it from going back into
the jar.
Paint the bottom / stem of each of the glasses with mod
podge. I used a wide-angled brush so I
could paint the stems without getting any on the bowl part of the glass. If you don’t have a wide angled brush, or a
steady hand, painters tape would be a good thing to use where you don’t want
any glue / glitter.
Now it’s time to glitter-ize! Sprinkle the glitter liberally all over the
painted part of your glass, knocking off the excess as you go. You want as thick of a layer as
possible. After you are done, slide the
extra glitter off your paper and back into the jar, then move on to the next
glass.
After your glasses are dry (I waited about an hour), you
want to seal them by repainting with the mod podge again. For this, I would recommend pouring a small
amount of the glue out onto a disposable container, since you don’t want to get
all kinds of glitter in your big jar of glue.
Also, keep in mind that a small amount of glitter is going to come off
during this process. I avoided
transferring the colors by (a) using a small amount of new mod podge for each
color of glitter, and (b) rinsing my brush between colors.
After you are done sealing just let your glasses dry and
waa-laa! Bee-utiful Sparkly wine
glasses! These are hand-washable as well
(but not recommended for the dishwasher).
Enjoy!
