These DIY Faux Ceramic Vases are all over Pinterest. It had me wondering, does it work?? So, I decided to try it out as I had some ordinary dollar store glass vases sitting around my house.
I watched a lot of videos and decided to try it out with things I already had at home. After all, transforming something without spending any money is the best! Don’t you agree?!
You can do the same, using things you already have at home, no shopping required! If you don’t have these supplies, you will not have to spend much money as the supplies are relatively cheap.
What are the supplies you need to make these DIY Faux Ceramic Vases?
Vases – You can use any glass vases you have. They do not have to be clear glass, they could be colored too! The uglier the better as the transformation will be worth it!
If you do not have any vases to Upcycle, you can easily find some at your local thrift store for as little as 25 cents to 50 cents!
Paint – Acrylic Paint is what I had. It works well. If you do not have paint, you can get it at any craft store or on Amazon. I used mainly white, but you can mix colors to get the color you want.
Baking Soda – everyone has baking soda at home! It is useful in so many ways. Here is another use for it! It adds texture to the painted vases.
Paintbrush – I used a regular thick paintbrush and a foam brush.
Empty plastic boxes to hold the paint and newspaper to line your work surface.
That’s it!
How do you make these Faux Ceramic Vases?
- Line your work surface with layers of newspaper. Maybe use a plastic sheet or bag if you can., from my experience the bottom of the vase stuck to the paper after painting it. So it would be better to have a plastic lining on top of your newspaper.
- Wash and dry your vases thoroughly.
- Decide what color you want to paint them. I went with a plain white for one. For the second one, I mixed a little brown paint with white to make it a light beige color.
- In a plastic box add your paints, add a little baking soda at a time, and mix it up with the paintbrush. In the end, I added about 1/4 cup paint and around 2 tablespoons of baking soda.
- Using a foam brush, start painting your vase with horizontal strokes. Cover the entire vase. I did paint the inside part of it but just toward the top.
- Let it dry completely, before painting your 2nd coat. I didn’t let it dry completely, so a little bit of the paint started clumping up with the first layer. So please don’t make the same mistake I made!! I ended up putting 3 coats of paint on both vases.
I liked how they turned out in the end. They are not perfect but that’s how they have to be rustic!
NOTES:
You can make them in any color to suit your home decor. Just mix and match paints to get the color you want. You can also use wall paint.
Use old bottles, candle jars, mason jars, etc for some variety.
Let the paint dry in between coats, otherwise, the paint clumps up.
You can add more or less baking soda, it just depends on the look that you prefer.
I used the foam brush to paint most of it, but I did use the paintbrush to do the edges and the top of the vases.
Remember to paint the strokes horizontally as the grain of the glass is that way.
If you like to watch a video on how to do this, you can watch this video by MaCenna on YouTube. She shows different methods and tries different paints too! I love watching her videos as she is so positive and just so joyful all the time! If you like DIY’s, Home Decor, and thrift shopping, her channel is a fun one to follow!
Will you be giving this a try? Did you like the way it turned out? Let me know in the comments below. As always thank you for visiting!
If you like DIY projects, do check out my other DIY posts:
DIY Paper Boxes and Felt Baskets for Organizing!
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash
