I saw this pin a while back and knew I had to do something with Krylon’s Looking Glass Spray Paint.
I also have been drooling over these mercury pendant lights.
Regina Andrew Antique Glass Pendant
Not terrible, but it was too transparent and “runny looking” (that’s the only way I know how to describe it). I didn’t want to see the bulb. After 2 more light coats to the inside of the shade and skipping the water, it was perfect!
*I’ve only used this light with the energy saving bulbs that don’t produce much heat. I’m not sure how it will do using regular incandescent bulbs.*
Before I proceed with, “Honey, look what I did!”, I like to find something comparable on the Internet so I can show my husband how much money we saved. In this instance, I spent $18.00 for the shade and paint. The pendants I had originally fell in love with are almost $400.00! Have you tried painting anything with the faux mercury glass spray paint yet? In case you are interested, that hanging mason jar you see in the background was purchased on Etsy from Midwest Finds.
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What color did spray paint the shade? Inside and out or just the outside! Sorry I am one of those that likes pictures of everything you use in a project! Thanks for sharing!
I totally left that information out. Thanks for pointing it out to me! I added a picture of the spray paint and more details on the directions. It is Krylon’s Looking Glass spray paint and I only painted the inside. I was bound to leave some things out since it was my first post. Lol!
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Found you via Pinterest and I am a YHL and Pinterest addict too! Love what you’ve done so far! Bookmarking you!
What a neat project…love the outcome…so very pretty.
Blessings,
Linda
GORGEOUS!
Very nice. I am planning a new house and I think I will use this idea. I too love diying myself and will be doing it all when we build this house. We are just having the builder dry the house in and install the drywall. We will paint, trim etc. Can’t wait to use this idea.
Thanks. Am rssing you.
Thanks for following! Although it will be a lot of work, it’ll be all worth it in the long run knowing you did it all by yourself! Good luck!
I love how this turned out. I just did a glass lamp from goodwill. I’m loving the paint and am looking forward to doing a more mercury glass.
Me too! I can’t wait to do some candle holders for Christmas!
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Hey, Lisa! I’m following you back! I can’t wait to try your recipe for the Baklava. My nanny used to make it and it was always my favorite. And the Chocolate Chip Dessert Dip looks delicious!
I have, and it always looks likehe second light here, which in my opinion, looks cloudier than the first example. I want them to look shinier, yet speckled!
Yes, I like the shinier speckled look too! I want to try it again on some candle holders since this was my first time using the looking glass spray paint. I also saw how you can dab on gold/copper paint to make it look more aged after the first coat.
Good job! I would love to try this – maybe I will start out small at first and do a vase…
You should try it! Since this was my first time trying the looking glass spray paint, I figured that if I messed it up, I could always put the citri-strip paint remover back on it and start again!
Love this idea. I have some crappy glass items stored (somewhere), this might be just the thing to do with them.
Congrats on the blog!
Love the pendant! I have been wanting to try looking glass paint, you have inspired me to give it a try!
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Super excited that you posted this! I am in love with mercury glass! I have been wanting to know how to do it. I have tons of bottles saved and might even make some xmas ornaments cheaply!!! YAY! Thank you!
I’ve seen this look before, but never thought to put it on a glass shade. You’re so clever! Found you on Beneath My Heart’s top 2012
Does your glass have to be clear when you start off in order for you to get this effect? Thanks! JM
Hi, Jenny! I’ve not tried the mercury glass spray paint on anything that wasn’t clear, but I would highly recommend it. If you want to try it out, you can remove what you’ve spray painted easily with Citristrip (paint remover). I know this because I’ve had to redo this pendant when I scratched the paint with my wedding ring changing the light bulb.
Great job! I just bought a can of looking glass and with the warmer weather , i can’t wait to attack something! Thanks for the post and good luck with your blog!
I have recenly been trying to find glass shades that are clear with removable texture (the only things I’m finding are the ones that the glass isn’t even, theres lines or scales in it) This is for my ceiling fan lights. What would you reccomend? I have looked at lowes & lowes.com but I can’t seem to find anything. Any tips? I’ve also heard that you can use mineral spirits instead of water.