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How To Gold Leaf A Glass Vase

I keep seeing gold leaf on clear vases and decanters and they are all so beautiful, but the price is usually beautiful too, so I thought I would see if I could make one.

 I found this cylinder vase at TJMaxx on the clearance aisle for $2.99.  Nice shape and size so I think it will be perfect for this project.  First thing I did was wash it in really hot soapy water.  I used a grease cutting soap (Dawn) and then rinsed it really well and dried it thoroughly.  Now it was sparkly clean.

 I taped off a line where I wanted the gold to be using frog tape.  I am just going to paint the lower section.

 Super simple, just a few light sprays with my 24 Karat Pure Gold spray paint and it is gorgeous.  You can buy this paint at Michaels and it goes a long way.  No need for heavy coats.  Now this isn’t like using the real gold leaf papers, however it looks the same, so that works for me.

I had a really small rectantular vase, so I gave it a few stripes too.

I love the size of the round vase.   A simple bouquet of tulips on a white tray and it becomes the star of the show.

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I filled the vase with clear glass marbles to hold the stems in place.  These are my faux tulips from the Dollar Tree.  They look pretty good don’t you think?

 A lovely vignette for my dresser, perfect for spring.

 My kind of DIY, super inexpensive and easy.  So, what kind of projects have you been doing lately?


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