DIY Faux Milk Glass

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fsGj_BOO51ZaypsMbCowHHx396lA4STdMlyE7Ncu3N4naVHSFzFpIIsRzw9vpmDPjoGmb_tzrTBFRCsgV9O7vxGgeBBUuX5D_McIsdMEH8ZvyVvhIU25ShI6JhqgZQdGRxLt2vT4fbk/s1600/DIY+Milk+Glass+2+.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="faux milk glass, DIY milk glass, milk glass" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fsGj_BOO51ZaypsMbCowHHx396lA4STdMlyE7Ncu3N4naVHSFzFpIIsRzw9vpmDPjoGmb_tzrTBFRCsgV9O7vxGgeBBUuX5D_McIsdMEH8ZvyVvhIU25ShI6JhqgZQdGRxLt2vT4fbk/s1600/DIY+Milk+Glass+2+.jpg" title="" width="305" /></a></div><br /><br />I love the look of milk glass so I thought I'd try making the faux version myself. Milk glass isn't too hard to find, but I wanted to swirl paint around inside of a glass, so I did!<br /><br />I found this little vase in my dining room hutch. Score! <i>I know, by the way I describe finding things, it sounds like I belong on Hoarders, Buried Alive. I've said this before - but I assure you, I don't have to climb a mountain of magazines and QVC boxes, to sleep on the corner of my living room chair.</i><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivSAFupE5mIe8pk9ly8XYCy3xRoYfCH9xJvVwddcl2Ae8XyY00lTtV1-azGPEzrgKdzrr-quNf5s-xjjyjpkI-1vshCgiUx_YqRyFPccr1kDlGFBCBtAGkASpkzaTBxmCoOa4Zt1NpM9s/s1600/christmas13+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="faux milk glass, DIY milk glass, milk glass" border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivSAFupE5mIe8pk9ly8XYCy3xRoYfCH9xJvVwddcl2Ae8XyY00lTtV1-azGPEzrgKdzrr-quNf5s-xjjyjpkI-1vshCgiUx_YqRyFPccr1kDlGFBCBtAGkASpkzaTBxmCoOa4Zt1NpM9s/s1600/christmas13+002.JPG" title="" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Anyway, back to the plan. I found this little vase. I took about 1/8 cup acrylic plain white paint and mixed it with 1 TBSP water in an old Tupperware thingy. I didn't find measurements anywhere - I just guessed. I wanted the paint thick enough to stick to the glass, but runny enough to swirl ! The swirling is the key!<br /><br />I poured it in the vase and swirled it around. <i>SUPER</i> fun! (No, I don't get out much).<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2vjLSHS4XAIyye8sIAJfv1aoC88JxllHtz0LXAxUm_lz0z2CpzrqaHStFQusEF9am4S0E-JvACnu9RSF5PnH7dLnJZ4PkwVILJdgINapD3FPuIMLXZ1CRnmmf30Fwx5PI610Y4MEKdQ/s1600/christmas13+001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="faux milk glass, DIY milk glass, milk glass" border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2vjLSHS4XAIyye8sIAJfv1aoC88JxllHtz0LXAxUm_lz0z2CpzrqaHStFQusEF9am4S0E-JvACnu9RSF5PnH7dLnJZ4PkwVILJdgINapD3FPuIMLXZ1CRnmmf30Fwx5PI610Y4MEKdQ/s1600/christmas13+001.JPG" title="" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />I poured out the excess and let it drip on a large Ziploc bag, for about 1/2 hour.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-waRZzu6hNZIMGSXQEtSYwKwJWmvy2OaG87NuuMgJ7UKNx7-3_vhVXQR_rJ-un73uwOe6yEfyAuncLELS_dciXphnrDTul4Aq42hnVojudbUyVzYP8XnGc2POgofO1T9pLlJBFfo58s/s1600/christmas13+006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="faux milk glass, DIY milk glass, milk glass" border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7-waRZzu6hNZIMGSXQEtSYwKwJWmvy2OaG87NuuMgJ7UKNx7-3_vhVXQR_rJ-un73uwOe6yEfyAuncLELS_dciXphnrDTul4Aq42hnVojudbUyVzYP8XnGc2POgofO1T9pLlJBFfo58s/s1600/christmas13+006.JPG" title="" width="320" /></a></div><br />After that, I wiped the rim with a damp cloth, and just did a little touch-up with a small paint brush.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3ULruo74cUnwTHq1YAXyi5s_BHEfmRPym_j7Ndge9Cf4eoc6ydCqkB7WjZyF_zTEQ0AkdejX3XButkZCpOkIJPmuqvKvae-1k7Rct6-O58m2TB4yWeNlOx263msgqqPH9zXMem7axhk/s1600/feb6+007.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="faux milk glass, DIY milk glass, milk glass" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3ULruo74cUnwTHq1YAXyi5s_BHEfmRPym_j7Ndge9Cf4eoc6ydCqkB7WjZyF_zTEQ0AkdejX3XButkZCpOkIJPmuqvKvae-1k7Rct6-O58m2TB4yWeNlOx263msgqqPH9zXMem7axhk/s1600/feb6+007.JPG" title="" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I tied a little twine around the top, just to cover up the jar threads. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwp5Y-oyyyERDVmFenHgQO_KepbW735PaqfCOMxLvbAUNEoug7aPDUy7Q9omfJBA7vk_VNfjs2w1HlmkgfuQ8jhu0v4LqVfxDd0kXrlZhn9sYntkMifjcBKmc_i3SKSKnWdTceZ9mvRU4/s1600/iphone+winter+2013+065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="faux milk glass, DIY milk glass, milk glass" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwp5Y-oyyyERDVmFenHgQO_KepbW735PaqfCOMxLvbAUNEoug7aPDUy7Q9omfJBA7vk_VNfjs2w1HlmkgfuQ8jhu0v4LqVfxDd0kXrlZhn9sYntkMifjcBKmc_i3SKSKnWdTceZ9mvRU4/s1600/iphone+winter+2013+065.JPG" title="" width="240" /></a></div><br />I added a tea light, and it has such a pretty glow.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIuEjAfd8q-N9LtfPOyxqM-EoQJ4D3Q31765tITzQJWbYmKqxGrRlxd3U5JOYTCX7G39B4H7Y830KauNgygkel7YNT0nEuhd8vrawr8OhiL8XltdWrdzt5gl9WuamQfv_dqdta7aP_yw/s1600/candles5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="faux milk glass, DIY milk glass, milk glass" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeIuEjAfd8q-N9LtfPOyxqM-EoQJ4D3Q31765tITzQJWbYmKqxGrRlxd3U5JOYTCX7G39B4H7Y830KauNgygkel7YNT0nEuhd8vrawr8OhiL8XltdWrdzt5gl9WuamQfv_dqdta7aP_yw/s1600/candles5.jpg" title="" width="306" /></a></div><br /><i>(You'll notice the large carafe that I'm drip drying on the baggie - uh, that one didn't work out so well. Mainly because my nosey cat knocked it over... let's not talk about that.)</i><br /><br />Have you made faux milk glass? I'm definitely going to make some more. Next I'd like to try using the white paint on the inside of a colored vase. I've seen that done on other websites and it looks really pretty.<br /><br />Whether you're a blogger or not, come and get some inspiration - I party <a href="http://happyhouseandhome.blogspot.com/p/link-parties_11.html">HERE</a>.

DIY Faux Milk Glass

I love the look of milk glass so I thought I'd try making the faux version myself. Milk glass isn't too hard to find, but I wanted t...

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