Mercury Glass

     Mercury Glass seems to be having a resurgence.  Several blogs online give all sorts of tutorials, so no point in doing a repeat.  These are my version.  The interior finish was interesting, but I decided a little fun embellishments were needed.  A little metal banding, slightly antiqued, was exactly what was needed. The middle jar, a Kroger maple syrup bottle was dressed up with a little burlap ribbon and a cotton muslin flower.

     These disappeared out of the booth and so I am getting ready to do another set.  The biggest problem I had last time was getting the paint down inside the bottles.  I bought a spray lubricant that comes with a special nozzle and a little tube.  I'm going to try and swap the nozzle out and use the little tube to shoot the paint.  My biggest concern is it may clog the little tube after the first application.

     One other tip... a heat gun... the type for embossing... works wonders in shortening the time between paint layers.