Painting on Glass Containers
With the development of new paints, painting on glass has become much easier. In the past, some of the glass paints were not permanent unless the finished painted glass item was baked in an oven. Other paints for glass required that a clear layer of some sort be applied to the surface before painting, and other paints were just plain runny.
While browsing Wal Mart one day, I happened to pass the wedding department and spotted these cute little goblet candles. They are about 3 to 4 inches tall and have a tiny white ribbon with silver bells attached. Well, I bought several of them ($4.99 for a set of 4), brought them home, removed the ribbon, and painted a small flower design on each of them. I then attached a small colored ribbon to match the paint of the flower. Now this is where the new paint came in handy. Can you imagine what would happen if I tried to bake these in order to set the paint? Melted Wax!
If you are interested in these, it appears as if Wal Mart has discontinued these. (They do have plastic ones – not as nice.) However, I did find similar ones in a craft store in the candle department. In fact, these were even nicer as the wax in the goblets comes in a variety of colors.
These make dainty inexpensive little gifts for a favorite waitress, friend, etc.