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Home » Parties » Party DIY » Enamel Painted Vases – Easy and Beautiful!

Enamel Painted Vases – Easy and Beautiful!

Published on January 11, 2011 Updated on May 14, 2021 by Eden

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Cost-friendly DIY for beautiful enamel painted vases. These are easy to make and look chic on a shelf or for events!

Orange, blue and pink vases on wooden table.

Enamel painted vases – I’m in love! If you like to paint, I have a really fun project to share today! My inspiration for these easy DIY enamel painted vases came from a restaurant in Sonoma called El Dorado Kitchen.

I’ve always loved the fresh, modern design of the lobby and the eye-catching green and white enamel painted vases that are displayed on white shelves.

I decided to make my own cost-friendly version of this design, which included a quick Martha Stewart tutorial and a trip to the Dollar Store, where I picked up these three vases.

Pink and Brown Vase on wooden table.

I’ve always loved the fresh, modern design of the lobby and the eye-catching green and white enamel painted vases that are displayed on white shelves. I decided to make my own cost-friendly version of this design, which included a quick Martha Stewart tutorial and a trip to the Dollar Store, where I picked up these three vases.

overhead paintbrush with blue paint.

Supplies:  Three different sized vases from the Dollar Store, dishwasher safe PermEnamel paint in Mediterranean Blue and White (or whatever color you prefer), PermEnamel Surface Conditioner from Michaels Arts and Crafts store, paper towels, paint brush, and a mixing bowl.

Hands painting a vase with blue paint.

Directions for DIY Enamel Vases

1. Clean the vases with hot, soapy water.

2. When they are completely dry, pour some surface conditioner in and cover the inside of the vase. Pour out the excess and let the vase dry.

3. Get the exact color you envision by mixing your PermEnamel paints in a mixing bowl, then pour inside the vase.

4. Paint the inside of the glass using ta paintbrush to cover the inside surface.

5. Once the vase is painted, lay it on a paper towel to let the thick paint drip off. You will be amazed at how much comes out! The longer it’s upside down, the thinner the coating will be. I liked the thicker look so I only kept it upside down only for a few minutes.

6. Turn the vase back over and touch up the drips inside. Every fifteen minutes you can even out the thickness on the bottom of the vase as the paint will start to collect.

7. Let these dry over night and in the morning you should have a beautiful decor vase! Remember these beautiful enamel-painted vases are only for DECOR. Don’t drink out of them! You can put water in them, but it may damage the finish eventually. I’m simply sitting them on the shelf, like the photos to the right

Blue enamel painted vases.

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  1. Stephany says

    February 20, 2018 at 7:38 pm

    I absolutely love this. Beautiful colors

    Reply
    • Eden says

      February 26, 2018 at 8:05 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  2. Susan Cox says

    November 28, 2017 at 4:37 pm

    I followed your directions and my vases are gorgeous. I painted three vases of different heights (purchased at different times) and they now make a lovely, cohesive accent for my entry table.

    Reply
    • Eden says

      November 29, 2017 at 8:29 am

      Yay! Love hearing this! Thank you for the sweet comment!!

      Reply
  3. MEAl5 says

    November 13, 2017 at 11:40 pm

    Hi, I love this idea. thanks you!

    Reply
  4. Carly Ritchie says

    October 2, 2017 at 1:39 am

    Wow, these look awesome Eden!! I’ve got a huge glass vase-thing in the garden that I’ve been looking to make use of so I might follow this technique but blast it inside with a spray gun instead!

    Never thought to paint the inside rather than the outside, love the gloss finish it gives 😀

    Thanks 🙂

    Reply
    • Eden says

      October 2, 2017 at 11:37 am

      Yay!! So glad you like it and thank you for the sweetest comment! Hope it turns out amazing!!!

      Reply
  5. Kimmy says

    August 31, 2017 at 6:45 pm

    Holy wow! I have lots of vases from the thrift shop and never even thought of doing this!! I now have another DIY project to make! Thank you for this!!

    Reply
  6. Lydia says

    May 24, 2017 at 2:48 pm

    Thanks

    Reply
  7. Alexander says

    April 10, 2017 at 2:50 am

    Beautiful enamel plates! Nice colors and shapes!

    Reply
  8. RETA GREEN says

    April 2, 2017 at 7:40 am

    WHAT IS SURFACE CONDITIONER, AND WHERE DO YOU BUY IT?

    Reply
    • Eden says

      April 2, 2017 at 9:23 pm

      You can buy it at a craft store next to the where you will buy the paints.

      Reply
  9. Dolores Howell says

    September 12, 2016 at 1:58 pm

    I love the vases but I was looking for a way to fix what I did. I painted the outside of the vase an it was not a glossy paint an I put it in the oven to bake it on but it is dull looking an I was wondering what to do to get the glossy look. The vases you showed are so pretty I just wish I could make my that pretty. Can you help?

    Reply
  10. Anita says

    June 10, 2016 at 2:37 am

    These vases look absolutely stunning in white! What a fantastic way to dress them up, Gail! ????

    Reply
  11. Cheryl says

    April 16, 2016 at 8:00 pm

    How about painting the outside instead have you trued that then you can put anything on the inside

    Reply
  12. Marcela Eliane de Oliveira Moraes Furtado says

    March 1, 2016 at 6:01 am

    Tudo muito lindo. Quero fazer também.
    Que talento!!!
    Transformar coisa simples em belas peças,tem que ser muito habilidosa.
    Parabéns.

    Reply
  13. K.MILLA says

    February 29, 2016 at 12:04 am

    !!!

    Reply
  14. Moxie & Oliver says

    November 5, 2015 at 3:07 pm

    These are SO SWEET!!! I love them. I think that painting the insides of some of my mason jar lanterns would be adorable (we use them as vases, too). Do they do pretty well with water in them?

    Reply
  15. Martha Elba mar Villalobos says

    August 28, 2015 at 7:08 am

    Me refiero a las pinturas!

    Reply
  16. Martha Elba mar Villalobos says

    August 28, 2015 at 7:07 am

    Me encantan como se ven, yo reciclo todos los frascos de vidrio y desearía pintarlos, vivo el La Paz B.C.S. México se consiguen aquí o me los pueden enviar? Saludos y gracias por compartir tanta belleza. Un saludo!

    Reply
  17. arlene kaplan says

    August 25, 2015 at 7:22 am

    I am going to try those vases.

    Reply
  18. Donna Harvey says

    August 15, 2015 at 4:00 am

    I love the look of these vases, they look so expensive, I can see filling them with flowers from the Dollar Tree, I got some beautiful Spring flowers there for my Wedding. Thanks for the info. Donna

    Reply
  19. Lindsay says

    July 28, 2015 at 1:16 pm

    LOVE the look of theses vases! I have so many left over from my wedding that I would love to do something like this with them! The only thing is that I cannot find the paint anywhere at michaels 🙁 do you know of anything else I can use?!

    Reply
    • Eden says

      July 28, 2015 at 1:30 pm

      Hi Lindsay! Any enamel paint will do the trick!! Martha has some great all-purpose paint that would work too!

      Reply
      • Lindsay says

        July 29, 2015 at 9:47 am

        Thanks! I did find the Martha Stewart brand and picked up a couple of them. What do you recommend for the PermEnamel Surface Conditioner since I can’t find that? It is necessary?

        Also, I noticed that you mixed the blue and white together in a picture above. Was that just to achieve the color you wanted? Or was there another purpose for the white?

        Thanks again!

  20. michelle says

    April 22, 2015 at 12:34 pm

    I will SO be painting vases soon! Thanks for the tutorial.

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