Cost-friendly DIY for beautiful enamel-painted vases. These are easy to make and look chic on a shelf or for events!
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 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.
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 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.
What You’ll Need
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– 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
DIY Painted Vases – Steps To Follow
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 them inside the vase.
4 — Paint the inside of the glass using a 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 overnight, and in the morning, you should have a beautiful decor vase!
Reminder and Notes
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.
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DIY Painted Vases
Ingredients
- 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
- Paintbrush
- Mixing bowl
Instructions
- Clean the vases with hot, soapy water.
- 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.
- Get the exact color you envision by mixing your PermEnamel paints in a mixing bowl, then pour inside the vase.
- Paint the inside of the glass using a paintbrush to cover the inside surface.
- 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.
- 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.
- Let these dry overnight and in the morning you should have a beautiful decor vase!
I absolutely love this. Beautiful colors
Thank you!
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.
Yay! Love hearing this! Thank you for the sweet comment!!
Hi, I love this idea. thanks you!
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 🙂
Yay!! So glad you like it and thank you for the sweetest comment! Hope it turns out amazing!!!
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!!
Thanks
Beautiful enamel plates! Nice colors and shapes!
WHAT IS SURFACE CONDITIONER, AND WHERE DO YOU BUY IT?
You can buy it at a craft store next to the where you will buy the paints.
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?
These vases look absolutely stunning in white! What a fantastic way to dress them up, Gail! ????
How about painting the outside instead have you trued that then you can put anything on the inside
Tudo muito lindo. Quero fazer também.
Que talento!!!
Transformar coisa simples em belas peças,tem que ser muito habilidosa.
Parabéns.
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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?
Me refiero a las pinturas!
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!
I am going to try those vases.
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
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?!
Hi Lindsay! Any enamel paint will do the trick!! Martha has some great all-purpose paint that would work too!
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!
I will SO be painting vases soon! Thanks for the tutorial.