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14 April 2024

Painting on a Glass Bottle

Howdy folks!

It's been said that to improve your craft, you have to practice. One of my chosen crafts is painting and I like to practice in a sketchbook. But I've tried painting on the cover of notebooks, on greeting cards, and on tin containers, too. 

I attempt to paint on any surface, including this one:

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It's a maple syrup bottle. I just love the shape! Once empty, I cleaned it and removed all the sticky labels.

blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias

Here's one trick I use to easily get the sticky stuff out: Goo Gone. I apply a small amount on a rag and scrub off the goo on the surface of my bottle. I wash the bottle again with warm soapy water to remove any residue. Then I let it dry.

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I drew my design on the surface of the maple syrup bottle using a water-based marker.

flowers, spring, yellow flowers, blah to TADA, photo by Claire Mercado-Obias

Because it's springtime, I'll be including these forsythia blooms...

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As well as these cherry blossoms.

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I'm using a selection of acrylic paint that I squeezed into a small palette.

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I added color on the forsythia and its leaves using a small paintbrush.

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Then I free-styled the cherry blossoms.

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I let the paint dry and added one or two more coats of paint where I thought needed it. Allow this to completely dry.

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A new look for an empty maple syrup bottle...TADA!

Use it in your workspace or surprise a favorite co-worker with some blooms arranged in this DIY vase. It will surely turn her day from "blah to TADA!"

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