Tag: DIY
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Painting Sea Glass
I have previously posted about how I make homemade sea glass, and I have been pleased with the results. However, I have been disappointed by the limited number of colors of wine bottle, the main thing I use to make the sea glass. I tried using clear wine bottles that had been painted by the Read more
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Using Printed Pottery for Sea Pottery
I continue to experiment with hitting breakable things with a hammer and putting the pieces in a rock tumbler. I had a piece of broken pottery with some pretty roses printed on it. I wanted to see if I could tumble it but keep the roses. It also had gold painted on the edge, but Read more
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Using Painted Glass for Sea Glass
I have made several batches of sea glass now using wine bottles as I documented previously. Recently while buying wine I found some really pretty bottles of prosecco that appeared to be clear glass painted with metallic paint. I was curious if there was any way to make sea glass with them such that the Read more
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Making Sea Pottery
I have made a lot of sea glass and am happy with the results. I decided to experiment and see if I could create a similar effect on other materials. I have heard of sea pottery, which, as the name implies, is similar to sea glass but pottery instead of glass. I own and love Read more
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Making Sea Glass
I have started making sea glass to use in some of my art projects. Of course, it is not real sea glass, but I have been able to make glass get that sea glass look of smooth edges and a sort of frosted texturing. Before I started making it myself, I was able to find Read more