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Stained Glass Bottle Vases: Handmade Holidays Blog Hop

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Handmade Holidays Blog Hop 2013 LogoIt’s Day 2 of the Third Annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop! The best crafters, designers, and makers have come together to create and share  a series of handmade gifts for the holidays during this 3 day blog hop. Our goal is to inspire you to create something from the heart this holiday season as well as share how to use these products in fun, innovative ways.

Hop along to each blog in the list. Each day, from November 1 through November 3, 2013, we’ll be posting a brand new list of blogs to hop to. Comment on each blog, share your favorite posts over social media, and then use the Rafflecopter widget at the bottom of each post to enter to win the Grand Prize, a gift basket filled with crafty swag from the companies on the hop! We’re ready to inspire, share, and create – are you ready to hop?

For the first day of the blog hop, I made my Madonna and Child pillow. I heard that the Pope wants one of them for Christmas, but that may just be a rumor started by me. Today, I’m continuing in the ecclesiastical theme with stained glass bud vases made from used wine bottles. (Instead of turning water into wine, I’m turning wine into water.) I made these by painting the bottles with gold Rustoleum metallic spray paint, and then decorating the bottles with Craft Attitude printable film. These would make beautiful gifts. If you don’t want to give them away because they’re so pretty, you can keep them on your mantel all through the holidays. And then give them to someone next year.stained_glass_vase1

Now, let’s talk about Craft Attitude some more. Because it’s a relatively new product, no matter how many times I explain it or how many projects I make with it, people still ask for more explanation. So let me talk basics first. Craft Attitude is a line of products including Shoe Attitude, Jewelry Attitude, Scrapbooking Attitude, Wood Attitude, Decor Attitude, Quilt Attitude, and more. Although there are different brand names tied to different uses, they are all basically the same product, only the directions are tailored to that particular medium. But you can use any of them for any of your projects. The film itself is interchangeable.

Now that we have that out of the way, here is how it works. Each pack comes with eight sheets of Craft Attitude (I am going to just call it Craft Attitude rather than calling it by the individual brand names.) You put in in your inkjet printer at home. Then you print out any image you want – photographs of your babies (human or furry), stock illustrations, you name it – onto the Craft Attitude sheet. The sheet consists of a very thin film, or skin, and a protective backing sheet that lets you feed it through the printer. After you’ve printed your design, you peel off the film from the backing and apply it to practically any surface – wood, paper, metal, fabric – with a glue stick or spray adhesive.

So let’s show how I made these stained glass bud vases.

Step 1: First, I washed out some old wine bottles and removed the labels. I actually did not drink two bottles of wine to do this project. They were donated by a friend. I swear. Other types of glass bottles and jars would work well for this purpose, too.
stained_glass1Step 2: I then spray painted the bottles with Rustoleum Metallic Gold spray paint. I applied about three coats.
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Step 3: Then it’s time for the Craft Attitude film. I found some free images of stained glass on this website. I measured the circumference of the bottles and sized the stained glass image to that size. The image area needed came out to around 5″ high x 9.5″ around. After sizing them to the right size, I printed them on the “shiny” side of the Craft Attitude film.stained_glass3
Step 4: Don’t peel the film off its protective backing yet. Leaving it on makes it easier to work with the film. I trimmed the images with a craft knife, and then sprayed some Scotch Super 77 spray adhesive on the printed side.stained_glass4
Step 5: Line the artwork up under the bottle and wrap the Craft Attitude film around the bottle. The protective backing makes this step much easier. Burnish with your fingers.stained_glass5
Step 6: After the entire sheet of Craft Attitude is on the bottle, I peeled off the protective backing to reveal the artwork. There were a few bubbles, so I just smoothed them out with my fingers. And we’re done! Wow, that was easy peasy. stained_glass6
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Now who wants to win some swag? Enter to win a fantabulous prize package here:

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And be sure to hop onto all these other blogs to see more handmade holiday gift projects.

Sizzix – Eileen Hull Designs http://eileenhull.blogspot.com/
Graphic 45 – Romy Veul – http://scrapstuffandmore.blogspot.nl/
Clearsnap – Steph Ackerman http://stephaniescraps.blogspot.com/
Sizzix – Tami Mayberry http://tamimayberry.blogspot.com/
100 Proof Press – Vicki O’Dell http://www.vickiodell.com
ICE Resin – Cindy Cima Edwards http://www.cindycima.com/
Donna Salazar Designs – Nadia Canizzo http://samnadia.blogspot.com/
Graphic 45 – Susan Lui  http://luv2scrap-pages.blogspot.com/
Sizzix – Lorine Mason http://lorinemason.com/blog/
Smoothfoam – Lindsay Obermeyer http://loops.typepad.com/serendipity/
Donna Salazar Designs – Tracey Sabella http://gracescraps.blogspot.com/
Clearsnap – Meihsia Liu http://meihsia.blogspot.com/

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33 Responses

  11. Beatrice Cristina Lawson

    Thank you for the explanation on the various kinds of Craft Attitude… And now I am so eager to go buy some! Love your projects both days, so gorgeous!

  15. Lynn Hardy

    Wow – I think I “need” some of that wonderful new Craft Attitude stuff as it seems so versatile! It’s just perfect for personalised crafty gifts!

  20. barbara macaskill

    Easy peasy, puddin’ pie! LOVE these bottles! Must call my neighbor and ask for her empty wine bottles. I won’t tell her it is so I can make her a Christmas present though! LOL Thanks for the faq’s on the Craft Attitude! So many possibilities! TFS!

  25. marylouh

    I’d seen this before but wasn’t sure which “attitude” to buy. Glad you cleared that up – they are interchangeable for any project. The Pope wants one of those pillows with him and the cute little boy who joined him on the stage last week 🙂 Great idea for the bottles.

  31. Laura Strack

    Love the gold painted glass! Great upcycle idea. These stained glass bottles would look awesome on anyone’s holiday table, especially for New Years! Love it!!

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