Red daylily flower painted wine glass tutorial

It’s time for another painted wine glass tutorial.  A few days ago the red day lilies started to bloom in my front yard.  They were just so breathtakingly beautiful that I just had to paint a version of one on a wine glass and with this easy tutorial you can too!

You will need:

Acrylic gloss paint (It will say it’s for glass on the label) Red, black, yellow, lt. green

Wine glasses

Alcohol

Paper towels

Liner brush

Flat brush

Tape measure and clear tape

Cotton swab or toothpick

Paper plate or palette to hold your paint

Home oven and cookie sheet

1.     Wash and dry the wine glasses.  Wipe down the glasses with alcohol to remove any residue, oils or finger marks.

2.     Wrap the tape measure around the bowl of the glass.  Attach with clear

tape.  Thin some red paint with water and make dots two inches apart for a total of six. (My wine glass was 12 inches in circumference.  If yours is smaller make allowances for six equal sections. Remove the tape measure. Using the thinned paint make petal shapes using the dots as guides.  It is not important to be perfect since flower petals are not perfect.

3.    Turn the glass over and work on the outside bottom of the glass.  Use the liner brush with black paint to make dots on the bottom of the bowl, a bit down the stem and some on the lower petal areas.  Let dry.  Add some black lines in between the dots.  (See photo) Let dry.

Inside of glass view

Inside of glass view

4.     Load the liner brush with yellow paint and add some longer yellow lines in between the black dots.  (See photo)  Do this in every petal space. 

Inside of glass view

5.    Paint the entire bottom black.  This will make the center of the flower appear darker on the inside of the glass.  Let dry. 

6.    Load the flat brush with red paint and fill in the first petal right over top of the dried dots and lines.  Continue with red paint filling in the second petal, but before the paint is dry, dip a corner of the flat brush in black paint and use it sideways to darken the area between the petals.  Rinse and dry your brush.  Continue making petals in this manner till you have filled in all six petals.  Let dry.

7.    Repeat step six for a second coat. Let dry.

8.    Paint the stem lt. green and let dry completely.  If you make any mistakes you can easily fix it with a cotton swab and alcohol or scrape it with a toothpick.  The paint is not set until you bake it.

Inside view

9.    Place your wine glasses on a cookie sheet and put in a 350-degree oven for 30 minutes.  Let cool in the oven before removing.  (Don’t worry it won’t melt)

Fourth of July floral painted wine glasses tutorial

Never tried painting on glass?  Well, what are you waiting for? This tutorial takes you step by step you through the entire process for painting patriotic flower wine glasses! Acrylic gloss paint dries quickly so it’s easy to paint in layers and allow each layer to dry before beginning the next one.  As a result the petals of the flowers are on the outside and when you look in the glass you will see the inside of the flower.  These fantasy flowers in red, white and blue are just in time for the Fourth of July!  After the paint dries, bake the glasses in your home oven and they will be top rack dishwasher safe although I always recommend hand washing.  

You will need:

Acrylic gloss paint (It will say it’s for glass on the label) Red, white, blue, black

Wine glasses

Alcohol

Paper towels

Liner brush

Large flat brush

Small flat brush

Tape measure and clear tape

Cotton swab or toothpick

Paper plate or palette to hold your paint

Home oven and cookie sheet

1.     Wash and dry the wine glasses.  Wipe down the glasses with alcohol to remove any residue, oils and finger marks.

2.     Wrap the tape measure around the bowl of the glass.  Attach with clear tape.  Thin some black paint with water and make dots two inches apart for a total of six. (My wine glass was 12 inches in circumference.  If yours is smaller make allowances for six equal sections. Remove the tape measure. Using the thinned paint make petal shapes using the dots as guides.  It is not important to be perfect since flower petals are not perfect.

3.     Turn the glass over and work on the outside bottom of the glass.  Using the liner brush begin making dots with the white paint a little up the stem, on the bowl, and base of your petals.  Let dry. Add several wiggly lines on each petal.  (See photo)  Let dry.

Inside view

4.     Using the large flat brush and blue paint fill in the petals skipping each one.  You will have three blue petals.  Let dry. Rinse your brush and fill in with red paint on the remaining petals.  When dry repeat this process for a second coat of paint.

5.     Rinse out your brush and add some white paint and cover the stem and base of the glass.  Let dry.

6.     Using the liner brush make small asterisk shapes on the blue petals in a random pattern, filling it in as shown.  Repeat for other blue petals and let dry.

7.     Using the small flat brush make red stripes on the base of the wine glass in a spoke like pattern and let dry.  To finish make some red stripes on the stem of the glass with red paint and the small flat brush.  Let dry.  If there are any mistakes you can use a cotton swab or toothpick to scrap it away.  Before you bake your glass if you have made any major mistakes you can always wash it off and start over.

8.     Place your painted wine glasses on a cookie sheet and put in a 350-degree oven for 30 minutes.  Let cool in the oven before removing. (Nope, it won’t melt)

Coming next...Red day lily flower painted wine glass tutorial

Patriotic antenna hairband tutorial

Kids’ are out of school, already bored, and looking for something to do. These patriotic antenna hairbands are fun and easy to create and wear at all their Fourth of July celebrations.  Quick and easy!

You will need:

Patriotic tubing (available at craft stores)

Plastic hairband

Red and blue chenille stems

Red duct tape

Scissors

Ruler

Pencil

1.     Thread tubing onto the hairband leaving a few inches at each end without tubing.  Cut a piece of duct tape about 3/4” wide and 1 ½” long.  Attach the duct tape to the end of the tubing and the hairband, wrapping around to secure.  Repeat on the opposite side

2.     Fold a red and blue chenille stem in half.  Twist each stem onto the top of the tubing covered hairband.  Space them evenly across the top.

3.     Cut a 5-inch piece of tubing and thread it onto the two ends of the twisted chenille stem.  Use a ¾” x 1 ½” piece of red duct tape to wrap around the end of the chenille stem and at the base of the hairband.  This will secure the tubing in place. (See photo) Repeat for other side.

4.     Use a pencil to twist the wrapped chenille stems to a spiral.  Adjust if needed. 

Father's Day free printable

Print out this free printable on card stock.  Fold the sides in and stand up at the breakfast table for a nice little surprise for Dad on his special day.

Free Father's Day printable

Did you know That Father's Day was started by a woman named Sonora Smart Dodd who was one of six children raised by a widower in Washington State? Although she met with a lot of resistance to the holiday, her perseverance paid off on July 19, 1910 in Spokane, Washington but it was still a ways off from becoming a national holiday.

It wasn't until 1972 when President Richard Nixon signed it into law!

Happy Father's Day