How to Antique a Glass Knob with DecoArt Glass Paint
Yesterday I gave you a sneak peek at the new glass paints from DecoArt.
Today I'm ready to show you how to make a fun project using one of the new lines!
So which project is it I'm showing you today?
Its the glass knob!
I'm going to show you how to get this antique look in a jiffy simply by using DecoArt's glass paint.
For this project I used the DecoArt 3D Opaque Gloss Enamels.
These paints come with their own tips for precision writing, but you can use brushes with them, too.
Also included in this line and not shown are pink, lavendar, brown, and orange.
You can read more about all of the paints at the DecoArt Glass Paint website.
I have a tiny obsession with glass knobs and have a small collection of them.
I don't necessarily care if they are old, just unique.
This glass knob is actually my largest measuring about 3 inches in diameter.
Isn't it a beauty?
But I would love for it to have more of an aged look...
I started with the gold paint and, simply using the tip on the bottle, applied the paint to all of the crevasses around the knob.
I did this all around the front of the knob.
I'm not going for neatness here. Just coverage.
After a couple of minutes I went back and carefully wiped the gold off with a dry paper towel.
By only lightly wiping off the gold, I took off the top layer and was left with the gold paint only in the crevasses.
After the gold paint had a chance to dry, I dry brushed a light coat of silver paint all over the front of the knob.
I used the rake brush from the brush set which gave a great streak look to the paint.
Perfect for a vintage feel!
Here you can see the difference the paint has made.
The back of the knob is not painted and front is.
I'm loving the dull shine over the bright glass!
I added a second light coat of silver then went back dry brushed a small amount of gold randomly over the knob.
I repeated the technique on the back of the knob.
I just love how it turned out!
I love the softer look the painted glass knob has over the other knobs.
It definitely gives an aged look to the piece.
I've been having a lot of fun playing with these glass paints!
I have at least two more projects to share with you later.
You can learn more about DecoArt Glass Paint on their website. Its full of tips and tricks and project ideas.
You can also find the paints at Michael's Craft Stores.
I link to these fun parties.
I wrote this post as part of a paid campaign with DecoArt and Blueprint Social.
All opinions in this post are my own.
Your photographs are great -- so easy to follow the project.
Hi there!
Stopping by to let you know that I am featuring you tomorrow. Thank you so much for linking up to The 36th AVENUE.
Cool stuff, may have to get me some! Love the glass knob idea!
great tute Michele! the knobs look great.
gail
It looks marvelous! time to dig out my glass knob collection and grab some DecoArt Glass paint. Thanks for sharing such a great technique!
Amy*
This is the most original use I have seen for glass paint...BEAUTIFUL!
Oh, wow...it's cool to see how the knob really does look antiqued! Great technique. 🙂
Love all these glass projects! So fun!
oh I LOVE the knobs Michele!!
Thanks for linking up! I featured your post in my wrap up! http://tidymom.net/2012/12-make-at-home-projects/
Have a fabulous rest of the weekend!
clever girl. this is perfect for me & our house.
we remodeled a bedroom before the twins were born. our house has old glass door knobs & we had to buy a new one for the bedroom. well, the new one stood out like a sore thumb compared to all the other vintage door knobs.
thanks for the tip!
kellie
Love how the knobs turned out. Beautiful!
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I love this! I've been collecting old doorknobs for years, but pass up the ones that look too new. Thanks so much for the great tutorial. Visiting from Funky Junk:-)
That turned out really great! It does have a softer look than the glass. Thanks for sharing this!
Oh, wow. That is so cool. Thank you for sharing. Visiting from A Glimpse Inside. Would love it if you would share this at my Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/2012/08/make-it-pretty-monday-week-11.html Hope to see you at the bash! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
So cute! I love your tute - so clean and easy to follow. Found you through HoH link party. xoxo
I am so in love with this project. I love the antique door knob look, but not the glass ones. The glass knobs are so much cheaper than the metal ones, now I can save so much money! Thanks for sharing.
Visiting from Whimsically Homemade!
Michele, the glass knobs turned out beautiful with the DecoArt paint! The look reminds me a bit of mercury glass.
That is soooo beautiful!! I love the paint on the knob - that has so many great uses!! I can't wait to try this! 🙂
Never thought to paint on glass knobs! Love this.
Well I was wrong on which project you'd feature but this is all kinds of right! What a great transformation and now another product for me to play with. Uh-Oh!
Oh, wow! What a difference the paint makes...they truly look aged...love!