St. Patrick's Day Decor
>> Monday, March 5, 2012 –
st. patty's day
i don't do a whole lot of decorating for st. patricks day .
but... i did get my shelf all decorated this past weekend!
besides my st. patty's day subway art i have little else as far as decorations go for the kiss me-i'm irish holiday. so i grabbed my trusty topiaries (from target years ago), my new white owl that i grabbed at Christmas time at rod works and some old ugly vases i had sitting under the sink.
[old vases from under the sink-i've also seen tons of them at the thrift store]
i had been inspired by sugar and charm's awesome vase make-over... so i decided to try it out myself.
i totally made mine the lazy/cheap way.
i just poured the paint straight into the vase (it took about 1-2oz bottle for each vase) and brushed the paint around a little. then i just sat the vase on it's side (rotating it around every couple minutes) and let the paint drip around until it all was covered in a nice thick coat. so super easy!!
and now i have pretty green vases that cost me nothing!
(since i already had the vases and the paint)
((i added a little piece of wood under the one vase because i thought it needed just a tad bit more height))
unfortunately i only have two of the paint color names.
(i was being an irresponsible blogger and threw one empty bottle
away)
- delta ceramcoat light foliage green
- jo-ann craft essentials grasshopper
- for the third color just pick a darker color that coordinates with both of the others.
- delta ceramcoat light foliage green
- jo-ann craft essentials grasshopper
- for the third color just pick a darker color that coordinates with both of the others.
do you decorate for st. patty's day?
(have you done it yet?)
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The vases look beautiful, like they were always green! :) Totally Pinning this post :)
Wow! The mantle looks lovely and had you not mentioned it, I would have NEVER realized you painted your vases.
I just swapped out my subway art for your St. Pat's version and pulled out my decor yesterday. I love it. Thanks!
I skip St. Patty's and put up my Easter/Spring decor already! I used your Easter printable and it looks awesome. Thank you so much! I am a new follower and love your blog!
I love that you used 3 different colors of green for your vases! They turned out great!
those vases turned out great!
What kind of paint did you use?
I love the green vases! Would you mind sharing your paint brand and the name of the colors?
Love the vases! They turned out great!
Oh... thank you for that! I have been looking for the perfect pink vase. Now I realize I have had it all along. ;)
Yes, decorate for St. Patrick's Day! My mantel is up, and of course, I have my St. Pat's subway art, courtesy of you fine ladies!
I have my St. Patty's day subway art up--thanks to you!!
Love it!I love that you can really see the detail of the vases more now that they are painted.
love it, jen. i'm going to have to try that with my clear vases!:)
I saw a shirt the other day that said " I'm NoT Irish....... Kiss me anyway! Hahaha how cute is that for st Patrick's day??? Love ur stuff Jen as always!!
Such a cute and cheap idea for the vases! Love it!!! Thanx for sharing, I will totally have to make all my extra vases different colors! :)
Natalie
www.projectdowhatyoulove.wordpress.com
I'm about to print the St. Patty's subway art. Thanks for that!
Did you use the special enamel paint like Sugar & Charm did?
These turned out awesome!!! Love that you can do this to glass. I have seen it around the internet as well, but haven't tried it yet. You inspire me to actually do it.
I have the subway art and a few apothecary jars that I fill with something green. Other than that, I don't do much for St. Pattys.
thank you for all your sweet comments! i'm glad you girls like my vases as much as i do. :)
i used regular acrylic paint. i didn't add any extras to it. (i don't plan to put anything in the vases. ever.)
unfortunately i only have two of the color names. (i was being an irresponsible blogger and threw one empty bottle away)
- delta ceramcoat light foliage green
- jo-ann craft essentials grasshopper
- for the third color just pick a darker color that coordinates with both of the others.
I love the painted vases in different colors & your blog. Is it possible to download the St. Pattys Subway art still? Thanks
Liane
I NEVER used to decorate for any holiday other than Christmas but since we moved (into what I call the wee house) I have been. Nothing great for any of the holidays just a little pop of it. But that said I did decorate for saint patty's day. I have a cute shamrock on the door and little dangly shiny things hanging in the garden. And I was seriously soooooo giddy that I called a friend to tell her about my $3 happiness (shopped at the dollar tree)
Lovely crafts for St.Patrick's day!!!
Saint Patrick’s Day
Hi I just found you via Pintrest! Your blog is very cute! I do decorate for St. Pats and have been working on it today when I get breaks from the kiddos. Love your pom pom garland...always wanted a good use for those things other than my toddler using a bottle of glue to put them on construction paper :) Hope to post my creations to my blog soon: www.baksababy.blogspot.com
nicole
Congratulations on your St. Paddy's Day shelf! And especially for how pretty your "lazy way" vases turned out!
Just downloaded the art~thank you.
It's a pity we don't celebrate St Patricks Day (I live in Belgium), because I love your subway art!
Looks great!! Love the Saint Patrick's theme! :)
Love it. Posted your printable on my own mantle today.
Those are amazing--totally doing this!
How do we download the printable?
Cute!!! Featuring you on my blog!! embracingmessy.blogspot.com
I pinned your decorated shelf - love it.
I've found your subway art such an inspiration to decorate my shelves or cupboard tops.
If you do an Easter subway art this year would you please do a version that doesn't mention Spring, for those of us who love your blog but live in the southern hemisphere.
I feel a bit silly. I had to read all the comments before I realized the reason your vases have so much depth is that you poured the paint INSIDE! Now I have pretty St. Patty's vases too. Thanks
I have some of those ugly vases I am going to give this a try. Thanks Easy2Save
Love this, so if you were to use the vases for flowers, what would you do then? Would you have to spray in a sealant of some sort?