| Gold-Washed Etched Glass Votive Candle Holders | | | | 5.Turn the candle holder(s) upright. Pour the wash in |
| | | | andcarefully rotate the container to cover the interior |
| The Artful Crafter | | | | with the goldpaint. When you are satisfied with the |
| Supplies | | | | depth and evenness of coverage,pour any excess |
| Clear Glass Container(s) (I used votive candle holders, | | | | paint into the next glass container to be painted |
| butany size or type of clear glass container can be | | | | orinto the film canister if there is enough to save. |
| used in thisproject.) | | | | Invert the glasscandle holder(s) and gently set on the |
| Delta Air-Dry PermEnamel Surface Conditioner | | | | inverted egg carton bottom. |
| Delta Air-Dry PermEnamel White Frost Glass Etching | | | | After a few minutes, tilt to a different angle so that |
| Paint | | | | the paint drainswithout leaving drip marks. |
| Delta Air-Dry PermEnamel Clear Gloss Glaze | | | | If you decide to add embossing, proceed with the |
| Delta Air-Dry PermEnamel Diluent | | | | following steps. |
| Delta Air-Dry PermEnamel Satin Finish 14K Gold Paint | | | | 1.Choose your stamp and press firmly into the clear |
| for Tile, | | | | ink padincluded in the Celestial stamp kit. |
| Glass & Ceramic | | | | 2.Carefully position the stamp above the glass. Since I |
| Newspaper | | | | embossedthe upper rim. I used my little finger to help |
| Paint brush | | | | position the stampingsequidistant from the top edge. |
| Small make-up type sponge | | | | Because you’re stamping on a curvedsurface, |
| Cup or film canister for paint mixing | | | | you need to stamp with a slight rolling movement, |
| Bottom half of empty egg carton. | | | | taking carenot to smudge the design. If you make a |
| I decided to finish off my project by heat embossing | | | | mistake, simply wipe the areawith surface conditioner. |
| some starsaround the rim of the candle holders. This | | | | Move to another area to work while theboo-boo |
| step and the followingsupplies are optional. | | | | dries. |
| Detail Gold Embossing Powder | | | | 3.With the clean paper underneath, tap a small |
| InkADinkADo Celestial Rubber Stamp Collection | | | | amount of embossingpowder onto the stamped area. |
| Embossing Heat Tool | | | | Tap off excess powder. If the design issatisfactory, |
| Clean sheet of paper to retrieve unused embossing | | | | move the glass away from the paper so you |
| powder. | | | | don’t blow powderyou are trying to save all |
| Directions | | | | over the place. I used detail powder because |
| 1.Wash candle holder(s) in hot soapy water. Drip dry. | | | | mystamp has very small details which |
| 2.Place candle holder(s) upside down on newspaper. | | | | wouldn’t be clear with regular |
| Brushexterior with surface conditioner and let air dry. | | | | embossingpowder. |
| Onceconditioned, do not touch the surface to be | | | | 4.Hold the embossing heat gun about 3 inches above |
| etched. | | | | the glass, turn iton and move it over the embossed |
| The oils from your fingers will prevent the etching | | | | area until the embossing beads gleam. Thismeans |
| cream fromworking. | | | | they have melted and fused together and onto your |
| 3.Using a clean (make-up type) sponge, wipe etching | | | | glass. If you aredoing multiple stampings, the glass will |
| creamover the surface of the glass. Smooth carefully | | | | build up significant heat. If itgets too hot to |
| to be sure thereare no bumps. Let dry. I used three | | | | handle, set it down for a few minutes. |
| coats to get the level of etchedlook I wanted. | | | | Whether you are making these gold-washed etched |
| 4.In a small paper or plastic cup or film canister, mix | | | | votive candle holdersfor gifts or to sell, include a |
| equalparts of 14K Gold Paint with Clear Gloss Glaze. | | | | candle with each one. It doesn’t cost |
| Dilute this mix withdiluent (1 part paint to 3 parts | | | | youmuch, but nicely completes your work. |
| diluent) to obtain a free-flowingpaint for the wash. | | | | |