Once again, Pottery Barn has inspired me to create something fabulous! Today I am going to share with you my Faux Mercury Glass Ornament!
Wanna see a pic of my original inspiration?
Pottery Barn Mercury Glass Polar Bear Ornament
Here’s what you need to make your own!
Power drill with 1/32 drill bit
17/32 inch screw eyes
Plastic polar bear figurine
Krylon Looking Glass Spray Paint
Ribbon or twine (to hang)
Ever since the foot going through the glass stitches incident {you can read about that here}, I am not allowed to use power tools. {Or any tools for that matter..LOL} So I enlisted the help of my non-bloggin’ hubby to help me drill a hole in my polar bear. Find the bear’s center of gravity and use that as a mark of where to drill your hole.
Next, I screwed in one of the screw eyes until it was secure.
Then the bear and I took a little trip to the spray paint area in my garage. I applied five light coats of Krylon Looking Glass spray and let it dry over night.
Be sure to use a sealant after the paint has dried (otherwise it will leave marks).
Once the ornament was dry, I attached some red ribbon to hang it from the tree.
I ADORE this ornament! Personally, I think my Faux Mercury Glass Ornament looks better than the original!
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I love a girl who can create a great knockoff! I did something similar for our wedding and they turned out amazing! New to your blog by way of the blog hop. So glad to have found your creative spot on the web:)
Chandra
astylishlittlelady.com
Awww! Thanks for the sweet comment, Chandra! Glad to have you!
Love it, Jill! I bought the same Looking Glass spraypaint and had no idea what to do with it…LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!
Thanks Jessica! It was super easy!
This is awesome!!! I love spray paint
Brie @ Breezy Pink Daisies
I know! It’s so versatile! =)
Yes, looks much nicer! Luv.
Thanks Jeannie!
oooh love how this turned out! i need to get some of that spraypaint!!
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Thanks Jackie! I’m kind of in love with it!
I love this, Jill!! You could use this effect on anything to make it festive!
Thanks Adrianne! You could just go through the entire PB catalog and start spray painting stuff!
WOW! That looks fabulous!
I love how it turned out!
Love, love, love it! I think it turned out better than the PB one too!:)
Thanks friend!
Hi Jill wondeful idea!!!! Thank you so much for sharing and have a merry Christmas!!!
Thanks so much! Merry Christmas to you too!
Beautiful! Found you on Artsey Corner. So glad I did. I love your blog. Will be following!
So glad to have you, Roxana! Fun and cute project tomorrow so stay tuned!
This is probably one of my ABSOLUTE favorite holiday projects to date…. I want one!! Need to add to my To-Do list for next year
This was brilliant. LOVE!!!
Thanks friend! Super easy and fun!
Oh my god! I love this ornament. Where can I get this glass bear?
It was just a small plastic bear from Michael’s that I spray painted! SUper easy!
So cool. Pinned!
Thanks Diana! I kinda love it!!
L O V E – shared it on my FB page…xo
Yay! Thanks Lucy!
Super cute! I love the painted animal figurines so much! Did you have any trouble with the paint sliding off on the plastic?
No! But it took forever to dry. The sealant helped protect it from getting all over your hands. LOL
Please – what type sealant did you you use? I agree- yours is better than the PB bear. Yours had more detail! Beautiful and the possibilities are endless !
Thanks so much, Judy! I used the Krylon Make It Last. You can find it at Michaels! Merry Christmas!
You did an amazing job! No one would ever know that the figurine is plastic. I’m gonna’ have to copy that!!!!!
Thanks Cookie! It was super easy! The possibilities are endless!
This is fantastic, Jill! I’m sort of obsessed with faux mercury glass and Looking Glass spray right now, so this is totally going on my to-make list!
Thanks so much, Heidi! Glad to hear you liked it!
I like yours better.
Thanks so much! =)
LOVE IT! Pinning so I can remember to do it next year!
Thanks so much! =) Happy Holidays!
Personally, I like the knockoff better. Thanks for the idea!
Thanks so much!!
gorgeous!
Thanks so much, Sarah!
Actually, I like yours better than the original!!! Much more detail. Awesome job!
Thanks Dawn! I love how it turned out!
I totally agree, your ornament is better than the original! Love It!
Thanks Maggie! Hope you had a great Christmas!
What a great idea…now I have to find some plastic snowmen and the Krylon paint.
Thanks so much, Nina! Snowmen would be ADORABLE! Can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Love, love LOVE!!! Looks WAY better than the PB version!!
Thanks so much for linking up at Artsy Corner, you were featured today! Hope to see you again this week
Thanks so much, Lindsay! =)
how clever!!
One of my personal faves!
I agree, yours does look better than the inspiration!
Thanks Joelle! I love it!