Being that I am obsessed with Martha Stewart… as soon as her new line of craft paints came out – I had to play with them!!! Today I have two versions of this DIY, hand painted glass jars and hand painted wine glasses! I would LOVE to start posting pictures of actual Something Turquoise readers DIY projects that they have created off my posts. So crafters! If you create one of my projects… please send me a few pictures – I would love to post them!!!

Start with your favorite color of Martha Stewarts new yummy craft paint by Plaid {sold exclusively at Michaels Craft Stores}. Mine is ‘Beach Glass’. In this DIY any glass jar will do… as long as it is clean.

So I am bending the rules a little with my choice of paint in this first example. The big draw with Martha’s new paint is that it is truly multi-purpose – it works on any surface. For glass, you start by cleaning it with alcohol, then once painted and cured (either air cured or oven cured) it is permanent and can even be put on the top shelf of the dishwasher. In this example, because I am mixing Martha’s paint with non-Martha paint – it will not be permanent and not dishwasher safe. But, I will not be dishwashing these or keeping them long term… they are just for decorating short term – so that’s why I can get away with it. I chose to mix ‘beach glass’ with white paint because I wanted a lighter color. In the two jars below I used only white and ‘beach glass’. The third jar in the picture above was mixed with white and ‘surf’. I wanted the look of milk glass and I felt the full strength of the paint was too vibrant.

Using a regular old paint brush I mixed my paint inside the jar and stroke by stroke covered the inside. Some colors may require a second coat of paint. Make sure to wipe the edges of your glass clean. Be aware if there are imperfections or seams in your glass you will see it in the paint.

Working on the second jar using the same steps. This jar had a much smaller mouth so it was a little messy and it took more time to paint. Again, the third jar below was painted using white and ‘surf’.

Because this paint was mixed, like I said, with non-Martha paint – it dried in like an hour. If this was strictly Martha’s new craft paint, these glass jars would need to cure for 21 days.

DIY: painted wine glasses

Have any wine glasses in your cupboard that aren’t exactly your style? I did. Re-purpose them with Martha’s new line of multi-surface craft paint. Using the beautiful color ‘beach glass’ – I am now in love with these wine glasses!

Starting off by cleaning my Lenox wine glasses with alcohol, I prepared them for painting. Using a large dollop of full strength high gloss paint and a regular old paint brush, I transformed these semi-borring glasses.

These definitely required two coats of paint – which must be applied at least an hour apart. Make sure to quickly clean all your edges. *Although these wine glasses are now gorgeous – they are not for drinking out of! Your food and drink shouldn’t touch any area that you have painted. These wine glasses are purely decor. Good luck with your glass painting and remember to send me pictures of your versions of this project!

As with all our DIY tutorials, if you create one of our projects please send us a picture or a trackback – We Love Seeing Your Creativity! If you use Instagram or Twitter please use the hashtag #SomethingTurquoiseDIY. Happy Crafting!

Photography: Studio 11 Weddings // DIY tutorial by: Jen | Something Turquoise // new Martha Stewart Craft Paints are available at: Michaels // nail polish: Sally Hansen Salon Effects gold stickers