I love mercury glass. With its characteristic metallic shine and distressed finish, it goes with any style interior. What I don’t like about it is the cost. Even in discount stores, mercury glass items can be expensive. That’s why I like making my own. Using dollar-store glassware and just a few simple supplies from the crafts store, you can create spectacular faux mercury glass in just minutes.
Mercury glass is typically silver or gold, but I’ve made faux mercury glass in all sorts of colors, including orange for Halloween and red for Valentine’s Day. For Chanukah, I’ve gone blue and silver with these vases and candleholders. The mercury glass may be faux, but the stunning results are real.
What you’ll need:
- Glassware
- Mod Podge
- Acrylic paint (in blue and silver)
- Plastic cup
- Wooden stir stick
- Foam brush
- Sponge
- Glitter (in blue and silver)
1. Mix Mod Podge and paint
 with 1 teaspoon of acrylic paint, stirring them together with a wooden stick. You’ll have enough to cover three 6-inch-high vases. (Although I used metallic blue paint for this project, a nonmetallic blue would work just as well. Of course, the silver paint is automatically metallic.)</p>
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2. <strong>Paint the interior of the glass</strong></p>
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