Milk Glass Cake stand

So I had such great success with painting my glass cake stand like mercury glass I decided to try to create a milk glass look. I just spray painted the outside with a high gloss white before I put the cake stand together. You’ll want to paint the outside because 1) you want the cake stand to be food safe, so you don’t want the inside painted. And 2) you get a more authentic milk glass look when the white is showing from the far side of the glass and not directly on the glass itself.
glass cake stand milk glass
I think it turned out great! And now I have another great cake stand to show off my goodies!!! Like these chocolate peanut butter mini cupcakes.
glass cake stand milk glass mini cupcakes peanut butter chocolate

Mercury glass cake stand

Remember this glass cake stand I made?
glass cake stand
And remember my mercury glass star ornaments?
glass cake stand antique mercury glass
Well put them together and what have you got? A GORGEOUS mercury glass cake stand! I am SOOOOO in love with how great it looks!
glass cake stand antique mercury glass
Even better with chocolate peppermint marshmallow mini cupcakes on it!
glass cake stand antique mercury glass mini peppermint marshmallow chocolate cupcakes

Mercury Glass Star Ornaments

mercury glass star ornaments supplies

I grew up getting new ornaments every year.  So when I got married I had 22 ornaments to take with me!  It was a great way to get out tree started on the right foot.   I have been making homemade ornaments with a star (one year snowflake) theme for the past couple of years! Here is my this years homemade star ornament!

mercury glass star ornaments finished

I started with these amazing glass stars from Ikea (they also have hearts and angels), a spray bottle of water and Looking Glass (Mirror-like paint) from Krylon!

mercury glass star ornaments supplies

I left the stars in the cases they came in, with the ribbons tucked underneath.  First spray it with water!  The more you spray the bigger the droplets so it’s all up to you, and what kind of style your looking for.

mercury glass star ornaments spray with water

Then spray a few layers of the looking glass spray RIGHT on top of the water!  If you want a more swirly effect you can move your ornaments around at this point.  I like the droplet look so I left it like this.  Although I wish I had swirled one so I could show you.

mercury glass star ornaments mirror paint

And here is the front!  Quick and easy!!!  I made 12 and they took all of 3 mins MAYBE (that includes shaking the can for a full 2 mins).

mercury glass star ornaments finished

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