After seeing several larger versions at Hobby Lobby recently, I had a light bulb moment when going through the store this past week. I picked up some of these vases with the intentions of attaching them to use as a base.
When I tested that idea, I was still a bit concerned about them being top heavy, so I made a trip to Home Depot and found these wood squares, that are normally used for door trimming.
After a little research in the glue aisle, I decided to use this clear epoxy to attach all 3 pieces. I've decided finding the "right" glue is harder then you think. There are 1001 different kinds of glue at Home Depot.
After gluing all three pieces together, I ended up with these. They look better, but still have a bit of work to go to make them FABULOUS.
I then painted them with primer and my color of choice. Once they were completely dry, I applied a dark metallic glaze and quickly wiped it off, leaving the detailed areas darker. This is what my final project looks like.
I also made this white one, with a gold paint overlay, but to be honest it just wasn't what I wanted. So it's since been repainted a solid white and I plan on working on it again tomorrow. But here it is as it was before I repainted it.
I've got a few other Dollar Tree projects underway, so I'll have some others in the near future.
