Clear glass vases, embellished with a tree and hearts, make easy, eye-catching accents for a wedding reception.

SUPPLIES

• palette or plastic plate
• paper towels
• rubbing alcohol
• pencil
• #8 round brush
• #6 round brush
• clear glass vase

INSTRUCTIONS

NOTES:

Let dry completely between painting steps.

1. Print off the pattern and place it inside of the vase. Using a #8 round brush, paint the tree trunk in Cotton Ball.

2. Mix equal, very small amounts of Apple Green and Turquoise Waters and paint the heart in the center of the tree, with two coats of the mix with a #8 round brush.

3. Using a #6 round brush, paint one half of the hearts (on one side of the vase) with two coats of Apple Green. Using a #6 round brush, paint the hearts on the other side with two coats of Turquoise Waters.

4. Mix Cotton Ball and Apple Green 2:1 and use mix to add tiny dots with a #6 round brush on the Apple Green hearts. Mix Cotton Ball and Turquoise Waters 2:1 and use mix to add tiny dots with a #6 round brush on the Turquoise Waters hearts.

5. Use the Cotton Ball/Apple Green and Cotton Ball/Turquoise Waters mixes and a #6 round brush to randomly add lines throughout the tree trunk.

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