Much as Miss Eagle was inspired by Miss Woodpecker’s DIY glitter champagne flutes, I was too! I pictured all the ladies enjoying some nerve-calming drinks out of pretty, sparkly, yellow glasses as we prepared for the day.
Except I think I did something wrong. From a distance, my glasses look decent, but up close they’re kind of splotchy and greasy-looking.
I followed the Something Turquoise directions to the letter, but I used a non-Martha pouncer. The paint got kind of foamy, and oven curing it didn’t help. So now they look kind of water spotted, which isn’t really appealing to me.
Mr. Dragon thought they looked fine, so maybe they’re supposed to be like this, which is why I’m asking—should I redo these, this time with a Martha-approved brush? The glasses were only a dollar each at Walmart, so it wouldn’t be the end of the world to pitch these ones in the trash.
Tips and tricks are welcomed and appreciated! You’d think after months of DIY’ing I’d be better at it.
Are you an experienced DIY’er or someone who, like me, just picked it up for the sake of the wedding?
I made a set of wine glasses for a friend’s bachelorette using the something turquoise tutorial, and I don’t think it’s the pouncer that’s your problem. I think you just need a lot more coats of glitter! Keep piling on the glitter paint until it is almost entirely opaque and it will look a lot better. You only need a little bit of ombre at the top to gradiate out. I can send a pic of my glasses if you’re interested.
Did you use the Martha brand paint? Because that shit is FILLED with glitter. It looks like there isn’t enough glitter on the glasses. The Martha Stewart paint is essential to the project!
@babu22: I wonder if I can add more onto it even though I already baked it?
@Miss Eagle: I got the Martha!! I’m wondering if the yellow is just lighter for some reason? Maybe I should retry with gold.
@Miss Dragon: Yeah, I used the colour they used in the tutorial called Florentine Gold.
Definitely need more glitter. I don’t see why you wouldn’t be able to add more and then oven cure again! I used three coats on mine.
I don’t think you need to buy different pouncers. I used the Martha Stewart pouncers (and glitter paint) and my paint also got foamy when applying it–so not the pouncers. Mine have some of the water spots too, but when you apply more glitter it’s not as noticeable. I think you can work with these!
I’m going to try adding more, and if that doesn’t work I’ll buy new ones and new paint! 
I’m making this for our wedding favors but we’re doing wine glasses.
@Miss Dragon: If mine don’t get smashed or anything, I’ll mail you mine (with the bees )
What do they look like from farther away? I can see they look kind of splotchy from this close, but what with the drinkin’ and partyin’ that will be happening at the wedding, if they look fine from a normal distance I’d say the guests won’t care so much.
I used the Martha pouncers and still got a little of that. You just have to make sure you pounce them until there aren’t the big bubbles, and more glitter will hide that… Mine have some little tiny bubbles, but I decided I am over it and just moved on to the next project 
I agree with Hyena. I doubt anyone will be inspecting them that closely to notice! I think they look great in the first photo!
i bet they look totally fine with champagne in them – champagne is kinda gold anyways!
So I just did this for a friends bachelorette.. I did one or two coats of the glitter paint, then sprinkled each glass with loose glitter (more at the base, less further up), then did another coat of the glitter paint to “seal it in”. worked like a charm and looked SUPER glittery!!
I think you CAN add extra coats after baking. I think.
@Miss Eagle: You’re so awesome!! I’ll keep trying to fix mine in case yours get smashed but that’d be really sweet!
@Mrs. Hyena: They aren’t terrible from far away! I may be having a picky bride moment. 
@Baker2Be: Good to know! I’ll try popping the bigger bubbles.
@Mrs. Fox: I was wondering if something like that would work!
I love this idea. My thoughts are similar to above…. I think the yellow is too close to the colour (yes, another Canadian) we associate with grease. I bet if you did another coat in gold, they’d be perfect. Or, you could pick up one more from Walmart, and try doing the gold first, followed by the yellow to brighten it up? Then you could pick which one you want to pursue. Cant wait to see the final product
Geez, now you have me all inspired…. when you look at the photos Miss Eagle posted, it looks like she had to do several coats as well. She mentioned the grading effect wasn’t quite what she expected, maybe keep that in mind on future tries. I need to find some time to give this a try myself! I hope they have a peachy kind of glitter
Mrs. Dragon, Sioux Lookout/Brockville, ON Age and Occupation: 24, Journalist Fiance's Age and Occupation: 35, Graphic Designer Engagement Date: August 22, 2011 Wedding Date: September 2012 Venue: Mother of the Bride’s Residence About Me: I moved to Northern Ontario for a job, expecting to be single for the year I'd be there. Within one month I was dating a co-worker, and now, more than two years later, we’re planning a wedding and I’m still a Northern girl. I’m a reporter and a photographer for a small-town newspaper, and I get to do all kinds of fun, exciting, and sometimes weird things at work. When I’m not getting the scoop, I’m cooking, adventuring, playing with our three black cats, or blogging.
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