DIY Frosted Sea Glass

When I think of sea glass, I think of the handful of summers I spent at my aunts lake house off of Lake Michigan. I was an explorer as a child (probably would still consider myself to be one) and my parents often tapped into that as a way to entertain me while the family would visit on my aunts porch. I would be sent to the beach, which was only a few houses down, to scavenge the shores for anything I found to be remotely cool. In my eyes this was typically a rock or some branch that had weathered a few tides for the better. That was until the day my step father taught me the whole shebang about sea glass. The unwanted bottles that get thrown into the water, and often shatter, only to surface again when their edges have been smoothed and they’ve rolled with enough tides to be considered weathered. Finding one of those pieces of glass was like finding gold.

That little story and about 14 years gets us here. I’m remembering a time when this treasure used to be free. I’ve beens seeing many companies doing beautiful takes on my treasured sea glass recently which inspired me to try it myself.

Here is an easy to follow tutorial on how to make your own DIY Frosted Sea Glass

Awhile back I bought a simple glass plate and bowl from Target in their OneSpot for a buck each. I honestly had not clue what I would do with them but figured I would eventually think of something. After a little bit of brainstorming I decided to try my hand at the sea glass effect. The supplies are pretty basic, some paint, sponge applicator/s, and some type of clear glass.

My first step was to spray the frosting on the side that would be facing up. I recommend 3-4 coats in order to achieve the desired sea glass effect. This was my first time working with any of the spray frosting but I absolutely love it. I actually ended up buying two cans because we need to frost a few windows for privacy reason…lets just say our neighbors may or may not have seen me use the bathroom one too many times… hashtag embarrassing.

While normal sea glass is one color, I decided to be crazy and go with two shades of navy and a light gray. We have a lot of solids in our house and I thought this would be an easy way to add interest by breaking things up and still using some of my go to colors. For this step I just used three different sizes of circular sponge applicators and dabbed paint on to the under side of the plate.

The above is actually the finished plate but the light gray doesn’t really show while it’s sitting on our desk. Prior to this project I had been using this plate under one of our leaky planters and I’m actually really liking how it looks under this brass planter.

Have you tried a faux sea glass effect before? How did it go for you?

Happy Tuesday and thanks for stopping by Blissfully Ever After to see my latest DIY project, and a big thanks to Jennifer for hosting me here once a month!

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