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Video Guide: How to Make a
Decorative Easter Bowl

Karen Jones

Creative Artisan
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I'm excited to share a project I recently completed - transforming a simple glass bowl into a pretty, pottery-inspired piece perfect for Easter. And the best part? It all started with a £2 find from my local charity shop! 
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1. Humble Beginnings

The glass bowl I chose was nothing fancy, just one made of clear glass, but exactly what I needed. I love finding gems like this in charity shops for next to nothing!  

2. Flip Things Over

This is a slightly unusual step, but crucial for the final look. I turned the bowl upside down. The reason? All the lovely decoration is going on the outside. This leaves the inside completely untouched, so it stays smooth and easy to wipe clean – practical and pretty! 

3. Separate Your Decorative Napkin

For my paper napkin design, I chose a lovely Easter design. Then I very carefully separated the layers of the napkin and kept only the top, printed layer. This is the piece that will become the decorative element of your bowl.

Step 3. Selecting the Decorative Napkin

Next came the fun part – choosing my paper napkin design! I chose a really, pretty spring design. I very carefully separated the layers of the napkin and kept only the top, printed layer. This is the piece that will become the decorative element.

4. Tear Your Decorative Shapes

Using a fine brush, dip it into some water and outline around the images on the napkin that you want to use on your bowl and once wet, gently tear out the shapes.

5. Apply Decoration to the Bowl

Now cover areas of the outside of the glass bowl with some Frenchic Finishing Coat and stick the paper napkin images to it. 

Step 5. Applying images to bowl

Now cover areas of the outside of the glass bowl with Frenchic Finishing Coat and stick the paper napkin images to it. 

6: Paint the Bowl

Once the napkin images have dried on the bowl (it'll start looking messy at this stage, but fear not!) cover the outside of the bowl with a good amount of white paint - I used Whitey White Lazy Range and painted on a couple of coats. 

7. Smooth Things Over

After the white paint was fully dry, I took a sanding sponge and gently sanded the surface until it felt nice and smooth. 

8. Add Some Texture

To create that pottery-like feel, I applied one coat of Sugar Puff Original Artisan and I added a little bit of texture as I painted to give it more character.

9. Old Pottery Look

To achieve an aged pottery look I used Browning Wax. I carefully applied this over the entire outside of the bowl. The next day, once the wax had settled, I buffed it gently with a soft cloth. 

Step 7 Smoothing Things Over

After the white paint was fully dry, I took a sanding sponge and gently sanded the surface until it felt nice and smooth. 

Step 8: Adding Texture and Toner

To build that pottery-like feel, I applied one coat of Sugar Puff from the Frenchic Artisan Range. And I little bit of texture as I painted to give it more character.

Step 9: The Old Pottery Look

The final touch to achieve that aged pottery look was the Frenchic Browning Wax. I carefully applied this over the entire outside of the bowl. The next day, once the wax had settled, I buffed it gently with a soft cloth. 

And there you have it! The outside of my once plain glass bowl now has this wonderful, textured, antique pottery look, while the inside remains smooth and glossy like porcelain thanks to the untouched glass.

 

I absolutely loved this little project! It’s always such a joy to take something so simple and transform it into a unique piece. I hope this inspires you to have a go at your own upcycling adventures! Happy crafting!
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