Aleš Lombergar

You can make some stunning polymer clay covered glass bottles easily but you will need to learn how to work with polymer clay. Any craft store will have several books on the subject,full of color pictures of projects you can try to copy. The most colorful way to decorate the bottles would be with clay canes…the books can show you how to construct them,it isn’t hard with a bit of practice……then apply very thin slices of the canes to a sheet of scrap clay and roll smooth. Then apply to the clean bottle surface. Polymer Clay bonds well with glass but for added security,you can paint a thin coat of white glue to the bottle before applying the clay. Another way to decorate the bottles is by applying small,torn pieces of colorful tissue paper to the glass using Beacon’s Liquid Laminate. It dries quickly and clear. After the bottle is covered,thread an assortment of glass beads on thin copper craft wire and wind around the bottle in a random pattern. Also,if the bottles are well shaped and you just want a little embellishment, buy some etching creme and stencils,you can find it all in a kit at the craft store. This is a beautiful,subtle effect on pretty glassware.You can do any size pattern you want and can cut your own stencils using clear contact paper and a craft knife.