Make-it-yourself Valentine Decor Project: "Shabby Chic Valentine Vases"

This Valentine set a modern romantic scene; instead of putting all your roses or flowers in one vases, why not place them in single vases for a spectacular effect. Unassuming bottles in assorted size and shapes are transformed with colorful texture to create stylist vase accents. This easy to apply textured medium is achieved by combining regular acrylic paints with Liquithick Gel, a thickening medium. Bring color and personality to your Valentine decor presentation, parade the colorful glass vases as a captivating centerpiece, or line them to grace a mantel, or staircases steps. Add gorgeous roses for fragrances and candles for atmosphere.

Total time: Less than two hour to make six bottles.
Hands-on time: Plus 48 hours to dry and cure.
Skill: Super easy.
Project cost: Less than $20.00 for the project.

Basic Materials & Tools to start with:
Glass bottles in assorted sizes and shapes (recycled wines bottles are perfect)
(Empty and cleaned)
Newspapers
Acrylic paint, in assorted colors (I use pink, red, burgundy, fuchsia, peach, and lavender)
A 1 inch flat paintbrush or a stippling brush
A small palette knife
A paint tray, or use recycled plastic container one for each color.
Liquithick™ Gel by Liquitex (thickening gel medium, adds texture to acrylic paints)
Roses or flowers of choice from your sweetheart
Decorative wire (optional)
(Materials for this project are available at arts and craft stores.)

Miy how to Directions: The Liquithick Gel medium once mixed with acrylic paint will change its consistency and thickness. It modifies acrylic paints to be used in infinite ways and for various applications. The thickness of the blended colors produces handling characteristics that are very close to that of oil paint without changing the color or opacity of the acrylic paints. It makes it an ideal medium to use to transform assorted surfaces including plain bottles.