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Country Living Inspired Fall Mantel with Martha Stewart Glass Paint

I was asked if I’d like to review Plaid’s new Martha Stewart glass paint and of course I said yes! I’ve tried out several products from Plaid’s Martha Stewart Craft line and they have yet to disappoint. The paints are awesome and the stencils range from chic to adorable. Today I’m going to teach you how to create painted plates for your wall!

autumn mantel

Plaid’s new Martha Stewart glass paint comes in fine glitter, gloss, metallic, and frost. The frost paints are very translucent and provide an ethereal feel to your project. The glitter paints give a bit of sparkle and the metallics have a fantastic sheen to them. There are a ton of beautiful colors to choose from!

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For this project you will need:

  • Martha Stewart Crafts™ Gloss White Glass Paint
  • Martha Stewart Crafts™ Metallic Black Glass Paint
  • Martha Stewart Crafts™ Frost White Glass Paint
  • Martha Stewart Crafts™ Adhesive Silk Screen Stencils
  • Martha Stewart Crafts™ Glass Pouncer Set
  • Martha Stewart Crafts™ Glass Squeegee Set
  • Martha Stewart Crafts™ Glass Scraper & Pick Set
  • Rubbing alcohol & cotton balls
  • Plates

martha stewart paint

Start by cleaning your plates with soap and water and then with an alcohol-soaked cotton ball to wipe off any remaining residue. Next, choose your adhesive silk screen stencil, cut along the given lines, peel off the backing and gently place on your plate. By the way, the silk screen stencils are amazing! I LOVED working with them! The stencils have an actual “screen” that allows a very fine coat of paint to seep through and grace the surface of your plate. This enables you to achieve a much more intricate design than traditional stencils. My only complaint was that the adhesive wears off as you use it. This might be partly my own “user error” but by my fourth plate my stencils weren’t sticking. I’d recommend purchasing two sets of stencils if you planned on doing a large project.
Next, place a thin line of paint at one end of your stencil. Using a squeegee, scrape the paint along the stencil until it is entirely covered with a thin coat of paint. You do not need a lot of paint for these stencils, and you want to scrape most of the paint off before removing the stencil from your plate. Once coated, remove your stencil carefully and slowly to reveal the gorgeous design! If you mess up, you can wipe the wet paint off with a cotton ball soaked in rubbing alcohol. Small touch-ups can be fixed once the paint has dried with the pick and scraper set.

martha stewart plaid glass paint

Your plates are not food safe, but they can be cured to help paint adhesion by air drying for 21 days, or by baking them in the oven for 30 minutes at 350°. Full instructions for curing your plates can be found at Plaid.

Below is a close-up picture of all the plates I painted. For the tree and silhouettes, I created a stencil on adhesive vinyl using my digital cutting machine and then painted the stencils with black paint. I love the way they all turned out! On the black plates note that I used the frost paint with some of the stencils to create a “ghostly” feel. I think this mantel will transition from fall into Halloween perfectly!

plates on wall

Below is my inspiration image from Country Living.

And here is my knock-off version! Not too shabby, eh?

home stories mantel

I’m thrilled with how my fall mantel turned out this year and am grateful to Plaid’s new Martha Stewart glass paint for inspiring me to create it! You can check out Plaid on Twitter, Facebook, and Pinterest and find a bunch of other inspiring glass paint projects under hashtag #marthaglass.

If you liked this project, you might also like my Plaid Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Stenciled Plates and Napkins.

martha stewart stenciled plate napkins

 

 Disclosure: This post was written as part of a campaign with Plaid’s Martha Stewart Glass Paints and Blueprint Social. All opinions my own.

Linking to: Sand & Sisal Countdown to Fall party

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  1. Your plates are beautiful! You inspired me, I think I just might try making some of these for my house! I just moved and there are plenty of walls I need something to fill them and these are a great idea! Thank you very much for sharing.

  2. What a gorgeous project! Mind if I ask a technical question? How did you mount all of the plates to the wall? I’m adverse to putting holes in my walls….

    • Thanks Jenny! I used 3m velcro stips. Although I must say that they didn’t hold and a few of the plates had to come down.

  11. Beautiful job! Every bit as pretty as the original!
    I had seen the Country Living photo and just ordered some silhouette plates of our family because I loved it so much. Will definitely have to try the Martha Stewart paints!

    Heather

  12. These plates turned out beautiful! I’m in love with the tree plate! What a great idea and your mantel looks lovely! Where did you get that fluffy ruffled poof ottoman? GORGEOUS! Thanks for linking it up to the Fall Countdown Party too!

  14. Your version is perfect! Thank you for sharing and inspiring me to do some thing similar with an antique dresser. Have a great weekend!

  16. I was wondering what you were going to create with all of those plates. LOVE it! They look so great together. I am a huge fan of Martha’s paints, and more recently, her glitter.

    • Ha! The cashier at the dollar store thought I was crazy and upon checking out asked me what I was doing with the plates on the floor. I showed her my inspiration pic on my phone but she still didn’t get it. LOL! And yes, a girl can never have too much Martha glitter!

  18. This is incredible! Yours looks magazine worthy, I must say! I’m not usually a fan of hanging plates on the wall, but I think this might change my mind. That tree one is gorgeous.

    • Thanks Lauren! I’m not much of a “plate on wall” girl myself but I loved this look (and that it is temporary)!

  25. Wow, Beth! Your plates look fantastic! I’ve been using the MS Acrylic Paint since it came out and love the quality and coverage compared to other brands. Something tells me I’ll be stocking up on glass paints in the future!

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