Custom Painted Champagne Flutes

Are they flutes?

Or do we just call them toasting glasses?

Whichever...they are now hereby officially dubbed the

dragonfly wedding toasting flutes of Brie and Jeremy.

Brie is the oldest daughter of our dance studio director.

She approached me at her youngest sister's graduation in May

and asked if I would help her out with a problem of sorts.

It seems she and her fiancé found some fabulous flutes at a

thrift store and wanted to use them at the wedding.

As you can see in the picture below,

they had some sort of etching on them...probably some sort of event.

She asked if I could paint over them

with their chosen theme and colors...include the date...

I said SURE!

Their wedding was turquoise, white, and silver.

Very pretty.

And, as you can see...

dragonflies were the main theme.

I used glass paint from Martha Stewart

and another brand, possibly Folk Art.

I can't remember who else usually has it.

I was concerned that you usually have

to bake the glasses to set the paint,

but I discovered that you don't have to anymore.

The bottles say they fully cure on their own in about 3 weeks.

That was a relief since I didn't know how they would hold up.

I also used a black and a white paint pen for the fine lines and writing.

 Since I have trouble drawing symmetrically,

I cut out a template and used it against the

glass so my wings would be even on both sides.

Some turquoise green "reeds" cover up the original etching.

The dragonflies have little silver highlights on their wings.

I've said before I don't consider myself a great painter,

but I am happy with how these turned out.

The bride was thrilled so I was, too.

I was really happy to be able to do this for them...

since her fiancé was involved in an accident about a month before the wedding.

He does HVAC and fell from a ladder, breaking both heels.

Love perseveres...

their wedding venue was able to accommodate the wheelchair

and I believe some absolutely wonderful memories were made that day.

So what do you think of this thrifty endeavor?

For a couple of bucks and some glass paint,

anyone can have custom toasting flutes for their special occasion.

Have a super fun and safe holiday weekend!

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