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Ciss · **Posted: 25-09-2008 , 12:17 PM** #24

I LOVE the idea of painting the glass jars and I believe so would my 9 years old step-daughter who is craft-mad :-).

As it happens, I have a huge bag of jars and bottles gathering dust in the corner - I've been meaning to take them to the recycling centre for ages. I will def use them now.

I have 3 questions for the experts :-)
1) Would Easons have glass paints? Or are there any shops that would have them in Celbridge/Maynooth/Stillogan?
2) Should we put on a base paint first on the jars/bottles before using the glass paint? If so, what is the best type of base paint?
3) Does anyone have any tips for taking the labels off the glass jars/bottles without leaving any sticky residue behind?

	Posted: 25-09-2008 , 12:17 PM #24
Ciss Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Celbridge, Kildare Posts: 9	What a fanastic idea! I LOVE the idea of painting the glass jars and I believe so would my 9 years old step-daughter who is craft-mad :-). As it happens, I have a huge bag of jars and bottles gathering dust in the corner - I've been meaning to take them to the recycling centre for ages. I will def use them now. I have 3 questions for the experts :-) 1) Would Easons have glass paints? Or are there any shops that would have them in Celbridge/Maynooth/Stillogan? 2) Should we put on a base paint first on the jars/bottles before using the glass paint? If so, what is the best type of base paint? 3) Does anyone have any tips for taking the labels off the glass jars/bottles without leaving any sticky residue behind?