![Easy DIY Milkglass from spray painted thrift store vases. This is such a great way to upcycle those vases you see all the time! .jpg Easy DIY Painted MilkGlass](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Tww4oUoJDMI/V4Mzsg29_UI/AAAAAAABh_A/zu1Ucylc5X4/Easy%252520DIY%252520Milkglass%252520from%252520spray%252520painted%252520thrift%252520store%252520vases.%252520%252520This%252520is%252520such%252520a%252520great%252520way%252520to%252520upcycle%252520those%252520vases%252520you%252520see%252520all%252520the%252520time%252521%252520.jpg?imgmax=1600)
I always loved the look of milk glass. Country living recently had an article about it and I fell in love with these vases:
image: Brian Woodcock for Country Living
They are so pretty all clustered together in a group, with all the gorgeous textures. It is so clean and pretty, but the real stuff can be pricey unless you get really lucky and stumble upon it at a yard sale or thrift store. Lately it has been near impossible to find authentic and inexpensive milk glass at thrift stores.
But you know what there ISN’T a shortage of at thrift stores? Inexpensive clear glass vases. They are PLENTIFUL and they are CHEAP.
But you know what there ISN’T a shortage of at thrift stores? Inexpensive clear glass vases. They are PLENTIFUL and they are CHEAP.
![thrift-store-glass-vases.jpg Thrift store glass vases](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m1owU2JA_DY/V4Mz84di46I/AAAAAAABh_Y/E7b2UBaYENk/thrift-store-glass-vases.jpg?imgmax=1600)
Can’t find vases at your thrift store? You can get them for $1/each at Dollar Tree, floral supply stores or Hobby Lobby
So how can you turn those into milk glass?
![Faux-DIY-Milkglass.jpg Faux DIY Milkglass](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-A43wn3GvDc4/V4MzutLgFrI/AAAAAAABh_E/ZKWnMy9KYcg/Faux-DIY-Milkglass.jpg?imgmax=1600)
Easy! The answer is simple white spray paint!
![half-painted-glass-vase.jpg Half painted glass vase](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xWZTzWl7VwU/V4Mzz2T_6OI/AAAAAAABh_M/3EsZ8J8N-HY/half-painted-glass-vase.jpg?imgmax=1600)
A few thin coats and you have a totally different look!
And the best part is, because the paint is on the outside, you can still use the vase without any worry of the paint washing off. ![spray-painted-glass-to-make-milkglass-.jpg Spray painted glass to make milkglass](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2LKT_wR3AYs/V4Mz2cipYoI/AAAAAAABh_Q/xtSjAzEwlUw/spray-painted-glass-to-make-milkglass-.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![spray-painting-clear-glass-vases.jpg Spray painting clear glass vases](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-0XSFWcV0wFQ/V4Mz410Mp-I/AAAAAAABh_U/jcUTFEA4R7c/spray-painting-clear-glass-vases.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![spray-painted-glass-to-make-milkglass-.jpg Spray painted glass to make milkglass](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2LKT_wR3AYs/V4Mz2cipYoI/AAAAAAABh_Q/xtSjAzEwlUw/spray-painted-glass-to-make-milkglass-.jpg?imgmax=1600)
Of course, you don’t have to go all white, you also can make your own Jadite and other colored milk glass versions, you just need pastel spray paint!
Real Jadite and milkglass: Cha-ching!
(image courtesy of jaditekate)
Here is a 50 cent vase I found at the Goodwill:
For that vase I used avocado spray paint. I am not sure why I had avacado spraypaint already, but I knew it would be perfect for this.
Here is an example of the final look:
They are adorable all mixed together on a shelf: