The stimulating, summery colors
of the tray and glassware are
as refreshing as the cool contents.

Pitcher and Goblets

• Glass pitcher and goblets
• Aleene's Premium-Coat Acrylic Paint: Black #176, Medium Fuchsia #168, Medium Lime #132, True Green #139, True Turquoise #145, True Violet #163, and True Yellow #127
• Aleene's Gloss Varnish #103
• Artist's Brushes: #6 flat, #6 and #12 round, #10 liner
• Baking sheet
• Aluminum foil
• Tracing paper
• Pencil
• Tape

1. Download the free patterns. (This requires Adobe Acrobat software.) For general how-to information and glass-painting specifics, check out Decorative Painting Basics.

Summer Pleasures patterns

Adobe Acrobat

Decorative Painting Basics

2. Trace and tape patterns to glass. Wash and dry the goblets and pitcher. Trace the flower designs from the patterns onto tracing paper. Tape the patterns inside the glass for your painting reference.

3. Paint stems. Load the #6 round brush with Medium Lime. Paint four stems evenly spaced around each goblet at varied heights and angles. Paint seven stems around the pitcher in the same manner. Paint a small half circle for the flower center at the top of each stem and one or two leaves at the base of each stem Medium Lime. Paint True Green accents on each leaf and half-circle.

4. Paint flowers. Use Medium Fuchsia, True Turquoise, True Violet, and True Yellow for the flowers. Load the #6 flat brush with one of the flower colors and paint a half circle around the small flower center at the top of each stem. Repeat, using a different flower color for each stem on the goblets. Randomly repeat flower colors on the pitcher. Let the paint dry.

5. Use black and the #10 liner to outline and make details. Let the paint dry.

6. Heat-set paint. To heat-set the paint, place the glassware on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil, and place it in a cold oven. Set the oven at 325 degrees F, and set a timer for 30 minutes.

7. Cool, then varnish. After 30 minutes, turn off the oven and open the door slightly to cool. Let the glassware cool to room temperature inside the oven. Remove the glassware when it is cool. Apply a smooth, even coat of Gloss Varnish over the painted surfaces using the #12 soft round brush. Let the varnish dry. Repeat the heat setting procedure.