DIY Glass Fishing Floats

Japanese fishing floats are the perfect accessory for your summer decor. Vintage ones can be very expensive, but you can make your own with these tips.

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- Glass Balls - Glass Paint - Jute Twine

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For this project you will need glass globes. Look at the thrift store for vases, lamps or ornaments that you can repurpose into your fishing floats

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Paint the globes with glass paint in beach colors. If you have found clear glass balls, you can also paint them on the inside with ModPodge and food coloring.

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Add food coloring to Modpodge for a dye that works perfect on glass if it doesn't get wet.

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Macrame a net around the painted globes for the fishermen look

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We'll give you some tips for figuring out how to macrame around a glass ball.

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