I’ve always enjoyed the idea of Mason Jar crafts but I don’t partake very often. Maybe because it has become a fad and I’m tired of seeing them everywhere. As you can see, I gave in today and made my own DIY painted Mason Jar decor. I got very excited because the weather has been so nice here (relatively speaking), and it makes me enjoy colorful things a lot more. This was my way of dealing with that. I craft! It really didn’t take long and was pretty cheap. I got the Mason Jars for $1 each, the paint for $1.67 each, and the flowers were $3 (all at at Pat Catan’s). Anyone who knows me knows that I am definitely not a gardener and am not even going to attempt to use real flowers. My mom would probably have heart failure if she even knew I had fake plants in my house.
Things You Will Need:
Flowers
Mason Jars
Acrylic paints (safe for glass)
Optional buy recommended: newspaper to cover your workspace.
Step 1:
Plop some paint down into the bottom of the jar. Swirl it around a bit until it covers the bottom completely.
Step 2:
Hold the Mason Jar to the side and swirl some paint around the top. Twist the jar as the paint comes out.
Step 3:
Swirl the paint around until you have a fully painted jar. I had to hit the jar on my palm a few times to get the paint where I wanted it. You will probably have to do the same. When you are finished replace the rim of the jar only (like the above photo).
Step 4:
Repeat steps 1-3 for as many painted jars as you would like.
Beautiful! I love my painted jars 🙂 I only painted 4 jars, but I will probably add some blue and green ones later. I am pretty excited about them too!
Happy crafting!
What a fun idea!
Thank you!!
I love your painted jars too …. so colorful and bright – mason jar’s is that a special jar, seen the name in other DIY posts too.
It’s just a canning jar. These are actually Ball jars. It’s just a brand. I used the name mason jar because it is more recognizable.
I did something similar to this a few years ago for Christmas gifts using vases instead, only I swirled in multiple colors and they turned out to be a great hit. This really is a fun little project.
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It works! I like it 🙂
Did you try it?
I meant “it works” as in the idea works for me. I’m much too lazy (and messy) to do this. Believe me, there’d be paint everywhere, and not much in the jar. I’m an admirer of those who “can”. 🙂
Haha, i understand.
Make sure that when buying those Mason jars, you don’t get entered into a database as a Moonshiner. 😀
Haha, that is a good point. I suppose that has become the trend, hasn’t it?
What a great idea! And I just love the colours you chose!
Thank you! Appreciate it.
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