Painted Mason Jars Tutorial!

Following is a fun Craft Project and guest post
by frugal friends Jenny and Jess… enjoy!!

Painted Mason Jars

Normally I wouldn’t do two tutorials in one post, but because it’s Teacher Appreciation time and Mother’s Day is coming, I wanted to share a simple Painted Mason Jars idea that I think either one would love.

Plus, I’m going to bet you will end up making some for yourself as well.

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I realize there are a lot of blogs that have posted about how to paint glass jars, but because I think I finally found my favorite ‘mixture’ I thought I’d share it with you.

Supplies Needed:

Before you get started, take a minute to round up your supplies.

Here’s what you’ll need…

Clean Jar (Mason or other clear jar: spaghetti sauce jars, soda bottles etc.)

(Always save your clear jars and bottles. You just never know when you might want to break one out and make a craft with them.)

Gloss-Lustre Mod Podge

Paint Brush

Food Coloring

Water

Mix together:

1 tsp. of Mod Podge

3-4 drops of food coloring (or more if you want it darker)

1.5 tsp. of water

This is where you can have fun and experiment with colors. If you want the aqua/turquoise look, try two drops of blue and 1 drop of green.  One ‘mixture’ can actually be used on four to six jars depending on the size.

Next, paint the glue mixture onto your jar. It will look something like this below. Don’t worry…it won’t stay like that. I took this picture when there were still some bubbles on it. I tried to paint most of the bubbles off so that it was smooth.

Also, I made these jars (the blue ones) a little lighter than I have in the past, so your ‘paint’ may look different than mine.

Let It Dry:

Either let it dry on it’s own upside down over night, or (here’s the cool part) put it on a plate upside down place it in the microwave for 30 seconds.

You will see your results almost immediately.

I didn’t take any pictures of just the jars because it was late at night and I got straight to work on embellishing them, sorry.

I love the purple one.

It goes perfectly with the tulips my hubby and daughter ‘surprise’ planted me years ago. Tulips always remind me of my friend Kristen who was one of my bridesmaids.

She’s always loved them. And I love how little things like tulips bring back memories of friends.

Ok, so once you have painted your jars set them aside. If you’d like to add some fabric flowers to them then keep reading.

If you’d just like to add a card, then scroll to the bottom to download and print.

Add some ribbon, flowers and print one of our cards below.

I’ve designed these cards so that you could easily attach a gift card if you’d like. Or if you’d rather skip the gift card then just cut it down the middle and use only the printed side.

I’d love to hear if you make one or both of these projects.

They really are simple and oh so cute!

~Jenny

Jenny and Jess are two friends that love creating crafty stuff (for both kids and adults), cooking, reading, and so much more!  They also love to create free printables and svg’s for both kids and home decor.  You can also find Jenny and Jess on Facebook and Pinterest.

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So have you tried making these Painted Mason Jars for yourself?

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