Hello friends! It's time for another Tinker Thursday! This week, I
decided to try my luck at a fun little 4th of July project I found on Pinterest. I made it a little more fun by not actually reading the instructions and just winging it based on the final photos.
I had a big pack of Mason Jars I bought
at Costco a while back just chillin in my cabinet, so I figured painting over
two of them wouldn't be too heartbreaking. I went to Michael's to grab the
material I needed, and went to town.
You will need
Mason Jars
Acrylic paint (for glass surfaces)
Paint brushes or paint sponges
Painter's Tape
Optional
Star stickers
Decorative flowers
A lot of the 4th of July decor was 60% off at my local Michael's,
so I decided to take advantage of the deal and purchased a few extra things :)
I actually completed the blue mason jar first to see if this
project would even be feasible, given my skill level. I think it turned out ok,
not amazing, but pretty acceptable for a first try :)
For the blue mason jar, all you have to do is stick star stickers (say that five times fast) all over the jar, and paint over it
with blue paint. An alternative method could be to paint the entire jar blue and
add white stars after via a star-shaped sponge. The great thing about this
particular project is that instructions are only a suggestion for how things
can be done. You have the artistic freedom to create whatever you want with
your mason jars. I did a basic Stars and Stripes pattern, but if you're able to
paint a bald eagle, why not? Mount Rushmore? Go for it! Do you want your jar to
be clear with red, white, and blue hearts? No one is going to stop you :)
The striped jar takes a little more time and effort than the blue
stars jar, but it's still relatively simple. As you can see, I've already
painted the jar white. This is about two thin coats, but paint however many
layers your heart desires. I was going for a bit of a rustic, imperfect feel.
After that completely dries, go ahead and mark off where you want
your red paint to go with some painters tape. Make sure there are no bubbles or
wonky edges, but if there are, it's ok! Makes it more authentic (I know I
definitely messed this step up).
Once your jars are dry, go ahead and decorate it however you want.
Below are different suggestions, but again, this project is exclusively yours.
I tried flowers, twinkle lights, and even candles. They all look great, in my
opinion!
Level of Difficulty: 2.5/10. I think the most difficult part
of this project is figuring out what to do with them after they're done! I
personally prefer having flowers in the blue stars one, and a candle or twinkle lights
in the sriped jar.
What Would I do Different Next Time? I would definitely look for paint that
is specifically for glass. I purchased standard acrylic paint and while it did
work, I found it difficult to apply additional layers, even when the first
layer was already dry.
Would I do this project again? Definitely! There are different holidays you can do this
for. I even saw a halloween one where they made the mason jars Jack-o-Lanterns.
Less mess! :)
I hope you enjoyed this quick little
DIY inspired by Pinterest! Let me know what you'd like to see next!
As for the future of Tinker Thursday,
let me just say, that this blog day is starting to get a little expensive,
haha! I think I'm going to have to re-evaluate how I want to go about Tinker
Thursday. I definitely want to continue re-creating DIYs, but I might cut it
down to a big DIY project once every two months. I have other ideas for the
additional days I have to post, such as "Plan With Me" Planner
Decorating posts, Dress-it-Yourself fashion-type posts (without stepping into
Sharmaine's territory and expertise, of course), and a lot more. I'll see you
in two weeks with a new post!
xoxo, Rox
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