Getting Crafty!

It's time for a fun project to kick off Friday!

 

When Dustin travels a lot, I get a little stressed! 

 

Getting crafty is therapeutic for me. 

 

So, craft I must!

 

I have had several comments on this project so I thought I would share the how to with you......

 

It truly is a piece of cake....

 

I started by purchasing 3 large Mason jars.  I have a case of these at home because I use them for everything from utensil holders on my kitchen table, pencil holders at the homework station (again, my kitchen table), flower pots, teacher gifts, detergent canisters for my homeade detergent....(post on that coming soon), and just about anything.  I have very cottage/vintage decor in my home so these fit right in.

Next I gathered some acrylic paint that I had purchased to paint bird houses with the kids.  I only had these two shades of blue and I knew I wanted three that made an ombre effect, so I just mixed white with the darker color blue to make one in between.  It was a piece of cake and turned out great. 

Next, I took a small paint sponge and started painting the insides of the jars.  I realized really quickly that the coverage with the sponges wasn't going to cut it, so I switched to a small paint brush, about an inch in width, and this worked much better at covering so that the glass didn't show through.  I stole the brush from my kids painting kit.  Nothing fancy. 

 

I loathe fake flowers, but I also love color in my home, so I went to Hobby Lobby and found these and thought they looked pretty legit.  I was happy with them.  I just cut them to size so that the flowers billowed just over the top of the jar as to not show the imperfections in my painting job. I'm a sneaky little crafter I tell  ya. 

 

And......the finished product, with a little Instagram love added for the effect of the filter.  They look beautiful on my dining room table.  It's the perfect pop of color without being obnoxious.  They make me happy!  

This project took all of 10 minutes if you don't count paint drying time and could be done with any colors.  I'd just add white to get a little differentiation from one jar to the next.  I did find this project idea on the beloved Pinterest and I'm sure if you search it they have a better way of doing it, but this way worked just fine for me.

 

 

Happy Crafting and Happy Spring!