Sunday, May 27, 2012

Colored Mason Jars!

Okay so I am a little obsessed with mason jars..
Who wouldn't be though? You can use them for anything: drinking glass, candle holder, change, jewelry, etc.
This DIY changes the tint of the glass to whatever color you'd like.
(I really hate that the image quality is so low.. a little less than week until I have my camera back)

Supplies:
Paper towels, plastic cups(depending on how many colors is what number of cups you'll need), food colors, Mod Podge, paint brush and mason jars

First
 Mix the food coloring into a small portion of Mod Podge (with MP a little goes a long way I used probably about a tablespoon of it)
For the blue jar I only used one drop and now looking back wish that I had used about three or four.

Then
Once I had it completely mixed, I painted a layer of the mixture onto the outside of the jar.
(I did it on the outside because MP is water based and I would love to use these as flower jars, I've just got to be careful to not get water on the MP!)

Lastly
Once I had coated the entire outside of the jar, including the rim, I set them on the paper towel to dry

Twenty minutes later I had the finished product!!


Now you can make colors to match your homes color scheme!
xo. Alexandra




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