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Mason jar vase

Course DIY
Keyword flower vase, jar crafts, painted jars, upcycled jars
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Saved jars swirled inside with blue and white acrylic paint, dried upside down and filled with fresh flowers.

What You’ll Need

  • Saved-up jars labels removed
  • Shades of blue acrylic craft paint
  • White acrylic paint (to lighten the blues)
  • Paint for each jar: approximately 1/2 an inch in the jar bottom
  • Thick cardboard
  • Paper cup (optional, to line the jar if holding water)
  • Fresh flowers

Directions

  • Peel the labels off the jars.
  • Squeeze about 1/2 an inch of paint into the bottom of a jar.
  • Tip the jar almost upside down and turn it slowly until the paint covers the whole inside.
  • Stand the jar upside down on thick cardboard so the extra paint can drip out. Shift the jar every 10-15 minutes so the excess keeps draining.
  • When most of the extra paint has drained, set the jar upright and let it dry for a few hours.
  • Fill with freshly cut flowers.

Notes

Notes: acrylic is water-based, so water will wash the inside paint away; put a paper cup inside if the jar will hold water. Paint the inside rather than the outside (outside paint scratches off). Expect a lot of runoff; use thick cardboard.