How to Paint Mason Jars

I have an obsession with mason jars, I use them for everything from drinking glasses, soap dispensers, decoration and storage- oh and I use them for canning too.  I've never gotten around to painting any of my mason jars but decided for my Valentine's decorations I would paint a few.  I chose colors that would also work well for spring and Easter decorations.  I'll walk you through the steps I took to paint my mason jars below.....

 

You will need:

acrylic paint

mason jars (As you can see I also used food jars)

cardboard

*I didn't end up using the foam brushes that are pictured, but if you are using paint from a large can you will need them, or plastic spoons* I'll explain in the tutorial 

 

 

First, pour a little bit of paint into the jar.  I ended up using a little too much, but you can gauge how much you will need based on the size of the jar pictured below.

 

 

Once you have poured the paint into the jar, pick the jar up and holding it on an angle start rolling the jar around.  The paint will slide down the inside of the jar and cover all of the glass.  (Couldn't get a picture since I was the only one around, but you get the idea).

 

After you have covered the inside of the jar in paint, place it top down on a piece of cardboard.  The excess paint will run out of the jar and onto the cardboard.  Move the jar onto a fresh piece of cardboard from time to time, once you notice there is no more paint running out the jar turn it right side up to finish drying. 

 

I love how the paint formed a heart!!

 

Once the jars are completely dried you can start to use them for decorating and storage!  For Valentine's day I plan to stick some fresh flowers in the jars and display them on the dining room hutch.  I got a little carried away with how many jars I painted so I ended up using one of them in my craft room for storage :)

 

 

I think we will incorporate some of these jars in our Knotty Sisters craft show displays too! Another idea is to use them for utensil holders if you plan to have a Valentine's day brunch/dinner etc...so cute!