I love mason jars. Especially the vintage kind. The old styles are just so much cuter than the modern kind you buy at the store today. Don’t you think? Knowing that I wanted to use some in my spring decorating this year, I’ve been patiently assembling a small army from various thrift stores around town. Different shapes, sizes, and ages, I adore some of the treasures I found! Total cost: around $3
I knew I wanted to paint my jars a pretty robin’s egg blue, and thought I’d share the process with you today. It’s easy as a wink. I started by washing the jars thoroughly. Then picked up a few bottles of acrylic craft paint at Michaels. They were on sale for .33 each.
I thought the turquoise was a bit too bright, so I added a little gray and white to soften the tone.
Then I added in a touch of water, and mixed it all up:
 Now it’s time to pour some paint into the jar!
And slowly swirl it all around so that it coats the whole interior:
After it’s smoothly covered, invert the jar into a styrofoam bowl, and let the excess paint drip out for a few minutes (maybe 5-10?):
Then carefully lift them out, wipe the rim, and let them continue to dry upright. Here’s one more look at the finished project. I’m so pleased with how they came out!
You can, of course, spray paint (or brush paint) the outside of mason jars too, but I love the soft, creamy, smooth, finish that you get when you paint the interior. Reminds me a little of milk glass or jadeite. And it still leaves that shiny glass finish in tact! – Inspiration courtesy of Jennifer Blair, who is my mason jar and natural cotton boll muse. 🙂 You can see some of hers HERE and HERE.
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Really cute project! I like that the paint is on the inside, and you can still clearly see the beautiful vintage labels and designs on each jar.
Thanks Kate! It was so fun doing them. I agree with you…painting on the inside helps keep the vintage charm in tact :-). Hope your week is off to a great start!
super cute! I love that blue color.
Thank you Sarah! I’m all about the robin’s egg blue this spring! Got it all over my house 🙂
What a cute and creative project! I definitely want to revitalize my living spaces now that spring is (almost) here. Though they’re calling for snow this week, I’m pretending it’s warm and sunny! And these just make me smile.
Thank you Meg! I know what you mean, spring just makes you want to freshen everything up, huh? Calling for snow here too, and I, for one, would be thrilled if we got some (spring decorations or not!). 🙂
Kristin, I love the color you whipped up here! So pretty. 🙂 What an easy and beautiful DIY project, thanks for sharing! The real cotton balls are adorable.
Thank you Karla! I’m so into robin’s egg blue this year! Funny how certain colors catch our fancy in a big way sometimes, isn’t it?! And aren’t cotton bolls so great? I love the soft, whimsical, natural touch they add to my spring decor. Thanks for stopping by! I hope your doing well :-).
I love that color! And I agree that the inside painting is much prettier. So classy! Great idea!
Thank you, thank you 🙂
that color is sooo pretty! i’ll have to remember this for when im feeling crafty 🙂 haha
Thank you Marsa! Yes, this is such a great (and quick and easy) project for when the crafty bugs hits :-). So glad you stopped by!
Great project and beautiful pictures! I love it and that paint color mixture is just perfect 🙂
Thank you, thank you Veronica :-)!
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