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Pinterest Pick Friday ~ Painted Jars

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I’ve been planning this project for a long time! At least since Valentine’s Day! But, even though I LOVE crafting, I’m a procrastinator. I finally sat down and did it on Sunday. I LOVE how they turned out! And they turned out better than I thought they would! That’s always a wonderful triumph:)

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I found this pin on pinterest and fell in love immediately. I was in the garage soon after finding the pin and found 3 canning jars. I figured I could use them, instead of buying new vases! I LOVE it when I find a frugal way to craft! Creating something with what I already have is a great way to do that.

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I started out with 3 canning jars and 3 different green paints.

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I was nervous about screwing up this project. I don’t know why. It was easy! I knew it was easy, but I have a way of turning easy things into really hard things! I guess you could say it’s one of my talents:)

 

 

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Do you like the glob of paint on the right side there? Yeah, I don’t use my paints a lot.

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It took a couple of days for the paint to dry. Actually, I’m still not quite sure it’s completely dry! The darker green in the back LOOKS dry, but my 2 year old ran up and touched it a couple days ago and got paint all over his fingers. I had to turn the jar around to the side because you can kind of see wear he had his little accident.

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This is all of my St. Patty’s day decor. It’s kind of sad, but I’m hoping to spruce it up some more next year! 🙂

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Can you see the smear? LOL It’s all good fun:) We’re making memories, right? I just LOVE the small jar. I found glitter paint at a local craft store on sale and so I bought it with no idea what I’d use it for. I was SO excited to use it on this project!! I was afraid it would be too light, but after drying I think it looks perfect!!

I’m sure you noticed I started out with 3 jars and paint colors… well, I ditched the medium size jar because the color I painted it didn’t match these two. I’m ok with it, too. I think I’m going to do an Easter jar this weekend with that one. Can you believe Easter is only  2 weeks away?!! Yeah, me neither! Time just goes by way too fast when you’re an adult!!

Well, I hope you enjoyed this project as much as I did!  Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend!

7 thoughts on “Pinterest Pick Friday ~ Painted Jars

    1. I love it too! 🙂 I’m not a huge fan of glitter since its so messy, but the paint isn’t so it worked out great!!

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