Tuesday 29 April 2014

Gorgeous Gold Glittery Mason Jars

Fancy jazzing up your table with a quick and easy centre piece? These gold glittery mason jars are perfect for bringing the WOW factor to any occasion.

Gold Glitter Mason Jars by Sprout's House

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Way back in January, it was my sister’s 30th birthday and she asked me to organize her party. I decided on a gold theme with splashes of hot pink – here’s a look at the party bags if you missed that post.

Equipment:
a selection of glass jars - I used two sizes of mason jar and then a smaller hexagonal jam jar


gold glitter
PVA glue
old paint brush
low tack masking tape
newspaper
rubber gloves
Time: 1-2 hours plus drying time

1. Remove all the lids and sticky labels. 
2. Wash the jars to remove dust and the sticky residue from the labels. Allow to air dry.
3. Set up the area where you are going to spray by laying out newspaper and covering anything that might get sprayed. I used an old paper bag lined with newspaper to create a little spraying station. (Ideally spray outside or with all your doors and windows open. The spray paint can be pretty potent stuff!!)


Gold Glitter Mason Jars by Sprout's House

4. Lightly spray the jars. Allow to dry and then spray again until each jar is completely covered. You may have to repeat this cycle a few times.


Gold Glitter Mason Jars by Sprout's House

5. Let the jars dry for at least 24 hours.



6. Decide how much of the jars your are going to cover in glitter and carefully mark in pencil. I decided to cover the bottom third of each jar with glitter.
6. Using your pencil marks as a guide, wrap masking tape around each jar above the mark.
7. Brush on PVA glue and sprinkle with glitter. I did one side at a time and then moved on to the next jar. Repeat until you have covered each section of the jars.
8. Leave the jars to dry and then carefully remove the masking tape. Touch up if you need to.
9. Add water and flowers to create your centre piece.


Gold Glitter Mason Jars by Sprout's House


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36 comments:

  1. Beautiful and a great way to keep the flowers low on the table. I love your Mason Jar idea, especially the sparkle.

    Blesssings,
    Diane Roark
    recipesforourdailybread.com

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    1. Thanks, Diane. They were a great height for chatting to our guests - it's always nice to be able to see them over the top of the flowers!! xox

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  2. I especially love the little hexagonal jar, I think I have one of those in the cupboard somewhere

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    1. Me too! It was a nice contrast to the mason jars. xox

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  3. I so love repurposing old jars, this is a really nice take on them with added glam!

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    1. I'm a sucker for sparkle. There's always room for more glitter in my world!! xox

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  4. This is just beautiful. Didn't know you could make this with just spray and glitter. :-)

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    1. It really is easy! Hope you have a chance to have a go! xox

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  5. Your jars are so gorgeous, love the gold paint and glitter. They are eye catchers and conversation starters. Do you use a special glitter and brand of spray paint? Think i love the jam jars. I catch myself buying things for the jar, lol
    I think we can safely say bloggers are some of best recyclers ever. We used to put our glass jars in recycling bins but not any more, if I don't use them for some project, hubs does for all his nails, screws, etc. I love it. I'm not a blogger but crafters are pretty good at recycling also. I have bag of plastic containers out in shed I go to when I'm doing a painting project, sure are handy, and free. I like to see how many ways I can use jars and cans also. Happy days

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    1. Thanks for dropping by! I know what you mean - I'm starting to keep bits and piece with an eye to using them as props in my photos etc. The glitter I used was just from Hobbycraft and I used Rusto-leum gold spray paint. xox

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  6. These are so pretty! I especially like the square and hexagonal jars. Thank you for sharing these and your awesome princess cake at What We Accomplished Wednesdays. Have a great week!

    Blessings,
    Deborah

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    1. Thanks for having me Deborah! Have a great week! xox

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  7. Anything mason jar catches my eye! I really like the jam jar and the difference in shape worked well with how you grouped them.
    I will be putting this on my Mason Jar pin board!!

    Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Thanks for pinning, Bobbie. I will pop by and look at your board! xox

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  8. You honestly has me a "gold and glittery", but these are lovely.

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  9. They are so pretty. I don't think I am crafty enough to try this but I really like them.

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  10. These are just darling!! I'm in love with mason jars and you just took them to an entirely new level of awesomesauce!! Pinning, girl...these are too cute to pass up! Thanks bunches for linking up with us. Have a fabulous week.

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  11. Love how your mason jars turned out. Super pretty! Thanks for sharing at the party @DearCreatives Pinning & tweeting your projects. Theresa

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  12. These are beautiful!! Thank you for a darling idea!

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  13. Very nice! Think of all the color combs you could do!

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  14. Love the addition of the glitter at the bottom. Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday.

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  15. Love altering Mason jars! These look fantastic! I appreciate you sharing with Home and Garden Thursday,
    Kathy

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  16. Whoa! This is an awesome craft to transform plain Mason jars into something spectacular!

    Pinning to our Party Board!

    Thanks so much for sharing at Show-Licious Craft & Recipe Party! Join us again on Saturday morning at 8:00 am EST.

    ~ Ashley

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  17. Beautiful! Love the contrast with the floral. Thanks for sharing this idea!

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  18. What a great idea! I just love flowers, and I love your idea! Thanks for sharing!

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  19. So simple, but so lovely - they look like an expensive shop item! Thanks for linking to the Craftastic Monday party at Sew Can Do - I'd love to feature this is if you could add the party to your link list:)

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  20. Love the glitter look, my daugther loves all things sparkly. This would look great done with colour as a base and gold glitter too, hmmm, might try that.

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  21. These Jars are a hit and I can tell by all the great comments! Thanks for sharing them at my Fabulous Friday Party
    Maria

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  22. I'm usually not a fan of gold things, but man oh man this is beautiful! And all the glitter never hurt anyone either :) Thanks for linkin to Sunday FUNday! I'm featuring you at this weekend's party!

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  23. The jars looks amazing! Pinned! These little gems will be featured at our party this week! Woo Hoo! Thanks for being part of our party. Happy Saturday! Lou Lou Girls

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  24. So pretty. I'm really into Gold right now. Thanks for linking up at Tips and Tricks! Pinning

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  25. I love the hexagonal jar and the way the glitter dresses up the bottom!

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  26. I love these! So gorgeous, and great tutorial!
    Stopping by from Lou Lou Girls Fabulous Party :)

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  27. What a gorgeous way to transform a plain jar into something so useful. I love it!

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  28. I love this project! I am a bit addicted to gold and shiny things myself. Thank you so much for sharing at Redouxinteriors!

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  29. Beautiful!! I love the sparkle..:)

    -Priyam @ http://priyam-simplejoys.blogspot.com

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