Showing posts with label Mini Mason Jars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mini Mason Jars. Show all posts

Thursday, November 30, 2017

2017 Inspiration Series - Mini Mason Jars

Hi friends! Thank you all for stopping by my blog today I'm so happy you're here. Today I'm sharing a few ways to alter the Mini Mason Jars for gifts, a home decor piece or something fun to hold your favorite photo for the holidays. The post is a little long so grab a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy! 


The first Mini Mason Jar is perfect for a quick gift for the kids or in my case the Grandkids! 

Wash all pieces of the Mini Mason Jar before you start. 
Paint lid with Evergreen Bough Distress Paint and let dry. 

Stamp Holiday Postmark of your choice on Christmas Paper Stash with Archival Ink.

Punch out postmark with Tim Holtz/Sizzix 1 1/4" hole punch. 

Fit punched paper into ring and place in Tag Press and press. See Tim's video on the Tag Press here.  

Once you've press the ring punch a small hole at the top of the ring to add a string later. 

Die cut a couple circles from Stitched Circles to fit the top of the lid. Also die cut the mug from the Mini Christmas Things. I used the new Sidekick for die cutting today. Super handy and oh so cute. Use scissors to cut off the steam on the red cup. 

Ink the edges of the circles and mug using Distress Ink on a Mini Ink Blending Tool. 


Adhere the mug together with Distress Collage Medium. Add the mug and the small circle with foam tape to create a little dimension. Adhere the plaid circle directly to the lid with Collage Medium.

Alcohol ink the Metallic ribbon, apply Alcohol Ink to applicator tool, place on ribbon and pull ribbon to color. 

Tie a bow around the top of the jar adding the snowflake, use a small piece of string to tie the post mark tag to the bow. 

Fill the jar with hot cocoa mix and mini marshmallows. 
The kids are going to love it! 

This Mini Mason Jar decor piece has an elegant look but can also be made in traditional colors. 

Spray trees with Distress Mica Spray in Tarnished Brass. 

Apply Distress Collage Medium to the tree using your finger. 

Pour Vintage Platinum Distress Glitter Dust over trees and shack off excess glitter, set aside to dry. 

Apply Gold Metallic Mixative and a few drops of Blending Solution to cotton swab and rub over deer to color.

Cut a circle to fit in the bottom of the Mini Mason Jar. (Approximately 1 1/2") The circle is for a base to adhere everything to and will not show. 

Adhere the deer to the circle using hot glue. 

Cut the base off the trees and adhere the trees with hot glue. The trees should not overhang the circle to much or they won't fit in the jar. 

Apply a generous amount of Collage medium to the bottom of the circle. 

lower the unit into the jar to adhere to the bottom and let dry. 

Add Distress Rock Candy Glitter to the Mini Mason Jar for snow. 

Apply Gold Metallic Mixative to the lid, Curio Knob, Pine Cones and Christmas Word Band. I used the lid from the Photo Clip Kit or you can drill your own hole. 

Punch greenery out with the Holly and Juniper Punch. Alcohol ink the greens withGold Metallic Mixative on an Applicator Tool. 

Apply Gold Metallic Mixative to the Beaded Berries to color gold. 

Bend the Word Band to fit the curve of the jar using jewelry pliers. Apply Black Soot Distress Crayon to the Word Band. It's helpful to heat up the Word Band before you add the Crayon.  

Rub off with a soft cloth and the Crayon will remain in the words. 

Adhere the greenery around the center hole with Distress Collage Medium. Attach Curio Knob to lid. Tie Metallic Ribbon around Curio Knob attaching Pine Cones and Bells with a bow. 

Thread the ribbon through the Word Band, add a small piece of foam tape to the back of the band and tie around the bottom of the jar. 

Adding the Photo Clip Kit to the Mini Mason Jar and adding a photo or ephemera can be fun too. 

Create a collage with Ephemera, Paper Dolls and even a tree. 

Embellish lid with Distress Paint, Fringe, Typed Token and Christmas Jute String. 

Attach collage to Photo Clip, add candy to the Mini Mason Jar and your all set. 

I hope you will try a few Mini Mason Jars this season! 
Thanks for stopping in! 
Richele

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Patriotic Mini Mason Jars

Hello friends! Can you believe it's the middle of June already and the Fourth of July is just a few weeks away? Get ready because it'll be here before we know it. 

Mason Jars seem to be so popular, I have been seeing lots of projects on Pinterest (I could spend hours) anyway….I think we're having a BBQ with all the fixings and I thought it would be fun to have a little decoration on the patio table and a tea light in them will be all the better! 
Paula Cheney's has some adorable Mini Mason Jars on her blog too, you can check them out here

Don't you just love the graphics on these jars. 

Gather up these supplies...
Mini Mason Jars, Distress Paint, Adornments - Souvenir, Chitchat - Seasonal, Paper String - Air Mail, Sanding Grip, Wire Pins, Brush, Masking Tape and Tea Lights. 

Clean the Mini Mason Jars with glass cleaner. This will help with getting the paint to adhere. 

Make sure the jar is completely dry then mask off the star with masking tape. 

Paint the jar with Distress Paint. 

Smooth out paint with a brush. Let the paint dry for several hours or overnight before handling. 

Lightly sand the raised areas with fine sand paper. If a little paint bleeds under the tape you can scrape it off with a Craft Knife.

Tie Air Mail Paper String around the top with a bow. 
Embellish the Mini Mason Jars with Seasonal Chitchat on a little handmade tag and attach with a Loop Pins

Add a tea light or flowers to the Mini Mason Jars and you're ready for a celebration! A perfect centerpiece for the Fourth of July. 

Thanks for stopping in!
Richele

Here's all the goodies I used….find them on Simon Says Stamp!