I got the idea to make painted jars from Anthropologie. I was in their store one day and saw a display on a table and loved it! I had a friend that had a birthday coming up and thought I could make one for her and use it as the wrapping for her gift. The picture above is the finished product. It was so easy to make. I decided to use two paint colors for the gift and I used three for the last two I made. I loved the way they came out! The colors mix and swirl together beautifully. I may use them again for gifts.
I have a collection of jars that I have a hard time trowing away. Do you have the same problem? I wish our city recycled them. I decided to used pink, yellow, and blue acrylic paint.
- I poured one color into the jar and swirled it around and let it drip down the sides.
- Then, I poured another color and repeated step 1.
- And again with the third color.
- I then turned the jar upside down onto wax paper and let the paint drip to the end of the jar for a few minutes.
- Last, I let the jars sit upright overnight to dry and tada they were ready!
In the last picture above, I made some tags by cutting scraps of paper and gluing onto the tag. I changed my mind when I had left over acrylic paint from the jars. I wasn't ready to throw it away so I painted the tags. I love how the acrylic paint combined to make new pretty colors. I now have a beautiful collection of tags to use for different occasions! :)
I now want to paint some sort of abstract painting. I need to buy supplies for this next little project.
I am no artist but I do come from a family who is. My mother is a beautiful painter and so was my grandmother.
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| Grandmother's painting. |
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| My mom's painting. |
It's never too late to learn how to paint!
♥ Esther
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