January means it’s time to place away the Christmas decorations, however there are nonetheless a pair months of winter left. Winter decor, akin to snowflakes, are a good way to spruce up your property earlier than it’s time to interrupt into spring decor!

Why we love this mission
We love the look and end of chalky paint, and it really works superbly on these snowflake mason jars. Do you bear in mind our mason jar canisters (excellent for the lavatory) which can be additionally made with chalk paint? Works nice on painted wine bottles as properly!
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Helpful Project Information:
- Age Level: 12 and up
- Mess Factor: Medium
- Level of Difficulty: Medium
- Time to Complete: Less than 60 minutes
- Cost Estimate: Less than $10.00
Craft provides you will have
We used Americana Decor® Chalky Finish™ in Colonial, Serene and Everlasting.
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How to a Make Snowflake Mason Jars
These step by step photographs and directions are right here that will help you visualize how you can make this mission. Please scroll down to easily print out the directions!
Preparation
- Thoroughly clear the glass jars with sizzling soapy water and a comfortable dishcloth. Remove any labels or stickers from the jar. Place the jar to air dry or use a comfortable paper towel.
- Use a cotton pad or paper towel with rubbing alcohol to scrub the surface of the jar. This will take away any constructed up oils, fingerprints and smudges from the jar. Ensure arms are clear when dealing with the glass to color.
Painting the Jars
- Dip the bigger paintbrush within the Chalky Finish Everlasting and whereas holding the mouth of the jar, apply lengthy, even brush strokes across the jar in the identical path. Apply paint to the underside of the jar as properly. Apply a beneficiant quantity of paint however watch out to keep away from paint drips and globs. Leave the jar standing the other way up till it dries totally.
- For the opposite jars, paint the decrease half in Chalky Finish Colonial on one jar and the higher half on the opposite jar.
- Paint the opposite half of the jars in Chalky Finish Serene. Leave the jars to dry totally earlier than continuing.
- Once dry, combine equal elements Serene and Colonial and apply the paint to the center portion of the jars connecting the painted higher and decrease halves.
- While heart paint continues to be moist, clean the transitions by brushing lengthy even strokes with a moist paintbrush.
- Using a fine tip paintbrush, paint the snowflakes on the graceful aspect of the jars. Use Everlasting to color on the blue jars and use Colonial to color on the white jar.
- Paint skinny intersecting strains after which add small angles dashes extending outward alongside every line.
- Lastly, paint connecting bottomless triangle shapes between every line near the middle.
Distressing the Jars
Once dry, use a sheet of soft grit sandpaper and gently rub away the paint on the raised surfaces and edges.

Expert Crafting Tips
You can even use Chalky Finish supposed for glass, which is bakeable giving it a everlasting, dishwasher-protected end. The paint wants an extended time to remedy. Be positive to observe the directions supplied on the product label.
Sprucing up your property for the winter months may give you a recent outlook, a good way to start out the brand new yr! These fairly snowflake mason jars are excellent as a centerpiece, on cabinets, or a part of your winter mantel.

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Snowflake Mason Jar Vases
Sprucing up your property for the winter months may give you a recent outlook, a good way to start out the brand new yr! These fairly snowflake mason jars are excellent as a centerpiece, on cabinets, or a part of your winter mantel.
Makes: 3 vases
Supplies
- Americana Decor® Chalky Finish™ in Colonial, Serene and Everlasting
- 3 glass jars equally formed and sized, 16oz
- Rubbing Alcohol
- cotton pad or paper towel
- Sandpaper superb grit 220g
Instructions
Preparation
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Thoroughly clear the glass jars with sizzling soapy water and a comfortable dishcloth. Remove any labels or stickers from the jar. Place the jar to air dry or use a comfortable paper towel.
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Use a cotton pad or paper towel with rubbing alcohol to scrub the surface of the jar. This will take away any constructed up oils, fingerprints and smudges from the jar. Ensure arms are clear when dealing with the glass to color.
Painting the Jars
-
Dip the bigger paintbrush within the Chalky Finish Everlasting and whereas holding the mouth of the jar, apply lengthy, even brush strokes across the jar in the identical path. Apply paint to the underside of the jar as properly. Apply a beneficiant quantity of paint however watch out to keep away from paint drips and globs. Leave the jar standing the other way up till it dries totally.
-
For the opposite jars, paint the decrease half in Chalky Finish Colonial on one jar and the higher half on the opposite jar.
-
Paint the opposite half of the jars in Chalky Finish Serene. Leave the jars to dry totally earlier than continuing.
-
Once dry, combine equal elements Serene and Colonial and apply the paint to the center portion of the jars connecting the painted higher and decrease halves.
-
While heart paint continues to be moist, clean the transitions by brushing lengthy even strokes with a moist paintbrush.
-
Using a superb tip paint brush, paint the snowflakes on the graceful aspect of the jars. Use Everlasting to color on the blue jars and use Colonial to color on the white jar.
-
Paint skinny intersecting strains after which add small angles dashes extending outward alongside every line.
-
Lastly, paint connecting bottomless triangle shapes between every line near the middle.
Expert Tips & FAQs
- You can even use Chalky Finish supposed for glass, which is bakeable giving it a everlasting, dishwasher-protected end. The paint wants an extended time to remedy. Be positive to observe directions supplied on the product label.
- You may have loads of Americana Decor® Chalky Finish™ paint leftover for extra enjoyable initiatives! Be positive to examine the hyperlinks on this publish for extra tutorial concepts.