504 Main by Holly Lefevre: Mason Jar Valentine Vases (14 Days of Crafting Love)

You may not believe your eyes...I have another Valentines Project!

I am tickled pink with how this turned out!

And there is quite a story behind it!

Way back last year I started this project...

I loved it beyond belief.

Then I made a big mistake...

It was cold and wet outside, really cold and really wet.

I was not being careful - I was being impatient.

I thought it just need one more coat and it will be perfect...

well that perfect crackled and crinkled and ruined my sweet vase.

I may have shed a tear...or screamed.

And there was not time to start over...so I scrapped the idea.

But I had to try again...I will not be defeated

(but it may take a year...or two).

Since then I have seen similar projects all over the place,

using hot glue, regular glue, yarn, etc.

But this is my version!

NOTE:
The tutorial will show a different vase...because it is the tutorial form last year (and I cannot find the new photos I took of this years tutorial).

SUPPLIES

DecoArt 3D Gloss Enamels. Select a color based on the final color you are going to paint the vase. I used a light color (white and yellow) because I decided to paint my vases white and pink, so a lighter color was in order.
Spray Paint. I used Krylon Fusion in Fairytale Pink
Mason jars or other glass jars. I used some jars from Legacy and some others I had around from other projects.
Rubbing alcohol (for cleaning glass)
Newspaper/drop cloth to protect your surface.

MAKE IT

Wash the glass containers. I also wiped them with rubbing alcohol to make sure I got all the residue off.
Create a design on the jar or vase. NOTE: I did this project twice, once last year and once this year (hence the different colors of gloss enamels).
Depending on your design and how much you trust your freehand abilities, you can either draw the design on the glass with the Gloss Enamels, or as I did for one of my designs, I drew a heart on a colored paper and inserted it inside the vase. The heart showed up really well and gave me a starting point. From there I could easily "trace" it onto the glass.

Finish your designs and then let them dry. For the dots I just dotted the jar with the 3D Gloss Enamels; for the small hearts, I free-handed them, as did I for the other two jars. (this is yellow paint because these are the new jars)

Once dry, you can bake the jars in the oven at 275F for 30 minutes to cure the paint and make it more durable/dish washer safe. Make sure your jars will withstand the oven. For this project I let mine dry for 48 hours.
Cover work area with protective covering to prepare for spray painting.
Using quick fluid movements, apply spray paint to jars/vases. It is better to use more coats with a lighter coverage than fewer coats with heavy coverage of paint.
It took about 3-4 coats to get the coverage I wanted here.