Valentine's Day Goodie Jar

I love to upcycle ... here's a painted

Valentine's Day Goodie Jar ~

I don't usually skimp on chocolate,

but we've been battling snowy roads and

the dreaded flu ... somehow extra

chocolate evaded my consciousness as

I shopped for chicken soup and Be Kool strips

these past two weeks.

(I'll have plenty of time to stock up

before Valentine's Day!)

Supplies: empty jar with lid

Acrylic Paints: Red, White, Black, Yellow

Tracing paper and Transfer paper

(to transfer design to painted jar)

Masking Tape
Mod Podge (for sealing)

Use masking tape to tape off the

top and bottom of the jar ~

so you can paint a large band with

a 1:1 ratio of red and white paint.

(or use pink paint ... but I didn't have any

of that in my household stash

so I had to go all Old School and use

my paint mixing skills).

Paint the jar lid with the same color.

Use transfer paper to add the

main pattern lines to the painted strip.

Forgive me for not taking more
step-by-step photos ... perhaps my fever
was getting to me.

 

I painted the entire outline of the bee
with white.  Once the white paint
dried, I add the detail lines with the
transfer paper and painted
the bee black with yellow stripes.
I added tiny pink hearts to his wings.

 

Base coat the heart with red paint.
Once the red paint dries,
you can add the lettering with
the transfer paper and go over the
transfer lines with a thin brush
and black acrylic paint.
I also used the black paint and the
thin paintbrush to outline my
entire design ... you could use a 
Sharpie marker if you prefer.

Once everything has dried completely,
I coated the lid and the painted
surface with Mod Podge to
protect it from chipping off.  No
one likes chipped paint in their chocolate!
 
~ Peace and Happy Upcycled Jar Gift ~

DCC ~ Etchall Challenge

 Personalized Casserole Dish

This month, the Designer Craft Connection

Blog Hop challenge is sponsored

by Etchall(R) Etching Cream.

This product is so amazing!

Simple technique and outstanding results!

I purchased a glass casserole with lid;

perfect for pot luck meals,

and cleaned the glass thoroughly with

a 1:1 ratio of vinegar and water.

I have a Silhouette cutting machine,

but I've had technical errors and have been

unable to upload the program and

play around with my new machine.

I know it will be amazing once I figure out

how to use it, but for now I had

to use the pre-cut stencils already on hand. 

Since the frame stencil was not self-adhesive,

I used a stencil adhesive spray.

Craft fail alert!!!

Either I didn't use enough spray adhesive,

or the stencil was just too detailed

for good results.  So sad.

My alphabet stencils were self-adhesive,

and as you can see, the etching looks amazing!!

All you do is apply the etching cream

with the squeegee, allow it to

sit for fifteen or twenty minutes,

use the squeegee to return the cream to

 the bottle (to be reused! Love it!)

and then remove the stencil and rinse

with water.

When my mother-in-law goes to her next

pot lot dinner, there will be no

doubt as to which casserole dish is hers

once the meal is over!

Love this idea, and I have a new favorite

craft medium ~ Etchall(R) Etching Cream.

~ AmAzInG!! ~

Blog Hop - Wishes

 ~ EaSy JaCkEt EmBeLLiShMeNt ~

This design idea is so easy-peasy,

it doesn't even need my dialogue! ;)

I "wish" embellishing was always

this simple! Click through the blog hop

today and check out more WISHES design ideas

from some of my fabulous artistic friends!