Distressing Chalk Painted Mason Jars

Use a paintbrush to apply the first coat of chalk paint to the sides and top of your mason jars.

Distressing chalk painted mason jars.

Add tip ask question comment download. Because you know i ve been painting and distressing mason jars and selling painted and distressed mason jars for 2 years now. How to paint distress mason jars. In this tutorial you will learn how to make a distressed chalk painted mason jar by masking off some sections and leaving the rest of the jar bare.

Let the paint dry for at least 12 hours if you are using pre mixed chalk paint you can wait a shorter amount of time. I used white folk art home decor chalk paint and painted on my first coat on all of the jars. I painted the whole thing with white chalk paint. Paint the outside of the mason jar and let dry.

It s okay if it s streaky that will be fixed in later coats. You probably scratched your head when you saw the how to paint and distress mason jars title of this post in your newsfeed. It is important to pick a paint that says it is okay for glass. One coat was enough to cover the whole thing.

More by the author. After painting all 5 jars i followed the paint instructions and let them dry for 1 hour. There are several ways to paint and distress mason jars. I just rubbed down the edges and corners until i was happy with the way it looked.

Once it dried i used some sandpaper to distress the box a bit. What s more new and vintage mason jars are easy to find and most of the time they cost less than 3. I love diy ing and anything that has to do with home decor. Mason jar chalk paint paint brush sandpaper twine flowers.