Isn't it beautiful!?!? I am so extremely excited about how it turned out and I'm equally excited about how easy it was to make. Here's how it's done...
First, gather your supplies. I just used my mason jar, a paint brush, gloves & Armour Etch glass etching paste. I found this little jar of Armour Etch at Michael's but I know you can find this + tons of awesome stencils and tools online a bit cheaper. The gloves are actually really important (the paste will blind you if you get it in your eyes, eat your skin if you touch it and kill you if you eat it) so just go ahead and pick up some gloves while you're out and about.
Next make a pattern on your glass object. I used scrapbooking letters and packing tape and it worked wonderfully. If you want to make something a bit more formal I suggest looking at the stencils online. They have the super popular 'framed roses and wedding date' kit if that's more your style. I prefer the uneven stripes.
Finally you paint the stuff on there (don't forget the gloves) let it sit for AT LEAST 5 MINUTES (the jar says 60 seconds.... this is wrong... let it sit) and then wash it off with your gloved hands. Special thanks to my friend Amanda for being the demonstration model. She left her paste on much longer than mine and her jar ended up looking way more dramatic than mine did. So, there you go. A simple but fun way to spice up that sun tea jar. Back soon with another post about sun tea. Is it really more tasty or is that just hippie nonsense? I'll let my taste test panel decide. Love. Jb
Do you know if you should etch the jar first before you paint it to make the blue mason style jars?
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