Irish Tartan Painted Mason Jar – St. Patrick’s Day Mason Jar Craft
St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago is an event.
Rivers are dyed green. Parades are held. And the bars are packed with the Irissh and Irish wannabes.
And in my youth I would partake in the St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Generously. 😉
But as I’ve grown older and wiser (and, let’s face it, a little more tired) my St. Patrick’s Day has become marveling at all the partygoers wandering our neighborhood in their various shades of green.
So instead of hitting up the bars, I’m hitting up my craft supplies to create St. Patrick’s Day themed mason jars. Like this Irish Tartan painted mason jar …
How to Make Irish Tartan Mason Jar
Materials*
Deco Art Americana Kelly Green
Deco Art Americana Hauser Dark Green
Paint Brushes
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Instructions
Start with two coats of primer. Let dry overnight between coats.
Use Washi tape to create horizontal stripes (use a spare piece of Washi tape as a spacer to keep stripes even).
Give the jar one coat of Kelly green. Let dry overnight.
Remove Washi (leaving tape along top rim of jar).
Create vertical stripes with Washi tape; use a spare piece of Washi to space out the stripes.
Paint vertical stripes with one coat of kelly green paint.
Once dry, do not remove the vertical Washi tape. Use Washi tape to create horizontal stripes (place tape over the stripes that were previously white).
Use hauser dark green paint to paint open squares. Let dry overnight.
Remove Washi tape.
Use Washi to tape off thin horizontal lines that line up in the middle of the white and green squares.
Paint with orange paint. Let dry overnight.
Remove Washi tape.
Use Washi to tape off thin vertical stripes.
Paint with orange paint. Let dry overnight.
Remove tape.
Use a thin brush to touch up green paint …
… and white paint.
Once dry, distress along raised lettering and threads with 80 grit sandpaper.
Finish with a coat of matte spray sealant.
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