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A Uncomplicated Pace-by-Footstep DIY Guide to Spray-Painting Bricklayer Jars

August fourteen, 2017 at 2:00pm PM EDT

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Seriously, though, who doesn't love Stonemason jars? They're a super-cute way to bring some old-fashioned amuse to your decor, and when you lot pair them with some pretty painted vino bottles, well, that'southward just perfection.

If yous're like us, you lot've probably got a surplus of Mason jars and empty vino bottles waiting to be recycled — but if you upcycle instead of recycle, y'all'll accept a ton of beautiful decorations for your side by side lawn barbecue or outdoor get-together. All it takes is some colored paint and a little chip of elbow grease to turn jars and bottles into centerpieces, pencil holders, vases or kitchen utensil holders.

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You tin completely customize the colors and finishes to match your style, theme and mood. This DIY tutorial features steps for spray-paint and regular brush paint so you lot tin change upward the textures too.

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Supplies

Mason jars and dry out, empty wine bottles
Your choice of colored paint (spray, regular or both)
Paint brush
Paper-thin or paper

To spray pigment:

Step 1: Place jar/bottle lip side down

Make sure your jars and bottles are completely empty and dry. Identify them lip-side downwards on a piece of paper or paper-thin, or on the ground.

Footstep 2: Paint an even coat

Continuing a few steps back from the jar/bottle, spray paint the jar from height to lesser, so it covers evenly. (I used a tin that had two times the coverage to reduce the number of coats I had to exercise.) I did two of the jars with different colors simultaneously so they would dry at the same step.

If you lot notice a bunch of air bubbles that aren't dripping off, bespeak the spray paint can downward (starting at the top) and spray. This will push the air bubbles down to the lesser where they'll more easily drip off.

Step iii: Touch up & let dry

Later on the outset coat has been applied, cheque to run into if you've missed any spots. If so, spray over those, pointing downward, so the excess paint volition drip off equally information technology dries. So identify the jar/bottle in a dry spot so information technology can dry.