Supplies
- Smooth sided mason jars (Hobby Lobby is where we got ours)
- Frosted glass spray paint
- Clear matte sealer, or glitter spray paint
- Stick on letters to spell your word
- Spray paint for the lids (optional)
- LED votive candles (Craft stores, or at Home Depot in the Xmas Section)
- Ribbon and picks for the lid
Step One
Place the letter sticker on each jar, centered as much as possible. I used a piece of painters tape along the bottom of each jar to give me a guideline of how far up to place the sticker… so they would all be the same distance from the bottom when lined up next to each other. Make sense? Rub the sticker on well so no paint leaks underneath. Remove lids and rings.
Step Two
Spray paint the jars with the frosted glass paint. I did mine in three light coats, letting it dry at least 15 minutes between coats. Let dry at least one hour after last coat, then spray with clear matte sealer, or a glitter spray paint to seal. We started out thinking glitter spray, then went for the clear sealer from the same maker. Let dry overnight.
Step Three
If desired, spray paint the rings and lids. I used a silver sparkle spray paint, ‘cause thats what I had. You can leave them gold if you like.
Step Four
Remove the stickers. I warmed them up with a hair dryer first so they would peel off easily… I was concerned about scratching off the frosted paint if they were too hard to get off. That worked out really well.
Step Five
I tied some mini ornaments onto some wire ribbon, wrapped it twice around the top of the jar, then tied it.
Step Six
Add your LED votive to the bottom of the jar, with or without a little craft snow. We discovered when we used snow that it boosted the height of the candles, and we would have placed the letters a little higher on the jar if we had realized this before hand…
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