I had a bunch of these jars so I decided to use them to test rose gold acrylic paint in my airbrush gun. I tested three brands. DecoArt, FolkArt and Craftsmart. I tested them over different color bases because it makes the rose gold shades different. I did a clear, black, white and silver. My...
Time for some silver spray paint! I have my gold, copper and rose gold paint posts so now we need silver! This post contains affiliate links for Amazon and I make commission if you buy through my links in the next 24 hours. See how I roll. Left to right top row: Rustoleum Silver, Krylon...
Here are some ways to prevent glitter shedding on your craft projects! Reality is, some glitter will still shed even with coating, its the nature of the glitter beast! haha These options below work well on the shedding if applied properly. I have a DIY Glitter Tutorial with tips if you want to check it...
Im asked this question often via comments or email so Im going to break it down for my crafty peeps out there! This post contains affiliate links for Amazon and I make commission if you buy through my links in the next 24 hours. See how I roll. These are averages and will depend on...
More copper spray paint colors! Krylon has some other metallic Im sharing today. So does Rust-oleum. White Copper, Foil Metallic Copper, Bright Coat Copper, Copper Rose and Dusty Pink. I love all the colors! Some of these so look rose gold! You can see some rose gold spray paint in this post and you can...
These are vintage mason jars I painted for Valentine’s Day using latex paint. The vintage jars are my favorite! I sold these sets. I almost wanted to keep them All! But… I’m already over flowing with mason jars, literally! LOL. I did these jars as a test projects with latex paint. I used Valspars test...
Ok time for copper spray paint colors! Some of these colors were in my Rose Gold Spray Paint post but needs its own home, so many copper colors out there! 🙂 This post contains affiliate links for Amazon and I make commission if you buy through my links in the next 24 hours. See how...
Ive been searching for a file cabinet and I just dont like ones at the stores, cheaply made, cheesy looking, etc. Also not cheap for what I think is ‘junk’… I randomly search Craig’s List for fun finds… Score, I find this vintage file cabinet for $100! Its a 100 years old and was made...
Right now I still apartment live so my space is limited. Being the mason jar-DIY-pallet lover… I made a mason jar pallet bar that fit perfect for my space. My space is small in this part of my place so it was hard to shoot! haha I did some sanding then painted. I didn’t make...
This is a whole new kind of spray paint! Well, its not new, but ‘new’. How did I land on Plasti Dip? Let me tell you a tale of rims… This is going to be a Long post so buckle up and browse the ride. Im going to ‘expose’ myself, more than my usual comfort...
Ok I do other projects beside mason jars… haha. Oh yes pallet projects! A pile sitting in my back yard… Even though I have this pile I still hunt them! LOL I came across this one someone cut in half. Score! This post contains affiliate links. As you can see the one piece is crooked...
I wrote this post some time ago, it was included with my Best Gold Spray Paint. Ive decided to move it into its own post. That post is a beast and needs its own spot! ha ha. I had no idea when posting that it would be my most popular post! LOL. I guess gold...
I made these mason jars as a custom order for a Christmas gift. They own a local biker bar The Happy Valley Inn. Their daughter came to me because ya know, your parents have Everything, what do you give them? LOL. She had me make some fun jars for the bar. You can check out...
If any of you visit regularly you’ll see I’ll try anything with a mason jar! LOL. Today its gold leaf. Well, its more of a mix with copper. Its was flaked. I was cleaning out my old makeup kit and found a bag of it. I used it back in the day when I did...
Many moons ago I had a photo studio and I had these lights I used for my makeup mirror. I did lots of boudoir-glamour with hair and makeup back then. This is an after renovation shot. You can see the lighting with the round bulbs. I still have these lights and bulbs kicking around! LOL....
I haven’t tried all the colors just yet but have used a bunch when I sold mason jars on the internet. I’ll keep updating this post as I try more colors. Update: I added more colors below. 11/6/2016 Rust-Oleum Metallic is a shimmer type finish and very smooth. Im going to list the colors in...
A fun dog treat jar I made for my brat Chaweenie… Hes a snugly little lover but a pain in my rear sometimes! LOL This post contains affiliate links for Amazon and I make commission if you buy through my links in the next 24 hours. See how I roll. 😉 I spray painted with...
I had a customer see this old baseball painted mason jar post and wanted baseball jars for their baseball themed wedding. I bet their wedding will be so fun! This post contains affiliate links for Amazon and I make commission if you buy through my links in the next 24 hours. See how I roll....
My mom used to make ceramics when I was growing up, she made this canister set back in 1979. Sheesh.. did I just date myself? Ha ha! Anyways this is the only piece that has survived. I found stuck in the basement covered in dust doing some clean out! It was going in the trash...
Check out this super cute printable mason jar pattern paper gift wrap or gift bags! Or heck color and frame it, its so darn cute! I came across it over at The Country Chic Cottage. The paper is by Jen Goode’s at 100 Directions. I made some gift bags to put the Easter mason jars...
Lets talk rose gold spray paint colors! I also show some acrylics. I have bits of copper/rose gold mixed in with my gray, white and aqua-teal colors in my home. This post contains affiliate links for Amazon and I make commission if you buy through my links in the next 24 hours. See how I...
Some goodies about Krylon Chalky Finish spray paint. Oh yes, chalky spray paint! Hallelujah, right?! Let me say, with the colors Ive tried, Krylon did well. Im kind of a Krylon ‘hater’. Their Masters formulas anyways… This post contains affiliate links for Amazon and I make commission if you buy through my links in the...
I have a collection of fruit painted mason jars… Today is a watermelon painted mason jar! Are you ready to make a a watermelon jar or? You could do this on a pot or the like. This post contains affiliate links for Amazon and I make commission if you buy through my links in the...
I have some St Patrick’s Day themed mason jars shades of green & gold/ivory and I wanted to update the listing picture for it. Update: At the time I sold painted mason jars. Now I blog them and sometimes do a special request. I may go back to selling them when I move and have...
Who doesn’t love glitter? Well, its a love hate thing because its messy! Ha ha. Glitter mason jars or adding glitter to a frame, a nic nac, burned out candle jar, wood, and so much more is pretty easy. 🙂 There are many existing tutorials but, here is my experience with glitter and mason jars!...