Distressing Chalk Painted Mason Jars

I used white folk art home decor chalk paint and painted on my first coat on all of the jars.

Distressing chalk painted mason jars.

More by the author. Mason jar chalk paint paint brush sandpaper twine flowers. Add tip ask question comment download. I painted the whole thing with white chalk paint.

I just rubbed down the edges and corners until i was happy with the way it looked. How to paint distress mason jars. If you don t pick the right kind of paint it could peel or scratch off easy. It s okay if it s streaky that will be fixed in later coats.

I love diy ing and anything that has to do with home decor. In this tutorial you will learn how to make a distressed chalk painted mason jar by masking off some sections and leaving the rest of the jar bare. Use a paintbrush to apply the first coat of chalk paint to the sides and top of your mason jars. Materials needed to paint and distress mason jars.

Paint the outside of the mason jar and let dry. After painting all 5 jars i followed the paint instructions and let them dry for 1 hour. What s more new and vintage mason jars are easy to find and most of the time they cost less than 3. You probably scratched your head when you saw the how to paint and distress mason jars title of this post in your newsfeed.

It is important to pick a paint that says it is okay for glass. Because you know i ve been painting and distressing mason jars and selling painted and distressed mason jars for 2 years now. I didn t go overboard with this. Once it dried i used some sandpaper to distress the box a bit.