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This isn’t the first time I’ve made luminaries for Halloween. Several years ago I made these painted Ghost Luminaries which are posted on FamilyCorner, these decoupaged Pumpkin Luminaries and this Candy Corn luminary which are both posted on Disney’s Kaboose. Today I made some colorful luminaries inspired by the ones I saw on this cute blog called Not So Idle Hands. While Emily uses the decoupage method with strips of tissue paper, I opted for what I believe to be an easier, faster and less expensive method… paint.
Aside from the new luminaries I made (which I describe below), I also spruced up my others after unpacking my Halloween boxes. You see, hubby had the heat up so high today, and sometimes I swear I’m experiencing early menopause, that I just had to get out of the house. So I hit the garage. Hence unpacking Halloween boxes and doing this project.
To spruce up the Pumpkin Luminaries, which are decoupaged orange material, I used a damp rag to wipe them down, then I painted the yellow facial features black. Not sure what I was thinking when I did them yellow originally! Then I sprayed them with glaze.
You can see that the white ghost luminaries have been around for quite a few years. They are nicked and scratched, and I have lost several over the years to breakage, but these are still holding up. Each year I wipe them down and add another coat of glaze.
Over the summer I bought a couple of boxes of canning jars with the intention of canning. Well that didn’t happen. So I opened a box, went inside and grabbed my acrylic craft paint, paintbrushes, and a dish of water and went to work.
One layer of acrylic craft paint was enough for these, but you can add another if you like.
Just be careful if you do, glass is picky about being painted and will peel if you don’t allow the first layer to dry completely. Anyway, one layer gives you a nice rustic look, which I prefer, and you don’t have to wait forever. ;)
You can make stencils out of cardboard cereal boxes like Emily did, she was even nice enough to post this pattern for her faces. I like to freehand my stuff, so that’s what I did.
On a few I used a Sharpie marker to draw on the face, then I simply painted the facial features with black paint.
See that red guy on the right with the triangle eyes and the square mouth? He didn’t make it. :( When I came back to see how they were doing a few hours after I sprayed them, he had somehow fallen off the edge and broke.
I painted the jar rims with black paint. Then let them all dry for about half an hour. Spray with glaze, I use two coats. Let dry for several hours.
After they’ve dried for several hours, you can have some fun displaying them. I use tea lights, I light them with a wooden skewer. I find it easiest to take a votive candle outside with me, light the skewer off the candle, then light the tea light inside the jar.
Warning – lots of pictures! I couldn’t decide on my faves :)
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These turned out sooooo cute! Great job with the paint (way faster :) Thanks for the link-up!
These jar luminaries are so cute. We are using them for our Girl’s wkend craft
Thanks for the easy and cute idea
That’s great, have fun!
You can use enamel paint, put the jar on foil, then on a cookie sheet, put it in a cold oven, set at 350. Bake for 20 minutes, pull out and let cool. This allows you to wash the jars without worrying of chips or flakes. You can also bake a clear glaze over the enamel paint.
will save you on having to touch up every year.
This is my new favorite blog!! You are amazing!
These ROCK – thanks for the share
Thanks ladies!
Wow—so very cute!! Don't you just love that Krylon spray?
Thanks Terri, yes love that spray :)
Wow, I love these, I want to make some!
Thanks Jen! Would love to hear about it if you do :)
These are too cute! Will have to find the time to make them for my daughter's Halloween party!
I love this idea! I am definitely going to do this for Halloween this year! :)
Thank you Chica and Patrice! We are loving these little guys, glad you liked them\!
Awesome idea!!! I had no idea acrylic paint would work so well! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks ZeidmanZoo! Yes acrylic paint works great. I've painted on jars for a long time, and the trick to remember is not to add a second coat until the first coat has dried COMPLETELY, otherwise you run the risk of peeling off the first coat. However, with these luminaries there's only one coat required, so that's not an issue :)
Those are so cute! Definitely need some of these for Halloween night.
Thanks so much for your reply! I have a clean pasta sauce jar in the recycling that I'm hoping to paint before the week is through! :)
Cool! just need to get some glaze…
Oh my goodness, you craft ideas are awesome! I just subscribed to your blog.
And thanks so much for stopping by my Painter Mommy blog and commenting. I love your idea about framing the kid's artwork. I will be doing that too.
Have a great day!
DAWN
Those are soooo cute! I found you through craftgawker. :D
Zeidman and Crafty Dollar – Thanks! hope you get to make them :)
Ollie thanks!
Painter Mommy – thanks for the compliments! You had some great ideas too :)
mizntc – great! Thanks for coming by. I was looking at your beads, those spider earrings are awesome!
These are wonderful! I love them. What type of paint did you use though? Acrylic? Tempera?
I tried this yesterday and failed miserably. Can you tell me what kind or colors of paint you used? Mine aren't nearly transparent enough for light to shine through, and they look pitiful. And, do you know what I can remove my paint from the jars with? I didn't glaze then yet, and want to remove what I have on there and try, try again before this weekend. Your idea is great, but I am a craft noob and just did it stupidly! Thanks!
Hi Kristen – I used acrylic craft paint such as Delta Ceramcoat or Apple Barrel :)
Tonya – I'm sorry they didn't work! You can go ahead and wash them with a scrubby pad under warm water with some dish soap, that should get the paint off since you haven't put a glaze on yet. Are you sure though that the light won't shine through? Did you try one in a dark room with a tea light? I would do that before starting all over :)
Delightful! You give such wonderful instructions! Happy! Happy!
Thanks Pom Pom!
I love these!! THey totally rock! THanks for the instructions.
Thanks Regina, and thanks for coming by!
Just made 2 with my 4 year old! Love them!!!
Okay, so I took the paint back off of my jars, and I'm going to see which Apple Barrel colors are the most translucent so that I can start again today! Yay!
These are just gorgeous! I made some out of 2 litre cold drink bottles – (http://www.craftsforcretivehands.blogspot.com) but yours look great! Love your blog.
Made these tonight with my 2 and 4 yr olds… we painted the insides of the jars, though, and the faces on the outside… less mess with little guys to paint inside…
My 6 year old and I are in the process of making some . Thank You!!
Karen – How awesome, thanks for stopping by!
Tonya – Good luck, hope they come out for you this time ;)
Akela – Thanks! Your drink bottle luminaries are cute!
Jolene – so glad you and the kids had fun! Since you painted them on the inside make sure you only use tea lights and not votive candles. The larger votives may leave black marks on your paint from the flames.
alexandra – fabulous! Hope you are having fun! :)
This project is super cute and another way to reused. Excellent thank you for sharing it.
found you on the crafty crow – loved this simple and very cute craft. Posted a pic and a link to this post here: http://paintedmaypole.blogspot.com/2009/10/happy-halloween.html
We made some great ones on the fly with your inspiration! My kids made jack-o-lanterns out of various size glass jars, and ghosts out of baby food glass jars! I can't wait to adapt this idea to other holidays, and add more to the Halloween ones we now have! You can see the pictures on our blog: http://zeidmanzoo.blogspot.com/
LOVe this idea too. It is cute (and easy) that you painted the jars—I have seen it done with glued on tissue paper but this would be much easier! ah, next year here i come =)
Anne
These are way better then luminaries. I wouldn't worry as much with kids and costumes. Too cute, LOVE 'EM!
Woot woot…these are so cute! Precious Amanda, just too precious! Well done!
Amanda! You are so talented! And creative! These are just precious. Great job.
these are so cute! i will have to start collecting jars!
LOVE these! Now I have to get me some canning jars….Freecycle here I come….LOL
I'm making these for sure this year! Love your blog! :)
I looooove these!!! And so simple, too! Yours are Halloweeny good!
I'm a year late, but these wonderfully creative luminaries are such a great idea. The short road our house is on is so dark that children often don't come our way on Halloween. I think I'll make these to light the way!
I am so impressed just by the sheer number of jars you have, let alone how cute they are. I made similar jars with fabric and Mod Podge and had so much fun! It's a great way to reuse those jars!
Thanks everyone! Thanks for sharing Judy, those are very cute :)
Seriously cute! THANKS for sharing!
Thank you Karen :) I hope everyone feels the same way as you. Sharing it on Craft Gossip was a little nerve wracking for me. I don't want anyone to think I would use that as a tool to further my own blog!
Found you from Craft Gossip. Love both blogs. You're so talented. Thanks for this. The glaze looks awesome!!
Thanks so much Julie!
Can't wait to try this fun project; thanks for sharing!!!
These are great! I just added them to my jar recycling lens http://www.squidoo.com/lensmaster/new_workshop/reuseglassjars
Thanks Pam!
Thanks Ecolicious! I couldn't find anything at that link, but thanks anyway! :)
Well it's a good thing you posted on Craft Gossip. I am obsessed with all those posts and somehow didn't even know you had a separate blog!!!
For the young toddlers, I just saved my milk cartons and let them draw on faces. I then went and got those fake candles and put them in the bottom. You can also use a strand of light.
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I have always wondered if acrylic paint would work well on these. I tried spray paint before and it didn't work out so well. :) And I am so jealous you could do the faces by hand! impressive!
Please don't worry if you should post or not…. this was a great idea!!!!
I love them! I did something similar just the other day! You can check them out if you want:
http://kasiascrafts.blogspot.com/2010/09/jack-o-lantern-string-lights.html
love these Amanda, thanks so much for sharing on Craft Schooling Sunday!
How smart and cute! Love this.
glad you shared your own project! these are so adorable!
I LOVE these!!! I'm so going to make these!! Thanks for sharing!
Stopping by from Between Naps on the Porch. What a CUTE idea!
Wow that's just adorable !!!! I'm going to try them myself this week !
thanks for sharing,
gena
http://www.thehouseonlavenderhill.blogspot.com
Really really cute. I didn't know clear glaze could do this to paint. I really like it. It is on my list.
I've done something similar with my neighborhood kids in recent years and let me remind all of you that plastic peanut butter and mayo jars are usable and especially good if you're letting smaller kids make their own "pumpkins" (and you can use the little battery lit candles from the $ store to lite them)…then you can screw the tops back on after lighting. Waiting for my grandbabies to grow so we can 'play' with things like this together.
your blog is awesome, I am following you so I can keep up with the great stuff on your blog.,can I borrow your idea for my nieces to make, we in Australia dont have a big Halloween but I still would love to make these for them.,love glenda
These are cute…I made some last year and put strands of xmas lights in them!
These are so cute!
I just can't part with my canning jars though! :)
I love them!!! And they are easy too!
OK, I need to make these this year…
Awesome!
OK THAT IS AWESOME. I will be making this for our house this year :). Thank you for sharing this awesome idea!
This was GREAT I loved this idea! I live on the second floor of an apartment and I have giant squirrles that love to run across my patio. I don't think having pumpkins this year will be an option, as I fear that they will eat them and never leave me alone.But now I'm SUPER EXCITED for halloween this year! This was great for my raining day sunday craft project! I also like a few other ideas you have and will be using them with my little cousin! :)
GREAT BLOG!! Thank you for the great fun and easy craft ideas! :)
OMG! LOVE!
How did you know I had a box full of jars that I had NO IDEA what to do with????
You're amazing, I stopped by from today's creative blogs linky party and now I am poking around your site. It's awesome~!
I love these. Could you tell me where you bought canning jars that are smooth like that? I know the ball canning jars have raised glass lettering on them. Thanks.
Than you EVERYONE for all of your kind comments!! :) :)
Kimber – yes Ball jars do have raised letters, but only on one side. :) The ones that I used also have the raised letters.
Saw these on Skip to my Lou. They are SUPER cute! I love your ghost ones also. And I have a ton of canning jars so I'm totally inspired by your post today! :)
Corinna
Love this! I too have lots of canning jars and can't wait to make these with my boys. Did you use the pint or the quart jars?
Thank you so much Corinna! :)
Veronica – thanks! I believe these were pint sized jars. They are still packed away (I'm bad, haven't pulled out my Halloween stuff yet!) but I know that the quart jars are what I used for my pickles, and they aren't as big as those :)
I popped over from Under the Table and Dreaming, these are so cool. I want to try them right now =)
You know, painting on glass is usually my absolute least favorite surface. But I have to try these. They are just so dang cute, I can't believe it! Thanks for all the tips, too. Great tutorial.
Would love for you to stop by Sunday and link them up to Passion for Paint.
These are simply adorable! I am going to have to try to make some of them! Thanks for the great idea!
amanda these are awesome! love for you to link up tomorrow to a crafty soiree at http://www.yesterdayontuesday.com
These are so fabulous! I'm going to try these with my Girl Scout troop. I wonder if the larger Baby Food jars would work?
Thank you again everyone! :)
Carri – as long as the mouth of the jar is wide enough to get a tea light candle inside they should work fine!
How fun! Scary too!
I made 5 of these last night but cut out leaf stencles and glued them on with a glue stick (glues washed right off) and just did a fall theme….AWSOME IDEA! They turned out great. Thanks so much for the "how to"!
Thanks Carmie!
Tonya how fun! So glad they were easy and you were able to make them, they sound great!
How adorable!!!! I have a whole bunch of glass jars too. I wasn't sure what to do with them. Great idea and I think I'll even let me three yearold help me with them. I can't decide what I like more, the ghosts or goblins.
Anna
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Thanks Anna~ hope you make them, they are fun!
even though i have a teenager and i usually hate crafts + stuff like that, i am sooo excited to do these now! halloween is my favorite holiday and this seems like a lot of fun to do one day to really make my house look great:) thanks for posting too such clear instructions + good pictures!
Thanks! Couldn't have a better compliment than that :)
These are so cool! And a craft that can span the ages! What kid doesn't like painting!
Thanks Melissa! So right you are. Kids love to paint as do adults. So this is great for all ages :)
These are so cute! I'm making some today, only I'm using old baby food jars so I have different sizes. Thanks for the idea!
Anon – baby food jars will work fine as long as the mouth is wide enough for a tea light. Those will be awesome! :)
What a cute idea! Did you get the idea from i.heart.rachel on Cafemom? She has a lot of her tutorials there including this one, same pictures and instructions and all.
This is not i.heart.rachels tutorial, it's mine. Thank you VERY much for bringing this to my attention!
She has your Bread Tag Monsters too. She admits in the bread tag post that the post about the luminaries was deleted because she didn't have links and claims that Cafemom won't let her have links up. People can have links there, just not in their signature or links to their own blog or website as advertising. I have seen her make links to her own stuff there though.
Thank you very much for telling me. And on that one she's blatantly taking credit! Someone asked her what she was going to do with them and she sai she was going to make magnets, as if she really made them! UGHHH!
This is so cute and a great idea! I featured this on my blog if you want to check it out and grab a button.
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Love this. I don't have jars but when I saw my local thrift store had squatty round floral vases for a dollar apiece your pumpkins came to mind. I picked up a few vases and plan to pain them this weekend. I'll be posting on my blog with a giant tip of the hat and link back to you. Congrats on the ivillage mention too.
I love these! Just featured you in my "10 Ways to Use Mason Jars in your Home" :)
Thanks for the features ladies!
We did this today using recycled jars that I've refused to throw away. We let our son paint several of them and it's adorable! I think we might add a jar or 2 each year so we can kind of chronicle his abilities over time! :D
Thanks for such a great idea!
erisgrrrl – How fun! Thanks for the kind comment, would love to see a photo of your jars. If you are on Facebook, you can post them on the Crafts by Amanda fan page! http://www.facebook.com/CraftsbyAmanda
I finally finished my painted pumpkins and put them up on my blog with credit for inspiration from you. Thanks again for sharing.
Thought I already commented. But wanted to chime back in that I finally made my pumpkin luminaries inspired by you and put pictures up on my blog. Thanks so much for the idea!
I absolutely love your blog and get inspired to try out all your crafts.I tried making them myself last week and they turned out so well!
Thanks for sharing,
Shweta
Thanks so much Shweta, so glad they turned out! Happy Halloween!
Wow Amanda. This is actually very interesting to me. I made a few of these a couple years back.I actually thought of these idea cuz i seen them done with milk jugs. I like painting on jars. So of course today when i came acrossed your site i seen the epsom salt luminaries and im so going out to buy the stuff to make them. I save all kinds of jars, pickles, jelly mayo's anything. i save them. But yeah that is so cool that i made pumpkin luminaries like u did. I personally like yours better, but it was my first time doing them so im quiet happy. i also was wondering on the flat glass marbles how big are those. they look larger then normal size marbles. i cant find bigger ones anywhere though. I am wanting to make those to. And they dont have to be just for valentines. U can do anything u want with them. Thats for sharing your. I think u have alot of talent and interestign things to make. ideas on the page
Thanks Carol! How awesome that you already made these! As for the marbles, yes you are spot on, those are a bit bigger than the average ones. I honestly can't remember if I found them at Michael's or a thrift store. If you do a google search for "large flat glass marbles" there are some there too ;) Thanks!
Thank you for stopping by my blog. I love love love this idea! Now I know what to do with all those salsa jars I have laying around. I'm so glad Halloween is just a few months away… I'd hate to have to wait any longer to try this idea. I'm loving your blog! Leslie =)
I love this post and I'm so excited to try it out. I've also shared this with my readers!
http://lonelypaper-designs.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-to-jack-olantern-luminaries.html
Loved your post! I mentioned it as my inspiration for a Halloween project in my blog!
http://pageturnershollow.wordpress.com/2011/09/15/halloween-silhouette-lanterns/
Keep up the good work!
These are adorable! I found your site on Pinterest.com and decided that since I am one of the homeroom parents for my daughters 1st grade class…we are SO doing these for her Halloween party. I thought I better see how messy it would be first and made some this week with my daughter–LOVE THEM! I am going to write a blog later today and will link it to your page to give you credit. I just have one–and probably a really dumb one–question…Do you spray the clear coat inside or outside of the jar or both. OH, I also used the sharpie on the outside of the jars and didn’t have to use the black paint over it. Thanks for the cutest craft idea out there!!
Jennifer
Hi Jennifer, thanks for the compliments! You only need to spray the outside of the jars, it’s just to keep the paint from peeling off and to give them a nice glossy finish. Can’t wait to see your version!
So cute! Just found you on pinterest! Love this and Im deff going to try it this Halloween!
Thasks Rachel, these are one of my favorites :)
Found these on Pinterest and making them tonight with the fam! I love your blog. So cute. :)
How fun, hope you had a great time!
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do you paint the inside of the jar or the outside?
The outside :)
I’d love to do this for a craft in my child’s class…do you think I could use a blow dryer to speed up the process?
Abolutely!
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I made these today! my daughter myself and my husband all of us really enjoyed it! i bought the battery powered tealights but i used large mason jars they almost needed 2 of them to get it lit well , i did use 2 coats of paint so it made it a little thicker for the light to show through…. BUT also i found out hello mason jars have that centerpiece under the lid u can keep off and still look like a lid is on it and it wont snuff out real tea light candles :) they turned out AWSOME i wi sh i could post pics thanks so much for sharing this idea! im a NON crafty mom but i made 12 of these to line the walk way and i will use them for many years! :)
How awesome Ashley!! Thanks for letting me know, it always makes me smile when one of my projects can inspire someone else :)
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So glad to have found this…I gotta make some…SOOO creative!! =)
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Hi- I saw this link to your blog and luminaries on Pinterest (my new FAVORITE thing to do instead of cleaning!!!). Yesterday I bought everything I need to make these, except for the mason jars. The store was out but said they would be getting more in today or tomorrow. My 4 year old is home sick from pre-school today so I’ll be scouring my house for any empty jars that aren’t nailed down LOL. Can’t wait until the end of the week :-) Wish me luck!
That’s exactly what I was going to suggest! i always have a stash of empty jars of all sizes in the cabinet in the basement :)
I found these on parents.com and thought they would be fun for my 4 year old son and me to try. I used a foam brush because I thought a paint brush would be too streaky, but the foam brush did not put the paint on thick enough. I let it dry overnight and then tried to put on a second coat. It didn’t work. When you try to put a second coat of paint on it just takes the first layer off. I washed the paint off and will give it another try with a brush and a thicker single layer of paint this time. They are so cute that I want it to work.
Even with streaks they look good! :) adds character ;-D
what kind of jars are you using? All the canning jars I’ve seen have some kind of markings or words bubbled into them. I’m sure they will show through as a shadow.
Ball jars! And the raised letters don’t show through.
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These are precious! I shared them with my readers today at Aimee Asher. I hope that is ok! Thanks for the wonderful idea!
Thank you so much, how nice of you!
Thanks for the cool idea! Just made these last night and finished up today. My paint looks much more streaky than yours and when the candles are in it really shows. I’ve never painted on glass before so maybe it’s a serious learning curve, The clear coat is pretty cool and makes the appearance a bit better. We drew the faces with just sharpie as another reader suggested and it was a real pain in the bum until hubby found a large, lone, odd sharpie and he rocked out the rest of the ghosts with that. We put some tap led lights in & the kids are running around holding the Boo Story light :D.
Yeah painting on glass can create streaks. I tend to go over the paint several times, smoothing it as I go. BUT I actually think the streaks are cool too, adds character! :) So glad you had fun!
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Hi, I love your painted Halloween jars! My kids can’t wait to make them. I had a quick question….I have lots of tempera paint. Would that work instead of acrylic paints? I’m thinking with the clear glaze the tempera would be okay. Any thoughts on using tempera instead of acrylic paints?
Thanks!
Hi Margie! I have never actually tried tempura paint on glass. You can always try it on one and see how it works. If you do, would love it if you would come back and leave a comment on how it worked!
The tempera paints worked great! I wanted an easier paint to work with since I’ve got little kids doing the project and I didn’t want the hassle of using acrylics. Acrylic paint did go on more smoothly on glass, so I can see why you chose acrylics. The tempura paints were more streaky going on, but after being sprayed with the clear coating, they came out more transparent, which was kind of cool! Thanks again for your project idea. I will continue to do this every year with my children!!!
I’m so glad to hear that! Thanks for letting me know about that, it’ll be great info if someone else asks. So glad you guys had fun! :)
Hi Amanda,
I wanted to share this in case others wanted to use tempera paints too…unless you apply like three coats of the lacquer spray the tempera paints will run if wet. I found this out the hard way this morning when the sprinklers went off near my porch steps! LOL :)
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Really Cute!!
Hiya! I just tried these with my patients where I work, they loved them!! The only problem I am running into is that we used lights from the dollar store and we we place them in the jars the only color that shows is that of the light. So every jar looks orange! I am going to take a few home and try an actual flame candle and see how that goes! Thanks for the fantastic idea!!
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I absolutely love these! they’re genius. Halloween is my favourite holiday and you’ve helped me decide that I’m going to make a special space in my attic for halloween items so I can make something new each year.. this is definitely going to be in there! Brilliant, so thanks :) xx
Thanks for your kind words Stacey – glad you like them!
found this post from a google search and i’m soooooo excited to make these; will let you know how it goes! thanks for the great pictures and all the detailed instructions
Awesome thanks Shana!
I’m going to try this with the plactic kool-aid containers
So happy I found you on Pinterest! My husband also painted some jars which turned out great! He actually scratched out faces on the back side so that you get a neat silhouette on the wall. http://handmakemyday.com/2011/10/19/easy-halloween-luminaries-he-made-painted-jars/
Those are awesome Andrea!
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I found these Halloween luminaries on Pinterest. I just love them. I can’t wait to make some for my grandsons (and myself) to put out next Halloween. I also can’t wait to peruse the rest of your delightful site. I’ve bookmarked it for future fun. Thanks for sharing your projects, Amanda!
Thank you Sherry!
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Love! Did you paint the inside or the outside?
Hi Toni! These are painted on the outside :)
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Hi Amanda! These are so cute! I’m thinking about making them for my yard, but I’m worrying about the tea lights. When you make them, do you punch holes in the lids and then put the lids on? Or do you think that would take away from the effect or put the flame out? I could buy the fireless votives lights, I guess, but I thought I’d ask about the lids first.
Thanks for sharing this adorable idea!
Sherri
Hi Sherri! I don’t use the lids on mine. If you want to use lids, I would get the LED tea lights. Putting lids on with the flame tea lights won’t work, the flames need oxygen to stay lit.
Such a great idea! Love the colors and cute faces…
What kind of acrylic paint? I bought some last year, but you couldn’t really see thru them:( Thank you!
I just used regular acrylic craft paint, it was probably Americana, but could have been Folk Art. I only use one coat! Two would make them too dark.
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These masion jars are wonderful!! I agree with all the pictures, I couldn’t decide which was my favorite either.
Which jar looked better with the candle in the dark?
I think this would be a great way to lite my walk way this halloween, add some to my flower gardens which are in an alcove at the front door. Thanks for sharing this!
Marla
I would have to say the yellow look the best, but they all look great!
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Thanks for such a great idea! I had some sauce jars and such in my recycle bin just waiting to be used :) I also took down my collection of wine bottles (I knew I was saving them for a reason!) I am so happy with the way the jars and bottles turned out. The kids loved them too!
How fun Crystal, glad you had a good time!
i like these jars. they’re simple but so decorative!
I linked to your tutorial on my blog – thanks for sharing!
doro K.
Thanks for the link Doro, so glad you liked them :)
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I LOVE these. I made them and I have had requests from family to make more. I also linked your tutorial. Thank you :)
Thanks Christine, so glad you had a good time making these!
love this!! i made these with my children and they had a blast! thank you :)
That’s great Damaris, so glad you had fun!
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Thanks for sharing i was trying to think of some way to get some Halloween stuff for my grandbaby’s now scene they live with me this i can afford again thank you very much you just made 2 children very happy
Aww that’s great, thanks Denissa!
We made these @ homeschool day in the park. We dated the bottom and wrote names on them and plan to make them again so the kids will each have their own “collection” to keep! Thanks for the simple to follow directions and great pictures!!
How fun! Glad you enjoyed them Jami, thanks for letting me know! :)
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Hi there,
Should I be concerned about the Krylon and the heat produced by a burning candle? I know some of these types of sprays can be highly flammable. Thanks!
A spray paint or sealer is flammable when wet and when being sprayed, but from what I understand loses its flammability when dry. I made these luminaries three years ago and bring them out every Halloween and light them. I have never had a problem.
Just finished making a ton of these. Thanks for the amazing idea! Worked out great! It was so much fun, can’t wait to poke around and find more holiday crafts!
That’s awesome Maria so glad you had fun!
Very neat…did you paint inside the jar or outside?
The outside
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