Distressing Chalk Painted Mason Jars

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.

Distressing chalk painted mason jars.

Because you know i ve been painting and distressing mason jars and selling painted and distressed mason jars for 2 years now. More by the author. It s okay if it s streaky that will be fixed in later coats. How to paint distress mason jars.

What s more new and vintage mason jars are easy to find and most of the time they cost less than 3. I used white folk art home decor chalk paint and painted on my first coat on all of the jars. I love diy ing and anything that has to do with home decor. Let the paint dry for at least 12 hours if you are using pre mixed chalk paint you can wait a shorter amount of time.

One coat was enough to cover the whole thing. Mason jar chalk paint paint brush sandpaper twine flowers. There are several ways to paint and distress mason jars. Materials needed to paint and distress mason jars.

After painting all 5 jars i followed the paint instructions and let them dry for 1 hour. Add tip ask question comment download. I just rubbed down the edges and corners until i was happy with the way it looked. You probably scratched your head when you saw the how to paint and distress mason jars title of this post in your newsfeed.

Use a paintbrush to apply the first coat of chalk paint to the sides and top of your mason jars. I painted the whole thing with white chalk paint. Once it dried i used some sandpaper to distress the box a bit. Paint the outside of the mason jar and let dry.