Thursday, October 27, 2011

How to decorate a mason jar for a wedding

decorate a mason jar for a wedding


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Mason jars not only serve as useful drinking containers, but they can be decorated and presented as gifts for a wide range of occasions. For example, a mason jar can be transformed into a sentimental and useful gift for wedding guests. Decorating mason jars for weddings isn't a difficult craft project, and it is one that allows you to showcase your creative talents freely.

Things You'll Need

  • Mason jar
  • Optional filling
  • Hot glue gun
  • Assorted pearl beads
  • Label card
  • Assorted art media
  • Silk ribbon roll

Instructions

    • 1

      Select an 8 oz mason jar with a lid. Other sizes are available, both smaller and larger, but 8-oz. is suitable for a wedding decoration piece.

    • 2

      Select a filling for the mason jar and fill it. Filling ideas include hot cocoa powder with dehydrated marshmallows, glitter, confetti and even homemade bean and rice soup mixes of varying colors. These fillings not only decorate the mason jars, but provide guests of the wedding with gifts to take home and enjoy.

    • 3

      Affix a blank label to the front of the jar. Inscribe the wedding date on the label with a description of the filling--if you are filling with an edible gift. If you are making multiple jars for guests, you can inscribe the guest's name on each mason jar you decorate. Do this with your choice of artistic media.

    • 4

      Squeeze a small amount of hot glue onto the back of a flat-backed pearl gem. Press the glued side of the gem at one corner of the label. Repeat this step until the pearls surround the label as a border.

    • 5

      Screw the lid onto the mason jar securely. Tie a 12 inch length of silk ribbon around the top of the mason jar into a simple bow.


Source: www.ehow.com

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