DIY Mason Jar Lanterns for the 4th of July
Add a festive glow to your celebrations with these 4th of July mason jar lanterns! You can make this easy craft in 30 minutes or less.
Yield: 3 mason jar lanterns
Cost: $5
Materials
- 3 Mason jar(s)
- Acrylic paint (red, white, and blue)
Instructions
Find what you need:
- Gather your supplies and materials.
Make a star patterned mason jar lantern:
- Use soap and water to clean your mason jar. You can also wipe the outside with rubbing alcohol.Then avoid touching the outside as much as you can. This will help the paint to adhere.
- Add star stickers to the outside of one jar.Place them randomly and push them down to make sure they're completely adhered.
- Add blue acrylic paint to a small dish or deep paint palette. Dip a cotton ball into the paint - this will be your "paintbrush"!
- Dab the cotton ball with paint onto the sides of the jar. Cover the whole outside with paint, including the neck.Grab a new cotton ball if your "brush" starts to fall apart half way through.Add a second coat of paint, if necessary, and allow to dry.
- Once the paint is completely dry, use a craft knife to "trace" around the outside of a star sticker.This will help make sure the paint around the star doesn't peel away when you remove the sticker.
- Gently peel the sticker away from the jar.You can use tweezers to make this easier, if you'd like.
- Repeat, removing the remaining stickers.
- Your star pattern mason jar lantern is complete!
Make striped mason jar lanterns:
- Begin by using a cotton ball to paint the whole outside of the jar white.Add a second coat (if necessary) and allow to dry.
- Once the paint is completely dry, use painter's tape to create 2 horizontal stripes.Try to attach the pieces as straight as possible, and push the tape down with your finger as you go, making sure it's completely flat on the glass.
- Use a cotton ball to add red paint over top of the white parts of the jar.
- Once the red paint is completely dry, carefully remove the painter's tape.
- Your striped mason jar lantern is complete.Make a second mason jar with a stripe design to create a full flag look with your decorations.
Enjoy your flag themed mason jar lanterns:
- Your 4th of July mason jar lanterns are complete! Enjoy displaying them together at your holiday events.
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Notes
Looking for more 4th of July crafts? Here's a few of our favourites:
DIY Confetti Poppers
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