Confined Crafting

 I showed my daughters the jar I made and they wanted to have a go too! We taped up some more jars and had fun mixing different paint colours. This time I tried cutting out masking tape circles to make a dotty jar. These are our finished jars:

I am a hoarder of useful jars, I just can't help it! You never know when you might need one to wash brushes in, make a mini-terrarium or use as an emergency vase. So I knew I had to keep this lovely mayonnaise jar - such a pleasing shape! I put it through the dishwasher and cut off the plastic film label. I then used standard decorator's masking tape to make an outline on the glass. As it's Christmas I went for a simple Nativity of star, stable and crib with rays of divine light emitting forth. It was a little fiddly to snip up the sticky masking tape, ideally the design would have been a bit more delicate. I think it would work well with smaller shapes dotted across the glass (might try that next!) I then mixed acrylic paint (set of 20 tubes, £8 at The Works), using black and white to make darker and lighter shades of blue. I applied it to the glass with a dishwashing sponge which gives an even coverage and allows you to blend the different shades. Once dry (I left it for ...