Hi friends! Today our lovely contributer, Amanda, is sharing how to make these insanely cute glittery jars for Valentine's Day… or just any ole' day!
1. Paint various designs on the inside of the jar with the glue. I chose to paint large hearts, stripes, and a solid gold for my three jars. Polka dots would also be cute!
2. Pour a bit of glitter into the jar to coat where you've painted on the glue, then tap the jar upside down onto a piece of paper a few times to remove the excess.
3. If you're using various colors of glitter on one jar, do one color at a time and allow the glue to dry thoroughly before you start another color. This keeps the colors from mixing!
4. After you've finished the designs and the glue has dried, coat the entire inside of the jar with a thick layer of glue and allow to dry for at least 24 hours. This forms a "seal" over the glitter and keeps it from flaking off.
5. Fill the jars with your favorite Valentine's treats! Note: Kind of obvious, but even though the glitter won't flake off I'd still recommend only using treats that are individually packaged.
Thanks so much, Amanda! This D.I.Y. is so cute. I want to make a polka dot and stripe version. xo, elsie
94 Comments
SO cute! This is such a good idea! I use mason jars all over the house to store various things like my knitting needles & pens…but I might need to fancy them up now!
This is ultra cute!
very sweet! can’t wait for valentines crafts and treats… 🙂
Georgia
http://swonderfulgd.blogspot.com
Awwwww, so sweet!!!! 🙂
Love,
Stephanie May*
http://www.maydae.com
Very pretty. Perfect for Valentine’s Day!
A jewelry blog.
http://www.houseofavandan.blogspot.com
I love glitter. And now I love glitter jars, too! 🙂
What a cute idea! Lately I like all that sparkles so I’m definitely making one! 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
XoXo
Plami
http://www.fashionthrill.com/
This is really cute!
What a lovely idea! So cute!
Kindness is the best accessory,
Rebecca
Such cuteness. I’d love to do this with my daughter. You are sooo creative!
http://shannonhearts.blogspot.com/
So cute! Glitter? Always a good idea.
so cute! I love all of your DIYs 🙂
Rory
http://www.WearAboutsBlog.com
CHICTOPIA
glitter!! super cute, i have so many old mason jars left over from my wedding!
♥
Krystle
http://dearwinsome.blogspot.com/
Cute idea!
That is incredibly cute! I’ll have to try it!
Jenn
passengerseatperspectives.blogspot.com
They make such cute candies holders for parties! Love this idea!
Fang Ting
http://ftashion.blogspot.com
So perfect for valentines day! Love them!
-Miranda
http://paperthoughtsfabricdreams.blogspot.com
I’ve been obsessed with glitter everything lately… which is not typically my thing, but these days… yes! (have you been reading my mind?)
Loooove this idea! Without a doubt giving it a go. Thanks so much! xxx
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Absolutely precious.
Ky
http://www.thebirdssay.blogspot.com
This is redickulously cute! Love it <3
This is a great craft project
Argh! Too much fun to be had!
These are so cute! And so appropriate for valentine’s day 🙂
xo
http://kittysnooks.blogspot.com/
very cute. i am excited to make some fun little valentines this year.
Cute love it! They turned out so cute and glitter is wonderful!
Natalie
http://www.projectdowhatyoulove.wordpress.com
great for little girls beads and trinkets too!
happiness…
dannlle@nestenterprises
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so fun! looks like you and my little one had the same idea: http://mamaforpeace.blogspot.com/2012/01/i-heart-crafts.html
Such a wonderful way to add piz-azz to Valentine’s Day! Everybody loves glitter!
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This is so pretty!! I think it’d work great for makeup brushes and other dainty stuff 🙂
This is really cute. I love Valentine’s Day stuff:)
Ashley
http://pencilleddaydream.wordpress.com
Too cute! And simple as always 🙂
http://ahopelessnotebook.blogspot.com/
OMG, this is insanely cute!
It doesn’t get much cuter than this!!!
velvetcupcakes
love this DIY and WILL be doing this!
grace
http://herumbrella.com
This is adorable, I love it!
We have tons of jars here,now I could do something out of them. Thanks for your genius idea! I love the designs you made.
I love glitter! Those are awesome jars!
I am DOING this! <3 it
This look super fun and super easy, totally pinning this to my DIY board!
Very sweet 🙂
Really super nice!
http://missbobino.blogspot.com
I love anything super-sparkly, so this is great!
a project that i am seriously bookmarking so i could try a hand at it on the weekend!
Adorable!!! Such a good idea!
xxx
-S
http://www.messylittlemonsters.blogspot.com
Such a cute idea to make!
I love it.
Tranae
http://www.flablane.com
I love this!Super cute… thanks for sharing 🙂
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x
Cute DIY! 🙂 Working with glitters is always fun!!!
xoxo
Ida
http://asplashofida.blogspot.com
wow this is lovely and it is also a good idea for valentine’s day!
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Amazing…not sure I can get mod podge in the UK????? Any alternatives out there anyone??? x
Love this idea soo so much.
nattie x
I love the idea! First comment,yey!:)
these are really cute!
rioandjane.blogspot.com
love this idea!
i’m going to give that a try soon.
xo, cheyenne
What a simple idea, my little sister wants some for her birthday party
Thank you for sharing
xo
oh this is adorable.
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Very cute and easy idea, but one I would have never thought of! Might have to try this week…
wow, this is a beautiful tutorial. I love the idea of glitter jars.
-Katie
http://www.punkprojects.blogspot.com
This is perfect for Vday!!! I was going to make lollipops for my store and this is the perfect display. Thanks!
xoKylee
http://2anchor.blogspot.com
soon, soon 🙂
Awwww absolutely adorable! Not sure if my boyfriend will appreciate them as much so I’m going to make these for me 🙂
This is really cute and clever. It’s small things, attention to detail that can make your house so much nicer!
cute idea! Love the sparkles, just in time for Valentines Day!
xoxo, Jjanga
http://www.sayhelloandsmile.blogspot.com
so cute
http://kimchicsisters.blogspot.com/2012/01/scalloped-trimmed.html
SO TOTALLY trying this for Valentine’s day. You, my dear, are a genius!
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Um, yum! Super keen!
<3 jordan
http://www.jordandibb.com
So cute! Great idea!
That’s so cute!! I’ll def try that…
http://quih.wordpress.com
What a great idea!
xx
Justine
http://www.sobeanie.blogspot.com/
what a cute idea, I just bought some glitter so I might try this 😀
I really like this craft idea. Super cute!
Elsie! you’re filling up my projects folder. this is another cute how-to. 🙂
What a great idea! My two year old would love helping me with this! Hmmm…might be a good project for her upcoming birthday party too! Thanks for the idea!
What a fun idea! Going to try this using polka dots!
What a great outfit! Love the white and the gold necklace.
This is perfect. Thank you for sharing!
what kind of glue are you using?
So amazing! I can’t pass up a good sparkly valentines decoration. Definitely making these at some point in the next few weeks.
me encanta!! I like it!! you¨re fantastic!! 🙂 kiss from Spain
i love glitter and so the jars look absolutely stunning to me. thank you so much for the diy – i definitely wanna try this.
i need to make these.
stunning idea, thanks for sharing
Oh what a cute and clever idea!!! I can’t wait to try it 🙂
So cute! I love this idea, and now have something to do with the extra jars laying around my apartment.
I did this and blogged it here too!
http://blytheponytailparades.typepad.com/my-blog/2012/02/glitter-jar-diy.html
Great idea 🙂
Very cute! I’m going to try this next weekend!
I’m making this for my Valentine’s day dinner with my boyfriend! 😀 So perfect for a centerpiece!
http://first-dessert.blogspot.com/
absolutely GORGEOUSSSSS!!!! ♥♥♥
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Awsome.Loved it.:)
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I love this project! One question, How is the name of the long red candy?
This is a very usefull idea!! I really like it. I am from Argentina and i love your blog. You are super creative!!! Kisses