These rectangle glass vases were so wonderful to use - mostly because this is their second use! Love to be able to reuse from time to time.
The mint colored jars were fun to make but they did take more acrylic paint than I would have guessed. I had been saving random glass jars from the kitchen. They had once stored jelly, salsa, syrup, and other things. After removing the labels by soaking them in soapy water, they were ready for the paint. If soaking didn't do it (and the clear labels were the worst - I used Go-Gone) I poured paint into the inside, turned the jar, and waited until the whole inside was covered. If it was possible to do, I also used a paint brush to cover the inside. By putting the paint on the inside, the jars had a lovely shine. Had I painted the outside, the shine would have been gone, but they still would have looked nice.
The mason jar had candles in it. They were wrapped with burlap which then had 3-5 fabric yo-yos attached to each one. I hot glued on the burlap strip (2" wide) and was careful to not get the glue on the yo-yos. I chose mint, white, robin-egg blues, and a paisley with tan colors - great color combo for just about anything. All these fabrics were from Joann's Fabrics and they just make me so happy. Yo-yo's are a rare quilting pleasure for me - it's something I can do on the go, and we are often on the go! When sitting in the passenger side of a semi-truck, I can sew away the hours happily without having to feel like I'm accomplishing nothing. There's no fuss, no mess, and I can easily hold all my supplies on my lap. It's a wonderful past time for me that I wouldn't necessarily do at home.
After our party, I detached those decorations from the jar and could then re-use the yo-yos like this:
I'm not sure if I want a quilt from the yo-yo's or if I'm going to make a kitchen table runner... or maybe a pillow covering. Hard to say. More on this one later!
The mint colored jars were fun to make but they did take more acrylic paint than I would have guessed. I had been saving random glass jars from the kitchen. They had once stored jelly, salsa, syrup, and other things. After removing the labels by soaking them in soapy water, they were ready for the paint. If soaking didn't do it (and the clear labels were the worst - I used Go-Gone) I poured paint into the inside, turned the jar, and waited until the whole inside was covered. If it was possible to do, I also used a paint brush to cover the inside. By putting the paint on the inside, the jars had a lovely shine. Had I painted the outside, the shine would have been gone, but they still would have looked nice.
The mason jar had candles in it. They were wrapped with burlap which then had 3-5 fabric yo-yos attached to each one. I hot glued on the burlap strip (2" wide) and was careful to not get the glue on the yo-yos. I chose mint, white, robin-egg blues, and a paisley with tan colors - great color combo for just about anything. All these fabrics were from Joann's Fabrics and they just make me so happy. Yo-yo's are a rare quilting pleasure for me - it's something I can do on the go, and we are often on the go! When sitting in the passenger side of a semi-truck, I can sew away the hours happily without having to feel like I'm accomplishing nothing. There's no fuss, no mess, and I can easily hold all my supplies on my lap. It's a wonderful past time for me that I wouldn't necessarily do at home.
After our party, I detached those decorations from the jar and could then re-use the yo-yos like this:
I'm not sure if I want a quilt from the yo-yo's or if I'm going to make a kitchen table runner... or maybe a pillow covering. Hard to say. More on this one later!
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