Pattern Wrapped Jars

Following on from my last post, I wanted to do something more colourful with some neat little air-tight jars I’d saved. These sweetie jar styles are so ‘in’ at the moment and are great for storing small items like cotton reels, ribbons and buttons.

The way I decorated these old coffee jars couldn’t get any simpler! I took a few of my print designs, cut strips that were plenty long enough to wrap around the jar and then secured with a strip of double-sided tape.

DIY Heart Candle Votive

At work, we’ve been enjoying the current trend for cute clusters of glassware within wedding floristry and home accessories. I particularly like the simple Scandinavian style etchings and printed detailing seen on a lot of jam-jars and bottles, which have a homemade, upcycled appearance. This gave me the idea to have a go at giving some old candle votives a bit of a makeover.

As it was my first attempt at anything to do with glass painting, I decided to keep it simple by using a ‘Porcelain Painter’ pen to trace over a dotted heart outline which I quickly drew to scale on Illustrator. I masking-taped the template to the inside of the glass and drew onto the outside…et voila!

The pen was a little temperamental as the ink did not flow continually (it may actually be easier to use a paintbrush and glass paint, but this creates more mess to clean up after!) However, it only cost about £3 from Hobbycraft, providing a fairly inexpensive way to customise a few pieces of old glassware and have a bit of fun!