This project is so easy and inexpensive and looks very nice when it's finished. You can use it for a vase, a pencil holder, or a holder for the project you'll see on here next week. When it is done, it looks a little like stained glass. Here are the supplies you'll need:
SUPPLIES:
Jar (glass or plastic, in whatever size you want), labels removed
White glue that will dry clear (I used Elmer's Glue All)
Tissue paper (select several colors, or match to your decor)
Scissors
Paint brush
Small container (to hold glue)
Stack the tissue paper evenly and cut a one inch strip through all the layers, repeat with another strip. Cut each strip into one inch squares. Don't go measuring this, just eyeball it. You can experiment here too, rip the papers instead of cutting them, or cut into triangles instead of squares, you're the artist here.
Put some glue into the small cup or container, you may thin with a tiny amount of water if it seems to thick. Turn the jar upside down onto some newspaper and begin brushing the glue onto the bottom doing only about a 3 to 4 inch area at one time.
Lay some of the paper scraps onto the glue then continue doing this until you have covered the jar.
If you want to use this jar with a lid, do not cover the threads at the neck, just up to them, otherwise go all the way to the top. If you are going all the way up, then give the glue time to dry on the bottom then turn it over and glue around the neck of the jar and overlap to the inside a little. If you see any gaps where the glass wasn't totally covered, you can go back over it with more paper.
Once it is all layered the way you like it, let it dry totally, then go back over the entire container with a final layer of glue (thinned if needed). This will seal it.
Once it dries now it is ready for use. Let me know what sort of container you will be using yours as. The jar in the pictures is an old pasta sauce jar, my son made one from a huge plastic peanut butter jar, and my daughter made one from a small jelly jar, the possibilities are endless. Have fun!!
Since taking the summer off from official schooling, we are really looking forward to starting back again soon. We also haven't met with the other families in our homeschooling support group this summer either, so we are really looking forward to starting up with that again too. Now that I've been doing a lot of Flylady this year, my home is finally in order and fairly organized. This school year has to potential of being our best one yet!! I hope you've been enjoying these crafts as much as I've been enjoying making them to share with you.
