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Detailed tutorial on how to pigment and distress bricklayer jars.

For those of you who are regular visitors hither at Paint (thanks!), y'all probably scratched your caput when you saw the 'how to paint and distress stonemason jars' title of this post in your newsfeed. Or inbox. Because you know I've been painting and distressing mason jars … and selling painted and distressed bricklayer jars … for 2+ years now.

But what you may not realize is after all those years of painting and distressing stonemason jars, I have never one time shared a full, picture-filled tutorial with myhow.

Crazy, right? How could that possibly be?!?

So but for today, my regular readers (give thanks you lot again!) will demand to deport with me every bit I rectify this horrible oversight. This abomination. This slight on stonemason jar craft-dom.

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How to Paint and Distress Stonemason Jars

Materials*

Rustoleum Chalked Paint (Linen White)

Rustoleum Chalked Paint (Blush Pink)

Rustoleum Chalked Paint (Aged Gray)

Rustoleum Chalked Paint (Country Grayness)

Rubbing Booze

80 Grit Sandpaper

Clear Coat Sealant

Paint Brushes

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1. Prep

If you're starting with a new instance of mason jars, you're skillful to go. But if you're using old jars that have been used for other purposes, you'll want to give them a thorough cleaning.

Wipe down with rubbing alcohol and then wash with hot, soapy h2o. Dry out completely.

2. Pigment

Outset with two coats of pigment. Let paint dry out completely between coats.

My favorite paint medium to work with is chalk pigment. It's easy to work with. It offers great coverage. It adheres well to the jars (much more durable than other pigment mediums). And it'due south a dream to distress. The only issue is chalk paint can exist expensive and hard to find ….

until now!

Rust-Oleum has recently introduced a Chalked paint line (thank you Rust-Oleum for sending me this amazing, affordable, and beautifully colored paint line to try out). The toll is half of the pop name brand who volition not be named here. And you can find it at the major abode improvement retailers. You can also notice them on Amazon (come across the Materials list links).

{And if you're using acrylic pigment for your project, give the jars 24 hours dry fourth dimension between coats of paint; otherwise when you utilise the 2nd coat it might peel off some of the beginning glaze paint}

3. Distress

I use 80 grit "No-Sideslip Grip" sandpaper that I cut into rectangles and so fold over, giving me ii side to work with.

I beginning with the top rim.

Then distress along the threads.

Adjacent I tackle the raised edges on the 2 sides of the jars.

And don't forget to go the Made In Usa text!

I'm pretty rough with the back. I only rub the sandpaper all over the fruit graphic.

I leave the best for last: the front end of the jar. I tend to be a scrap more than conscientious here.

I accept care to make sure mason and Ball are completely visible.

I cease with a bit of distressing along the top and bottom of the jar.

four. Seal

The finishing affect is sealant. My go to is an acetone based clear coat in matte stop.

I found this particular make at Michaels.

five. Intendance

Don't submerge jars in water or put in dishwasher. Just wipe down. And take intendance when filling with h2o. While the sealant makes the finish much more than durable — and the chalk paint offers a much, much stronger bond that's virtually impossible to scrub off than acrylic paint — it's still considered a semi-permanent finish.

If you are using acrylic craft pigment on your jars, yous can easily wash off the finish (pre-sealant) with hot water. Post-sealant, some of the paint tin can peel abroad if the jars sweat or are submerged in water.

And you're washed.

At present, if you're not crafty and would prefer to purchase painted and distressed stonemason jars, I take a few variations of this set listed at my Etsy shop.

The set of four tin be plant here.