Anyone with a baby knows how quickly those glass baby food jars can fill up the recycling bin. This DIY is a pretty, fast and inexpensive way to decorate for a baby shower or a baby’s 1st birthday – simply by dipping the baby food jars into paint.
Materials needed: clean glass baby food jars (labels removed), paint, and a shallow bowl.
Step 1: Pour out some paint into the bowl – you don’t need much, maybe 1/2 cup or so.
Step 2: While holding the bowl on an angle, dip the jar in, and begin slowly turning the jar as it touches the paint.
Step 3: Sit the jars right-side up to dry. I let mine dry overnight. It’s important to let them dry right-side up first so that no paint drips in the wrong direction.
Step 4: Turn the jars over for a few more hours to let the bottom dry.
I think this would be lovely with all different colored dipped jars. You could even get adventurous and double-or triple-dip them to make stripes.
Fill with flowers or tea lights, and let the celebration begin!
All photos by Kate Mathis.
Juliette Gold
February 23, 2012
Wow! This idea is is lovely! Thanks for posting it.
Do you think it would work with regular acrylic paint?
Anne
February 23, 2012
Excellent idea! I did this with white paint but I dipped the entire jar in – I like this half-painted look much better.
TFS!
ps found your idea on Pinterest.
jess
February 23, 2012
i love the color combinations you used. this would make a very pretty easter brunch table as well! thanks for the inspiration… 🙂
Amy
February 23, 2012
Love this! So simple and the flowers look divine.
mandarinux
February 23, 2012
Excellent idea! the color is very beautiful. Thanks!
chiara
February 23, 2012
Yes – I should have specified – I used acrylic paint. Thanks for your lovely comments!
Katie
February 23, 2012
Wow! I love it! This is so ironic, because yesterday I was dreaming of my ideal baby shower decor. I’m not even having baby, but I’m storing this idea away for the future.
Kate
February 23, 2012
Beautiful, I really love this colour too.
Erin | Holtwood Hipster
February 23, 2012
All I can think about are these dipped in metallic gold. Love this up-cycle idea!
Love it
February 23, 2012
I love it. Great easy way to make a beautiful object.
H*
February 23, 2012
sooooooooooo beautiful!
Mary
February 23, 2012
i’ve been saving a ton of these for something…this is a beautiful idea!
Cecilia
February 23, 2012
i will definitely be doing this! i have a ton of baby food jars and a friend with a baby on the way. thanks for the idea!
Emily Rae
February 23, 2012
I did a spray-paint ombre effect on a bunch of vases for my wedding. Dipping would have been faster!
John
February 23, 2012
Amazing!!!
Rachel Root
February 23, 2012
So beautiful!! I’m so inspired every time! Thanks
http://www.granola-ish.blogspot.com
Sarah @http://agirlintransit.blogspot.com/
February 23, 2012
Ooooh I love functionality combined with pretty things. These are perfect for a shower. Or maybe even just decorating around the house for Easter. Super cool! Now I just need to buy baby food. (I made my food for my little one).
– Sarah
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Seriously Sassy mama
February 23, 2012
I love this. I have so many old jars.
Alexa
February 23, 2012
So creative! I’ve never seen such gorgeous baby food jars! 😉
Kasia
February 23, 2012
Great idea! especially for mums:) Thanks!
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Dana
February 23, 2012
Great idea! Love your blog!
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FestivePartyGirl
February 23, 2012
This is an adorable idea. I love it for a baby shower or gender reveal party. I’m thinking even old vases or jars would be fun to experiment with too. Bring new life to things shoved in the back of the cupboard.
kellychristine
February 23, 2012
i love every DIY you post. ;]
Jaimie
February 23, 2012
So lovely. You are quickly becoming a fave blogger of mine. I have tons of these in a closet somewhere just waiting for a home. My husband thought I was nuts for keeping them. He’ll probably think I’m nuts when I do this too though!
Victoria@VictoryPaper
February 23, 2012
I’m planning on spray painting mason jars for centerpieces at our wedding, I would have never thought of baby food jars for a shower though! Pinning this…right…now
Zsa Zsa
February 23, 2012
Great idea. We are done with baby food jars but maybe now we have a lot of peanut butter jars.
Pysselbolaget
February 24, 2012
Beautiful! Great idea and fantastic pictures! We are inspired!
Tara
February 24, 2012
So pretty!
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shutterbug
February 24, 2012
neat idea! I will have to try this! thanks!
Sushiqueen
February 25, 2012
This is a good idea, I could paint my jam jar like
This for Center piece for dinner garthering with
Friends!
Vanessa
February 26, 2012
I’ve done this with mason jars before but I love this idea! I’m loving anything mini lately!
a&b
February 26, 2012
Brilliant idea! It’s almost a step up from just plan mason jars!
Chloe
February 28, 2012
What a fantastic idea! Can’t wait to have a go myself!
wtmontana
March 2, 2012
This is beautiful and so simply gorgeous! I’m thinking of doing this to a heap of old jars I have lying around so I can use them for storing makeup or makeup brushes in… as I so rarely have flowers in the house at this time 🙁 haha, loving this idea! Great post as usual. Your web design makes me so happy too 😉
Carol Brewster
March 4, 2012
Great idea for shower favors!