From Blah to Awe, upcycled plastic canister
Welcome to the monthly Creative Craft Hop
hosted this month by Donna from Modern on Monticello
while Sara takes a short break
Thank you Donna!
Welcome friends, readers and visitors from Patina & Paint!
Today is all about taking a grocery store plastic canister
from blah to Awe!
All it takes is paper, Mod Podge and paint!
I found some photos of flowers and patterns I liked online,
photographed them and printed them out to use
for decoupaging a plastic snack container~
a great way to make your own papers for crafting!
I also had some patterned tissue and a MacKenzie-Childs calendar…
The calendar won out, and the sturdy paper was big enough
to wrap the canister on all sides
Just one seam on the back…
I painted the clear plastic around the top and bottom of the canister
with acrylic glossy craft paint
I cut a circle of paper to fit on the lid
I secured it in place with Mod Podge
I painted checks around the rim,
in the MacKenzie-Childs signature check style,
blending several colors with white
I added yellow dots to the painted areas on the canister
For easy and perfect dots, dip the handle end of a brush into paint
then place it on the spot where you want a dot
You can vary the size of the dots by using different size brush handles
I added dots in between the checks on the lid too
I absolutely love it!
No one would ever guess it was a plastic snack jar
from the grocery store!
I keep jars for “help yourself snacks” on a counter
in the family room…
Now I need to get busy and “glam up” the other jars!
Next up on the hop is My Thrift Store Addiction
Please visit all my crafty friends creations on the links below!
Blue Sky at Home Easy Homemade Mother’s Day Gifts
Life as A Leo Wife Round Wood Door Hanger w/ Free SVG!
Decorate and More with Tip Dollar Tree Wooden Link Chain
Apple Street Cottage Homemade Lavender Soap
Purple Hues and Me Handwoven Wood Veneer Candleholder
Modern on Monticello DIY Fabric Scrap Wreath
Patina and Paint Easiest and Cheapest Cake Stand
The Painted Apron Upcycled Plastic Canister
My Thrift Store Addiction DIY Fabric Lined Piano Bench
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado/ Love Your Creativity
What’s for Dinner/ Between Naps on the Porch
All About Home/ Common Ground & Follow the Yellow Brick Home
Oh My Heartsie Girl / Turn About Tuesday
Centerpiece Wednesday / Creative Crafts / Crafty Creators
Full Plate Thursday/ Creatively Crafty/ Thursday Favorite Things
Happiness is Homemade/ Friday with Friends / Share the Wealth
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Super cute Jenna! I love your MKC calendar repurposed for your jar and your decoupage and paint treatment of the lid! ♥
Thank you Mary, I love the magic of decoupage!
So cute! I love this. Now I’m looking around my house for anything that I can decoupage and paint on. However, your use of color and eye for design puts this project over the top. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much Tammy, decoupage is pretty addicting isn’t it, one thing leads to another!
Clever!
Thanks Rita!
Jenna, this is a really cute project. I love your use of the MKC calendar. I can see this as a wonderful project for my girls. They love crafting, just like their Mom.
Have a wonderful Thursday!
I love to decoupage things, such a magical and easy way to transform things! Thank you Pam!
Fabulous makeover! I love the colors and the details you added to the canister. Beautiful!
Thank you Ann 🙂
Can I come to your house for a play date Jenna?
haha, sure!
Jenna I just love how this turned out, so pretty and bright colors to play with. Love it. Thanks for sharing your creation with us.
Thank you Terrie, I love the magic decoupage can create!
Wow, Jenna–what a transformation! I love the colors and MC style! Pinned! Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction
Thanks so much Cecilia!
Jenna, you are one creative lady! Your upcycled container is so fabulous! I always look forward to seeing what MC inspired creation you come up with – and this one is quite amazing!
Thank you so much Gail, this was a fun and easy project! I always love seeing what you’re up to also, you really have the gift for making something fantastic out of the unexpected!
Jenna, your MKC jar turned out beautiful! What a pretty item to set out on the kitchen counter with treats inside. It would also make a perfect gift with goodies tucked inside. Thanks so much for sharing. Enjoy your day!
Hi Shannon, thanks so much, I really love the way it turned out, now I want to do some more! What a great idea to make them for gifts, thank you, I need to remember that!
Cute project!!
Thanks Patti!
I used to think I was so clever dressing up plastic containers for my classroom with decorative contact paper years ago. This brings it to a whole new level. So creative!
Thank you Linda, being a former school teacher, I bet you had a lot of magic tricks!
Wow!!! This jar is incredible! Such a fantastic project! Love!!
Thanks so much Shirley!
I enjoy project that finds a way to recycle something. You made this so pretty. Pinned. Thanks for joining the link party this month.
Thanks so much Donna!
I love a great upcycle and this is definitely one! It turned out so pretty! My husband is going to start to wonder why we have 800 snack containers and I’m going to refer him to your blog haha! I love the paper that you used. It’s so pretty and perfect for spring and summer!
Happy hopping!
Niki ~ Life as a LEO Wife
haha, yes, as soon as I finished it, I thought, I need to go get some more jars and make a set!! Thanks Niki, fun and easy project!
Sometimes I think the best thing about peanut butter pretzels is the jar! So many after-purposes! I love what you did with this one. It’s so cheery!
Thanks Jeanie, it looks so much better than a big ole ugly plastic jar!
Omg, love, love, love!! Pinned to one of my craft boards.
Thanks so much Allyson!
So cool, Jenna. Just like McKenzie Child’s line but even better. I love the florals. I could see an entire collection of this.
Thanks Marsha, yes, my first thought was, I want to make more 😂
What fun! It hits all the notes, doesn’t it? Pretty, crafty, useful and upcycled!
Thanks so much Lydia!
You made the plastic canister look like a MKC canister Jenna. I love how pretty it looks and perfect for in the kitchen. Thanks for sharing this makeover.
Thank you Julie, it was so easy and I love the way it turned out!
Jenna, your artistic skills once again transformed something plain into something lovely and colorful. What a great idea for a canister to make the kitchen shine with color and a pretty design.
Thanks so much Carol!
That’s beautiful, Jenna! I love it. Thanks for the tip about making the dots!
Thanks so much Pam! Yes, try making dots with the handle tip of the brush, it works perfectly!
P.S. I’ll be featuring this tomorrow at the TFT party. Love it!
Oh thank you Pam!
Hi Jenna, I’m dropping by to let you know I’ve chosen your upcycled canister to feature Sunday at Happiness is Homemade! You can view all the features at southernsunflowers.com tomorrow.
That is brilliant. At first I thought you’d painted it all by hand so I was relieved to find out it is somewhat easier than that to get a similar look. I love a good upcycle.
Thanks so much Julie!
Hi Jenna, Just wanted to let you know I’ll be featuring your fabulous upcycle tomorrow for May’s Feature Friday!
Thank you so much!
Locwly. I love the bright colors, the creativity, the upcycling of what others consider garbage!
Thank you Kathy!