It’s time for the June Creative Crafts Hop
Thank you Sara from Birdz of a Feather
and Donna from Modern on Monticello
for being our wonderful hostesses!
Welcome friends, readers, and visitors
from clever and creative Carol at Blue Sky at Home
You will find the links to all of the crafters and the end of this post
Come on in to my kitchen
I want to show you the snack jar I made
for my ever hungry boys
I share my house with my bachelor son and his two boys,
one is a teenager and one is a tween
They are always hungry and looking for snacks
I decided to make a snack jar for the kitchen island
where they often sit and hang out or watch TV
I’ve had this lidded jar in my craft stash for several years,
just waiting for an inspiration~
I don’t remember where I got it
but there is a very similar one on Amazon here
The kitchen is mostly black and white
and I have a collection of cute pigs scattered around
Chef MacPig joins a MacKenzie-Childs compote a large tray on the island
The compote is often filled with fruit for snacking
or potatoes and onions for cooking
I decided to paint the jar to match
I painted the sides and bottom with white glossy enamel craft paint
Then I elevated it on 2 paint jars to make it easier to paint the checks
I used a flat square brush to paint the checks with craft enamel glossy black
I painted the checks with one stroke and spaced them to look like checks
If you get any fuzzy edges, just go back and fix them with a fine liner brush
I glued flat bottom glass beads in two rows,
right above the checked area,
sort of forming a half circle for the sunflower center
on both large sides of the jar
Then I began painting the flower
After the first row of yellow petals
I added a second row with smaller orange petals
You can see my tutorial for Painting Sunflowers here
To finish I added small dots all over the rest of the jar,
using the tip end of the brush,
dipping it in black paint and then placing it down onto the glass
I left the lid plain as I knew it was going get lots of action 😂
I keep it filled with an assortment of cracker packs
and individual cookie bags
This way everything stays fresh
and perfect for grab and go snacking
Next up is Gail from Purple Hues & Me
with a very creative upcycle
Here are all the links, you don’t want to miss anything!
Vintage Dresser Re-Do with Chalk Paint , Blue Sky at Home
Sunflower Snack Jar, the Painted Apron
Upcycled Tuna Can Flower Trinket Box, Purple Hues & Me
Firecrackers’ From Essential Oil Tubes, Apple Street Cottage
Crochet a Modern Geometric Diamonds Blanket for Cozy Vibes Year Round, Elle Marie Home
Watermelon Summer Sign, Patina and Paint
Easy & Affordable Coastal Farmhouse Wood Bead Wreath, Life as a Leo Wife
Easy and Fun Patriotic Painting Ideas for July 4th, Modern on Monticello
3 Ways to Craft Simple Greeting Card Art , My Thrift Store Addiction
Dollar Tree Wreath Tutorial, Decorate and More with Tip
Thanks so much for your visit!
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
Turn About Tuesday / Our Tiny Nest / Karin’s Cottage Linky Party
Creative Crafts / Crafty Creators