One of my favorite partners in craft-crime recently hosted a bridal shower for one of our coworkers, and I offered to make some decorations. First, I made giant paper flowers for a photo backdrop, and next up were these gold-painted vases.

Materials:

• Empty glass jars (pasta sauce, peanut butter, mustard, etc.)
• Goo gone
• Painters tape
• Gold spray paint

Instructions:

• Clean your jars thoroughly. I peel my labels as much as I can and then use Goo gone to remove the adhesive. Then, I run them through the dishwasher.
• Mask off the area you don’t want to paint. I did a few variations: simple horizontal stripes, uneven edges (tape some torn paper around the vase), elastic bands, and geometric angles. You could get creative with round stickers for polka dots, etc.
• Spray with gold spray paint and ta-da!

I love how this textured jar turned out. I think it was a sauerkraut jar.

At the shower, I grouped vases together, so these small arrangements made a big impact.

From “trash” to treasures!

I gave most of the vases away as party favors, so the is the only picture I have of one of the diagonal geometric designs (far right).

Of course, now I am seeing beauty throughout my pantry and already have plans for another set of vases!

“Jewels”