Coastal Cloud Painted Mason Jars

Abi Partridge
by Abi Partridge
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Paint some jars with a variety of paints for a coastal cloud water-wash effect. Using three different types of paint this will show you how to get the look.
To get the effect I used a watered down mix of mod podge and paint, for the turquoise jar in the middle I used a glass frosted effect paint. The glue gives the translucent frosted effect, but it needs to be really watery or you will get streaks. They have a slight ombre touch to them which, if you look closer, is actually a cloud pattern effect.
I used these three paints.
I started by adding a small amount of paint to the watered down mod podge, painting the jar and leaving it to dry. The mix needs to be really watery, so it is advisable to put the jar on a wipeable surface to dry.
Paint rings left on a wipeable surface. (NB this may look like granite worktop but it is actually laminate. The glue in the paint means it should wipe off easily.)
Then, I added more paint to the mod podge and water mix, starting from the bottom, I painted a circular cloud effect edge halfway up the jar, and painted to the bottom of the jar and left to dry.
I repeated this process, adding more paint each time and doing the clouds progressively lower on the jar each time. It takes a while between the layers for the jars to dry.
This jar has a speckled effect from the glass paint. For this jar I didn't add the paint to a mod podge and water mix, I just used the gloss enamel glass paint. I then added the cloud layers with just more paint.
I sprayed the jars that were painted with the paint, mod podge and water mix with a clear sealer to protect them from water drops. As I use them as vases. I also sprayed the lids of the jars with an antique gold spray paint.
Suggested materials:
  • Mason jars   (charity shop)
  • Chalk paint   (annie sloan)
  • Mod podge   (hobbycraft)
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  • Darleen Moore Darleen Moore on Jul 23, 2016
    Could this be used on Windows for privacy?
  • Erika Erika on Jul 22, 2019

    Why, when I visit your blog post to find out more about this does it come up with lots of ads and websites for project management tools for companies, and absolutely nothing to do with decorating jars !? Is this a scam to get us to visit the site - or have I missed something?

  • GBK GBK on Mar 03, 2020

    what brand/or type of paint did you use for the antique gold on the jar lids?

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  • Pat whitmus Pat whitmus on Aug 13, 2016
    Abi stated it was laminate early on. You might have missed that comment thus thinking it was granite. Sure looks like granite doesn't it!? :)
  • Sally H. Sally H. on Jun 24, 2019

    Lovely idea for mason jars!

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