DIY Glitter Glass Jars without the Glitter Mess

I just love how quick and easy it is to turn a glass jar into something pretty and useful. One of my favorite ways to spruce up an old jar is to transform it with a little paint and glitter. I absolutely love the look of glitter glass jars! The only thing I don’t love about them is the mess. Glitter just gets EVERYWHERE! It’s a huge pain to clean up when you’re crafting, and the jars tend to shed glitter long after they’ve dried.

Luckily, I’ve found a way to make glitter glass jars with a lot less glitter mess! They’re super easy to make and hardly require any materials. In fact, you might already have everything you need to make them! You can whip them up just in time to display for an upcoming holiday or party, and nobody will be able to tell that they only took you a few minutes to make and you hardly spent a dime on them! And best of all, you won’t have a glittery mess everywhere you place them.

These DIY glitter glass jars make fantastic centerpieces for flowers, candles, and whatever other accessories you want to include. They’re beautiful and glittery and so pretty… what more could you ask for in a centerpiece? If you’re hosting a party, you can also use them to hold utensils, napkins, straws, etc.! And once the party is over, they’re perfect for storing things around the house like pens and pencils, makeup brushes, and other supplies! Really, there’s very few things you can’t use them for!

You can use any kind of jar you have on hand for this project. I used some old spaghetti sauce jars for mine. Free is the best kind of crafting material! If you’re recycling old jars, you might need some glue remover to get the labels off. Would you believe they glued down every inch of the labels on my jars? What a hassle! It’s almost like they don’t take into account that crafters will be reusing these jars for other purposes! 😉 I used Goo Gone to get the labels off my jars, and it worked pretty well.

The great thing about these DIY glitter glass jars is that you can accessorize them and use them for almost any holiday. I used gold paint and glitter for my jars for New Years, but you can definitely use whatever color your heart desires… red paint and glitter for Christmas, pink for Valentine’s Day, green for St. Patrick’s Day, etc. Use your imagination and get a little crazy! Just make sure the paint you use will work on glass. It should tell you on the bottle!

Materials Needed to Create DIY Glitter Glass Jars

• Glass jars
• Paint
• Glitter paint
• Foam/paint brush

Steps to Create DIY Glitter Glass Jars

1. Use your brush to paint your jars with the paint you selected. You might need to use a few layers of paint to get the look you’re going for. Less paint means you’ll be able to see through the jar, and more layers will make it darker and less see through.

2. When you’ve finished painting your jars and they have dried, paint a layer of glitter paint on top. Glitter paint is my secret weapon for getting the glitter look without the glitter mess! I like it because it’s much less messy than regular glitter and glue, plus it doesn’t flake off and leave a huge mess behind. That’s a big win-win in my book! You might need to do an extra layer or two of the glitter paint to get a nice, even layer of glitter on top.

And there you have it. See, super quick and too easy! If you’ve got any glass jars sitting around your house, now you have an easy way to spruce them up and turn them into beautiful decorations. They’re great for holidays, as well as any other day of the year when you just want your home to look fancy.

Now the only thing you need to worry about is what to put in them. The next time you’re looking for some cheap and easy decor, or you’re trying to throw a party on a budget, consider pairing these glitter glass jars with some easy DIY tissue paper flowers. They look really stunning, and it’s so easy to make a bunch of these in no time at all! They’re really quite festive, and will definitely add some color to your celebration!

So, what will you be using your jars for? Let me know in the comments! And if you enjoyed this tutorial, you’ll  just love my weekly newsletter. Sign up below for weekly craft, DIY, and home projects and tips!