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Season Greetings Mason Jar Sign

By: Sherrie Ragsdale

This project features these great brands:

  • FolkArt Acrylic Paint Logo
  • Mod Podge Decoupage Finishes and Formulas Logo

At a Glance:

Project #17118 Skill Level: Beginner
supplies

Plaid Supplies

Plaid ® Wood Surfaces - Plaques - Extra Large Mason Jar, 18" x 12" - 56694

Number Needed: 1 $15.99
Item not for sale on Plaid Online.

Plaid ® Wood Surfaces - Unfinished Layered Shapes - Truck - 63493

Number Needed: 1 $1.99
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Mod Podge ® Matte, 4 oz. - CS11305

Number Needed: 1 $4.49
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Mod Podge ® Sparkle, 8 oz. - CS11211

Number Needed: 1 $8.99
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Dove Gray, 2 oz. - 708

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Cardinal Red, 2 oz. - 414

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Marina Mist, 2 oz. - 6458

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Wicker White, 2 oz. - 901

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Licorice, 2 oz. - 938

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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Folkart ® Brush Sets - Artist Variety Set, 10 pc. - 50536

Number Needed: 1 $8.99
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Other Supplies

Green Christmas patterned paper
Red Christmas patterned paper
Scissors
Aleene’s Tacky Glue

instructions

  1. Basecoat the mason jar with Marina Mist.  Allow to dry.
  2. Basecoat the lid of the jar with Dove Gray.
  3. Paint the snowflakes with Wicker White using the liner brush.
  4. Cut out the tree shape from the green paper and Mod Podge it to the right side of the mason jar.
  5. Paint the truck with Cardinal Red.  Paint the wheels of the truck Licorice and Wicker White. 
  6. Mod Podge the red paper to the top part of the truck.  Refer to the photo for placement of the paper.
  7. Paint the headlight of the truck Wicker White. 
  8. Add snow at the bottom of jar with Wicker White.
  9. Apply a couple of coats of the Sparkle Mod Podge on top of the snow.
  10. Glue the truck on top of the snow with Aleene’s Tacky Glue.
  11. Paint Season Greeting’s in Licorice.  Refer to the photo for placement.

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Cool colors are all the colors on the Green and Blue side of the color wheel. Yellow, Yellow/Green, Green, Blue/Green, Blue, Blue/Purple, Purple are all cool colors. All colors on the color wheel can be both warm and cool except Orange.
Transparent colors are thinned with medium or water to create a wash or a glaze of color that you can see through to the underlying surface.
Warm colors are all the colors on the yellow and red side of the color wheel. Yellow, Yellow/Orange, Orange, Red Orange, Red, Red/Purple, Purple are all warm colors. All colors on the color wheel can be both warm and cool except Orange.
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