Chalkboard Label Jars

So i kinda went m.i.a. on you guys for a while...sorry about that....it's been crazy busy around the Patterson house lately.  Lily Grace started back to dance, Christmas rehearsals at narroway have begun and work has been kicking my tail.  Nevertheless, I'm back and ready to share this cute/convenient craft with y'all!  I saw it on Pinterest (my new addiction obsession) and i knew i had to make it!  Lucky for me i had all the supplies except for the jars that i found at ikea for 3.99 a piece! Deal!  Love Love Love ikea by the way....if you haven't been there....GO! (you won't be disappointed!)  they even have a play are for children who are potty trained....why doesn't the mall have this??  (somebody should totally open an adult supervised play area at the mall :)  Back to the point of this post... here it is......Chalkboard Label Jars.  Happy Crafting!


you will need : Glass jar(s), chalkboard paint (i used valspar, but any can of paint will do. Just don't buy chalkboard spray paint), painter's tape , paint brush.


This is what the jars looked like when i bought them. (nothing fancy, just a glass jar with a stainless lid).

First, i taped off the area i would be painting with the chalkboard paint.  I was out of painter's tape so i grabbed the closest thing i could find....electrical tape...not ideal, but i was in a pinch and didn't wanna run back out to the store! (here's what it looked like after i taped it off.  i didn't measure anything, just eyeballed it, but you totally could if you want it to be perfect.

Next, i painted a coat of chalkboard paint inside the area i taped. (it says to let dry for 24 hours but I'm waaaay to impatient for that so as i soon as i saw it was drying i layered on the second coat.  It took me three coats to get the thickness i was going for.

i got this brush at the dollar tree! it came in a pack of 8

When it had dried for a couple hours i pulled the tape off and Voila! i had three jars i could label with whatever i desired.  I used two jars for cookies and one for bagels, but the possibilities are endless.  Here is the finished product.

How cute are these?!  I also have chalkboard markers in an assortment of colors that would be really cute for labeling.  Lily Grace used them to do this today....

Not exactly what i had in mind when i bought her easel this weekend, but hey....she's creative!

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