Budget Friendly Summer Table Decorations

Turn some inexpensive empty glass jars into colorful glitter painted and daisy-filled vases as part of your Summer table decorations.

Making DIY Vases with this Fun Upcycling Craft Idea

By the time Summer comes around, I find myself with plenty of empty glass jars to use for crafting. Not yet time for canning, these jars make for the best budget-friendly craft supply around. Just take a look at any one of our glass jar craft ideas and you’ll understand why we collect each and every jar instead of throwing them into the recycling bin. Here are just a few of the different ways to use glass jars for crafting.

Although the colorful glitter painted jars can be filled with any fresh flowers, there’s something extra special about daisies, the ultimate Summer flower. Do you have a favorite Summer flower?

Materials Needed:

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• 3 glass jars in varying sizes, lids removed
• Decoart Multi Surface in Soft Jade, Coastal Waters, Iris
• Medium Flat Tip Paint brush
• Decoart Galaxy Glitter in Clear Ice Comet
• Painter’s Tape, 1” wide

How to Make Summer Table Decorations with Glass Jars:

Thoroughly wash jars with soap and water. Dry completely before painting.

For each jar, position a piece of painter’s tape around the circumference in varying distances.  For the smaller jar, apply only one piece of tape at about the middle height. 

Start by painting the lower half of the smallest jar in Iris.

Next, paint the spaces between the painter’s tape on one of the medium sized jars in Coastal Waters.

Paint the spaces between the painter’s tape on the other medium sized jar in Soft Jade.

Repeat with an additional coat of paint for more coverage. Repeat as needed. Ensure paint is fully dry before applying additional coats.

Cover the painted portions of the jars in Galaxy Glitter paint. Repeat as needed until desired coverage is achieved. In this case, we applied 3 coats of glitter paint.

Peel off the painter’s tape when dry and touch up any rough edges if needed with a fine tip paint brush.

Afterwards, fill the jars with water and fresh cut flowers, such as daisies to enjoy on your table.

Looking for more Summer centerpiece ideas using Glass Jars?

Well, we’ve got you covered with these creative ways of using jars to make pretty, unique and inexpensive centerpieces for Summer.

• Upcycled glass centerpiece
• Beach theme centerpiece
• Inscribed beach stone centerpiece
• Chalky painted mason jar centerpieces

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Summer Table Centerpiece with a DIY vase

Jane and Sonja

Turning some inexpensive empty glass jars into colorful DIY vases for Summer.

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Materials

  

• 3 glass jars in varying sizes lids removed
• Decoart Multi Surface in Soft Jade, Coastal Waters, Iris
• Medium Flat Tip Paint brush
• Decoart Galaxy Glitter in Clear Ice Comet
• Painter’s Tape 1” wide

Instructions

 

• Thoroughly wash jars with soap and water. Dry completely before painting.
• For each jar, position a piece of painter’s tape around the circumference in varying distances. For the smaller jar, apply only one piece of tape at about the middle height.
• Paint the lower half of the smallest jar in Iris.
• Paint the spaces between the painter’s tape on one of the medium sized jars in Coastal Waters.
• Paint the spaces between the painter’s tape on the other medium sized jar in Soft Jade.
• Repeat with an additional coat of paint for more coverage. Repeat as needed.
• Cover the painted portions of the jars in Galaxy Glitter paint. Repeat as needed until desired coverage is achieved.
• Peel off the painter’s tape when dry.

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