Painting Butterflies and Flowers on Spice Jars

Painting spice jars is a thirty minute to a one-hour project. This painting tutorial shows how to paint butterflies and flowers. Also, the center of the caps of the spice jars were also painted. Reuse spice jars to store small everyday household items which can make organizing easier. Here is the painting tutorial. 

Materials:

Acrylic paints

Mod Podge or clear nail polish 

Glass spice jars with caps

Paint brushes 

Paper towels or old magazine pages

Sharpie or marker

Stencil (optional)

Instructions: 

Remove the labels of spice jars. Make sure to remove any glue residue from the labels. Let the jars air dry. Use a marker and a stencil to draw a butterfly. Paint the body of the butterfly. 

Next, paint the wings and the antennas of the butterfly. After that paint, a flower stem, and the leaves. Wait for the paint to dry. Last paint the flower. Wait for the paint to dry before adding another coat of paint. 

Repeat the same steps for the other side of the jar. Then, wait for the paint to dry. Paint a flower on the center of the cap. Wait for the paint to dry before adding Mod Podge or clear nail polish. After that wait for everything to dry before adding your items inside the jar. 

For the second spice jar, paint two flower stems and the leaves. Paint a tulip. After that continue painting the flowers. On the cap, paint the first letter of your name. Wait for the paint to dry before adding Mod Podge or clear nail polish. 

 

In the example, Band-Aids were added inside the butterflies and flowers spice jar. In the second spice jar dental toothpicks were added. The second spice jar has flowers painted and a letter "M" was painted on the cap. These flower spice jars can be used to decorate a teenager's bathroom, guest bathroom, or any other room. Have fun painting your spice jars. 

* Font and collage made in Photo Collage Editor Maker