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Painted Halloween Mason Jars Craft

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It’s official…I’m in love with creating mason jar crafts! I think I love mason jars so much because there are about a million different ways to decorate them. The secret to mason jar crafting is in how you prep them…it makes all the difference. I’ll tell you my secret mason jar craft weapon down below under the supplies for these fun painted Halloween mason jars.

Painted Halloween Mason Jars

Make Your Own Painted Mason Jars for Halloween

Even if you’re a total beginner, painting mason jars for holidays like Halloween is so easy! Even simple designs, like my witch’s legs, bride of Frankenstein, and black cat mason jars look great. I’m not going to leave you on the dark, though – I have step by step instructions to help you paint Halloween themed mason jars like a pro.

I absolutely love making Halloween crafts using glass jars and I hope after this DIY you will as well!

Supplies List for this Halloween Mason Jars Craft

Mason Jars painted for Halloween used as a decoration

How to Paint Halloween Mason Jars: Step by Step Directions

Here is how to paint the three different Halloween mason jar designs I created.

Painted Witches Legs Jar

Witches legs painted onto a mason jar for Halloween

  1. Spray your mason jar with a white, flat paint primer. Place jar mouth down on a piece of cardboard outside and spray evenly. You might need two coats of primer, but it dries very quickly.
  2. Lightly sketch your design onto the jar using a pencil.
  3. Paint the large details, like the skirt, using acrylic paint.
  4. For the other details (including the shoes), I used paint markers from this regular colored set and the light purple from this set. As well as this gold paint marker for the shoes. I like paint markers because they are very easy to control compared to a paint brush and they make it easy to create crisp lines.

Mason Jar Spray Painted White

Mason jar spray painted white

Sketching the Witch Drawing onto the Jar

Sketching the leg design onto the jar

Painting the Design and Adding Details

Painting completed on the mason jar for the witch's legs using paint markers

Bride of Frankenstein Painted Mason Jar

Bride of Frankenstein face painted onto a mason jar

I did this jar a little backwards since at first I thought I was going to create Frankenstein instead of the bride of Frankenstein. But I’ll tell you below how I would recommend creating the jar!

  1. Start with primed jar using this white, flat paint primer. Place jar mouth down on a piece of cardboard outside and spray evenly. You might need two coats of primer, but it dries very quickly.
  2. You DO NOT need to paint the entire jar green!! Just paint the face green using acrylic paint (and yes, I know that the bride of Frankenstein didn’t have a green face, but I took a little creative freedom).
  3. For the eyes, use white, gray and black paint markers. And a red paint marker for the lips.
  4. Paint the hair with black and white acrylic paint.

Painted Jar With Bride of Frankenstein Drawing Outlined

Green painted jar with an outline of bride of Frankenstein's face

Adding Details to the Eyes With Paint Marker

Adding details to the face with paint markers

Painting Details With a Brush

Finishing up painting using a brush

Black Cat Mason Jar:

Black cat mason jar inspiration for Halloween themed mason jars

  1. Start with primed jar using this white, flat paint primer. Place jar mouth down on a piece of cardboard outside and spray evenly. You might need two coats of primer, but it dries very quickly.
  2. Lightly sketch the outline of the cat face onto the jar.
  3. Paint the background with purple acrylic paint and the cat with black acrylic paint.
  4. Using paint markers, add details to the cat: whiskers, nose, and eyes.
  5. Using paint markers, draw a little cute spider hanging down over the cat.

Adding the Eyes to a Painted Black Cat Mason Jar

Purple mason jar with a black cat outline and the eyes being added in yellow with a paint marker

Drawing the Spider With Paint Markers

Drawing a spider onto the mason jar with a thin paint marker

Since my birthday is on Halloween, how could I not create this fun set of Halloween Mason Jars. I really wanted to create some unique designs and I hope you like them as much as I do. I’d love to see what you create. Come share a picture on Instagram or Facebook! I love showing examples of my tutorials being made!

And if you’re looking for more mason jar craft ideas, here’s a bunch to choose from:

Halloween Mason Jars

 

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