We know there are a lot of crafters who work in libraries. And of course, crafting is a great type of program to do in any type of library! Each week we are sharing links to a craft that you might want to try in your library – or work on it yourself.

If you have a variety of jars just hanging around, sadly un-decorated, we have just the craft for you!

You can decorate jars by dipping them in water with an assortment of colored paint. Then, you can follow the directions in this blog article to turn those jars into either vases, or some hanging containers.

Materials

1. Jar to be hydro dipped (we used a quart sized Mason Jar)
2. 3 colors of spray paint
3. Bucket that is deep enough to dip the whole object in (for this we used a 5-gallon bucket)
4. Water (we retrieved ours from the hose in the ag shop)
5. A stirring utensil to mix the paint together (a flathead screwdriver works perfectly)
6. Disposable Gloves (latex work great)
7. Wire cutters
8. Flowers (real or artificial: we used artificial for this demonstration)

Check out this video for an overview, then read the directions on this blog.