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    Home » DIY Projects » Crafts » How to Make a Distressed Painted Mason Jar

    Last updated: Mar 29, 2022 by Melissa Riker · 15 Comments

    How to Make a Distressed Painted Mason Jar

    white painted mason jar with white mums

    It's easy to make a Distressed Chalk Painted Mason Jar with this simple tutorial. Just a few steps and you can have this trendy look all for yourself!

    diy distressed mason jar

    You've seen them all over Pinterest and your favorite blogs, but do you know how to make these adorable chalk painted distressed mason jars? Today I want to share a super fast and easy tutorial for making your own!

    Can you believe how easy that is? There's no reason not to make your own!

    For those that can't view the video, start with a mason jar that has a raised design. Use a foam brush to apply a chalk finish paint over the surface of the jar and let it dry thoroughly-depending on your paint you may want to do more than one coat. Once the paint is totally dry use a sanding block to lightly rub over the raised design to distress the jar.  That's it! Super easy right?

    A distressed painted Mason jar used as a planter

    I hope you love this tutorial-it's so easy to get this very popular look!

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    1. Mary Rose Dobbs says

      September 01, 2016 at 1:43 pm

      I love this idea and have done my own. Personally I had a problem with the sandpaper not working....maybe too much paint. However, nail polish remover on a cotton ball worked just as well.
      Happy crafting!

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      • Melissa says

        September 02, 2016 at 8:33 am

        I'll have to try that to compare next time I make some Mary Rose, thanks for sharing! ~Melissa

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    2. Sandy says

      April 29, 2015 at 7:41 am

      Love the Ball Jars painted using chalk paint, gonna give that a try!

      Reply
    3. Marianne Schmitt says

      August 28, 2014 at 12:40 am

      Love this craft video, will certainly have to have to do this!!

      Reply
    4. Ace says

      August 15, 2014 at 10:16 pm

      I really have never seen a mason jar like this! Very unique and definitely a conversation starter - thanks

      Reply
    5. Amy Anderson says

      August 15, 2014 at 9:12 pm

      Cute mason jar project - I love it!

      Reply
    6. Mary Beth @ Cupcakes and Crinoline says

      August 14, 2014 at 10:01 pm

      This is so pretty, Melissa!

      Reply
    7. Erica Brooks says

      August 14, 2014 at 3:29 pm

      Cool project. I love Mason Jar crafts.

      Reply
    8. kristi@ishouldbemoppingthefloor says

      August 14, 2014 at 1:42 pm

      Cute project and great giveaway!!

      Reply
    9. Melissa @ Bless this Mess says

      August 14, 2014 at 11:32 am

      i love all this Ball jars 🙂 And I've never been to the Consumer Crafts website... very exciting/budget dangerous! I loved it. Is it time to Christmas shop yet?

      Reply
      • kim says

        June 07, 2016 at 8:55 am

        I am sure the video was of big help to those wanting to try to distress mason jars.
        My concern is the captioning. It was terrible- i mean terrible. This needs to be changed.
        No deaf or hard of hearing person would be able to follow the captioning...have a look yourself -
        its simply terrible!! Please change,

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        • Melissa says

          June 07, 2016 at 9:47 am

          You're totally right Kim-that is an auto function of YouTube and I have no control over how it shows up, I'm very sorry about that. I've updated the blog post to include written instructions as well.

          Reply

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