Red White and Blue Mason jars

   I originally saw this craft online through a magazine and thought I would give it a try. It was fairly easy and quick to do.  The original ones that I saw were painted on with a paint brush but I used spray paint instead and then roughed it up with sand paper. You can scuff it up as little or as much as you want to give it a distressed look.

Step 1: Apply tiny star stickers to the jars and make sure they are on good.

Step 2: Paint all of the jars white and allow to dry.

Step 3: Add larger star stickers to the largest jar and paint the entire jar blue and allow to dry.

Step 4:  Tape off the smaller jars for red stripes with blue painters tape.

Step 5: Paint the smaller jars red and allow to dry.

Step 6: Paint the lids any combination of red, white or blue and allow to dry.

Step 7: Peel off star stickers and painters tape

Step 8:  Take some sand paper and scuff up the jars and lids to give a distressed look

Step 9: Add battery operated candles and enjoy!

Supplies:
sanding sponge or sand paper ( I used 80 grit sanding sponge)
blue painters tape
1 Quart sized Mason jar
2 pint sized Mason jars
Red, white and blue paint (I just used regular spray paint that contains a primer in it)
3 battery operated candles
various sizes of star stickers

I hope you enjoy this craft as much as I have! They are cute enough to keep up all year long or just for 4th of July and would look great for an outdoor party!