Jazzy Jars: Glorious Gift Ideas

By Marie Browning

Book Overview

A jar can be two gifts in one, if it's filled with candy, cookies, tea, coffee, herbs, bath salts or other culinary treats or fragrant offerings--and decorated on the outside to display what's on the inside. Jar crafts are great for holidays or any special occasion. Featured are dozens of different jar projects, all with simple illustrated instructions, include a variety of styles including paint, stencilling, fabric, faux glass stain, lighting, etching, decoupage, transfers.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806968737
• ISBN13: 9780806968735
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: ing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.5" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Jazzy Jars by Browning

This is an excellent work for replicating decorative,recycled, plastic and other types of jars. The author describeshow to utilize air-dry enamel paints, the surface preparation,basecoats and lid decoration. In addition, the use of acryllic paints is demonstrated for decorating lids.A strength of this work is that it is easy to read. In addition,the many diagrams depict the process of preparing jars inaccordance with various decorating techniques of preparationand conditioning.

Fabulous!

Photos are terrific. The directions are detailed and easy to follow. Wonderfully, fabulous jars to create!!