Painting Jars with chalkboard paint

 Last week I showed you how to paint mason jars that mimic the old vintage blue/aqua jars from years past…today I want to share one other way I’ve painted mason jars and that’s with chalkboard paint.  I just love chalkboard paint and am so excited when I discover another way to use it.  {Have you seen the chalkboard walls in my kitchen and dining rooms? Click here!} I wanted to create a place to write my kids’ names on these jars. So I taped off an area with blue painter’s tape.  I just eye-balled it.

Then I painted the small area with chalkboard paint.
I love this chalkboard paint from Rust-oleum!  Did you know it comes in a rainbow of colors?  But the scariest most exciting thing is that it also comes in a tint-able white!  Oh, help me!  I’d be at the paint counter for days trying to get just the right color.  So for now I’m sticking with black!
 
                        One coat                                                Two coats
 
                     Three coats                                                  Four coats

After 5 coats I peeled back the tape and Voila!  A cute spot to label your jars.

I use mine for our family’s positive discipline incentive program.  We fill them with wooden balls to be redeemed for a special treat. 

You can read all about our ball jars here!

Also, I think they’re cute in the bathroom…

I’m sure you can think of dozens of ways to use them!