Does anyone else have an obsession with mason jars? I don’t know what it is about them…but they are just so freakin’ adorable. I suppose I imagine myself with a different life when I hold one.  I’m sitting on a porch, drinking sweet tea, and sitting in a rocking chair. Okay, enough day dreaming. Let’s just agree that mason jars are the bomb, and there are so many ways to incorporate them into your home. Like perhaps for some unique bathroom storage… You can get a tutorial on how to create a Mason Jar Organizer by reading this post or you can check out our Mason Jar Organizer Video Tutorial here too: Here’s what you’ll need for this project. Affiliate links used for your convenience. 8, 12, or 16oz. mason jars Hose clamps (found in the plumbing section of any home store or online) Wood (Mine is about 2 ft by 7 in. and I found it in Lowe’s lumber department) Wood stain (I used the color “Jacobean”) Picture hanging kit & hammer

Drill (pilot & screw bits) These are the hose clamps. I had never heard of them until this project, so do not be afraid! Just ask someone at your local home improvement store to point you in the right direction, and buy a size that will fit around your mason jars. Okay so now that you’ve got all of your supplies, it’s time to stain the wood. I just used some left over stain from another project (you can check out my staining tips from this post about our floating credenza). So stain it up and let your wood fully dry. Then get out that power drill of yours. Okay, now I’m not gonna lie. At this point I was on a roll and I was all ready to finish this project and get it on the wall. However, I did run into a few troubles. Here are my tips so you can avoid any mistakes. Rookie Tip #1: Use a drill bit to get a pilot hole started in the wood, where you’ll eventually screw in the hose clamp. Rookie Tip #2: Also use the drill bit to make a hole in the hose clamp.

You’ll definitely need to put your back into it, because it can be difficult to create a hole in the metal. After you’ve created the hole in the wood and the hole in the hose clamp, line them up and screw the hose clamp into the wood. Repeat 3 more times until all hose clamps are attached. To hang this bad boy, I just nailed in 2 picture hangers on the backside of the wood I am loving the way it turned out! It’s farmhouse chic to me, not to mention it stores all kinds of bathroom goodies. I think this mason jar organizer would work great just about anywhere. Maybe in your kitchen for knives, forks, and spoons? Perhaps in a craft room to hold pencils, scissors, and glue? The possibilities really are endless. This same mason jar organizer could even add some serious freshness to your kitchen, patio or city balcony. And if you’re worried about the mason jar getting dusty or dirty, here’s an easy way to clean it! Or if you want to make a more colorful mason jar organizer, check out this post for that!

1. Cut out your patterns.  I used my silhouette to cut out the letters but you can just as easily print them out and cut them out with scissors. You can download my letters for free HERE and HERE.  I like to use card stock for my patterns so they are more durable.  The leaf shapes that I used are from THIS site.  Cut out 8 pieces of burlap that are 5 1/2" by 16", fold each piece in half lengthwise and then cut a triangle out of the bottom, the top of my triangle was 2.5" up from the bottom of the pennant.  christmas decorations to make from old booksYou want the top to be the folded part so that you can just slide the twine into the fold.wedding decor rental florida 1. Cut out your felt leaves, i used THIS template.  christmas tree decoration blue and silver

Then sew the details on the leaves, i did it in metallic thread.  You can see in the photos below what i mean by the "details", but basically you just make the veins of the leaf- i did it totally free hand by just going down the center of each leaf and backstitch and pivoting my needle to go in different directions. 2. Place your vinyl lettering onto the board- i like to place a strip of painters tape where i want the bottom of my letters to be so that they are strait. christmas door decorating ideas for officeThen i take off the painters tape before i paint over the letters. christmas party decorating ideas pinterestIf you have a silhouette cutter you can download my give thanks file HERE.uk home decor magazine

I wanted to come up with a painting technique that anyone could do, regardless of your painting skills! When I help people decorate their spaces, art is one of the main components to bring in life and design, but it can be expensive, or if you get store-bought art it can be predictable and less personalized. Using only a canvas, paint and a spoon, you can get a textured and colorful, custom piece of art. You can’t beat a hand-painted, or shall I say “spoon painted” statement piece! Another great thing about creating your own art is you can pick your ideal color palette to bring the colors of the room together and introduce more. Watch the video above for the full tutorial and let me know in the comments below if you have any questions or if you create your own piece! a blank canvas (we used 36″ x 36″) acrylic paint in various colors of your choice paper towels (to keep spoon clean between colors) hair dryer – to speed up drying time choose the color order of your paints