Thread: Grunging Jars

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Anyone know how to grunge jars to look old?

rub elmers glue all over them and let dry. It will look weird when wet but once it drys it will become a foggy haze, thats what I do and then splattered paint inside. ive even mixed green food coloring in the glue to give it a green haze.

Thanks I got that part and added coffee grounds and cinnamon but I can't make it hard it keeps shedding. What do you use on the outside to harden it up I wonder polyurenthane?

Originally Posted by mitzelplikxxx

Thanks I got that part and added coffee grounds and cinnamon but I can't make it hard it keeps shedding. What do you use on the outside to harden it up I wonder polyurenthane?

I did this last year and all I did was gently brush on slightly diluted pva glue (as it dries clear). I think pva may be like elmers.

I wonder if spraying them with a matt varnish from a distance, so it doesn't blast the grunge off might work too...I'm making some more this year so I think I might try that myself.

I usually hit glass jars with a mixture of brown and green paint. The secret is to use a fan brush with the acrylic paint and make sure that you have dobbed off almost all of the paint onto a paper towel before applying it to your jars.

After the paint has been applied, use a clean paper towel to dobb off any areas that you think look to heavily painted. I know it sounds incredibly easily, but it's a very effective technique.