Sea Glass Mason Jar

Today we are going to make a Sea Glass Mason Jar.  It can be used for many different occasions.  Let's get started!

Supplies:
Popsicle Stick
1" Foam Brush
Elmer's Glue
Icing Coloring (Your Choice)
Paper Plate
Clear Spray Paint (sealer)

Optional Supplies:
Jute
Sea Glass
Shell (drilled)

First you need to gather your supplies.


Now take your paper plate and pour about 1" in diameter of Elmer's glue onto the plate.

Take your popsicle stick and dip it into your icing coloring.  Scrape one side of the popsicle stick on your icing coloring bottle.  Mix your dipped popsicle stick with the Elmer's glue until one color is formed.

Take the lid off of your mason jar and start painting your glue mixture onto your jar with the foam brush.  Paint the entire mason jar and let it dry upside down.

 Once dried spray your jar with a clear spray paint.  That way you will seal the jar and prevent the sea glass look from chipping.  At this point you can wrap the bottom of the lip with jute and add a sea glass or shell for a more decorative look.

And you are done! 

*Please keep away from direct sunlight to prevent the sea glass look from fading*

Have a Craftastic Day!
Julie @ Enchanted Lake

Crankin' Out Crafts Episode 341 - Colored Tumbled Glass and Marbles with Alcohol Inks (On The Road Edition)

Do you have a hard time finding that perfect filler for your centerpieces or floral arrangement? JFlo will show you a tip how to transform tumbled glass and marbles to custom colors using alcohol inks.  

Create your own colored faux sea glass!

Catch our how-to video here: Crankin' Out Crafts -ep341 Colored Tumbled Glass and Marbles with Alcohol Inks

Supplies:

alcohol inks by Ranger

blending solution by Ranger

zip lock bag

tumbled glass or clear marbles/pebbles

We Pinned It AND Made It!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for some Pinterest crafting fun this past Saturday at our Enchanted Lake store. Here are some candid shots from our party and a quick look back at some of the fun.

Lisa and a few of our customers making a favor at Joy's favor station

We were even lucky enough to have a few crafting celebrities show up for our event. Joy from the Joy of crafting was there and so were our favorite set of Sizzix reps, Cheryl and Cherie.

Cheryl and Cherie making Sizzix favors

Jelly Jar Cupcake makers

 I also have to mention that we had two pairs of incredibly cute crafters too...

The straw Lei-Ds

Crazy crafters at the Faux Sea Glass and Cupcake table

Not to mention the faux sea glass creaters and fimo flower formers.

Luana's lovely flower makers

Grand Prize winner Benita!

And last but not least, our grand prize winner, Benita from right here in Kailua. It just looks like I'm talking on the phone here, by the way. I'm actually announcing her big win to the entire store. Benita won an awesome stash including some stamps, stickers, and a $75 gift card for HouseMart Ben Franklin Crafts to use on her next Pinterest inspired project.

I hope you all got some inspiration from the projects and the posts for our Pinterest party. Don't forget to stop by the store to see more samples from our wonderful event.

Thanks for dropping in!

Puna @ Enchanted Lake

Pinspiration Pinterest Party

Our portion of the blog for the next few weeks is going to be focusing on projects we're featuring in our Pinspiration Pinterest Party. The party is taking place on April 27th, right here at our Enchanted Lake Ben Franklin from 10:00am - 2:00pm. Join us that Saturday for the following make 'n takes plus some great demonstrations, awesome prizes, and a lot of fun.

These wrap bracelets are everywhere on Pinterest now, but it can be difficult sometimes to find a good tutorial. Instead, you could come to our store on April 27th and make your own under the watchful eyes of one of our crafters for just $8.00. That's way better than buying one for $20+.

How about a memo center that adds to the decor in your home instead of clashing with it? Make one of these to match your scheme for only $8.00. The project only takes about 20-30 minutes as long as you're a quick color picker.

Last but not least, what about something to perk up your party? How about a colorized centerpiece made to look like sea glass? You can join us on April 27th and create your own Faux Sea Glass centerpiece for just $3.00. Believe it or not these are made with food coloring and Elmer's Glue, and look great out in the sun.

We certainly hope that you can make it to our fun event. If you need more information or you have any questions please ask us at the Enchanted Lake store. We'll give you the latest news, fees, and project times.

Puna @ Enchanted Lake

Calling All Beach Babes!

We're doing a demo on another hot trend on Saturday May 21 and 28 between 2 and 3 PM, this time around we'll show you how to make faux sea glass jewelry. The sea shell jewelry trend has been going strong and fits in nicely with our island lifestyle. We took plain glass beads and used glass etching solution to give it that sea glass look then added real sea shells and ocean themed charms to pull it all together. Did you know that we have an entire line of findings with an ocean theme? There's bound to be a design that will catch your fancy.
I don't know if I've been going to the wrong beaches or at the wrong time of day but I can NEVER find any nice sea shells at the beach, if you're like me...not to worry! We have sea shells at the store so you can be the envy of any mermaid!

Thanks for stopping by and I'll catch ya at the store!

Lynn @ Mapunapuna Bead Shop