Tiana's Distressed Jars

Written by Tiana

I've fallen in love with the country cottage/shabby chic look and have been trying to theme my bedroom with that look. I haven't really been doing a great job at that though. But I've found a few things I either have, or have yet to make during the Pinterest challenge.

This was the inspiration for my distressed mason jar.

This was actually the second thing I did for the Pinterest challenge this week. My first one was the book pages on mason jars. I'll be posting those by the end of the week.

Here's how mine turned out. I'm using mine at my desk for pens, pencils and scissors.

Here are the colors I chose.

The first thing you do is paint the inside and let it dry.

 Next, paint the outside and let that dry. I ended up using the metal rim piece so I didn't worry about making the top neat and tidy.

To distress my jar I used a wire scrub brush and rubbed it around.

The distressing part is optional of course. If you do decide to not distress it you don't need to paint the inside of the jar though. 

Tiana's Ribbon Wreath

Written by Tiana:

I got a little crafty and made a ribbon wreath for my bedroom door. I've seen similar things on Pinterest but none were quite the same. All I used was ribbon, a wire coat hanger, and pinking shears. It was really easy but time consuming. 

First I took the coat hanger and left the hook but bent the other part into a circle. I cut the ribbon into strips about 3 inches long, I don't know for sure because I measured what I wanted when it was tied and just cut the strips that size. Then all you have to do is tie them on. After the whole thing is covered with ribbons you hang it on your door, and viola! You have a beautiful new wreath!

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