Mason Jar of Conversation Hearts

Have you ever spotted a sign at the Dollar Tree that you liked the shape, but not the design? I often see these and wind up buying them for some future use. They sit with my craft supplies waiting for just the right idea.

Recently, I looked at some craft wooden hearts I had and decided to create some conversational hearts out of them. I began by painting my wooden hearts with acrylic paints. I did some reds and pinks. As I waited for them to dry, I created sayings using my Silhouette Cameo Machine and cut them out on white vinyl.

After my paint was completely dry, I added the vinyl saying onto some of the hearts.

So, my vision was to create a mason jar full of conversation heart using a mason jar I had purchased awhile ago from the Dollar Tree.

So, to get started I began to remove the image on the mason jar. Most of these sign are covered with a thin paper image. I simply peeled the paper slightly and sprayed the image with water. After allow the water to sit, it is easy to scrape the paper off with a metal or plastic scraper. Repeat until the image is completely removed. You will need to allow the wood to dry before moving onto the next step.

Next, I painted the jar white on the bottom and silver on the top. I added some details to the jar I created on my Silhouette Cameo cutting machine.

Using a hot glue gun, I glued the conversation hearts into place on the jar. I placed the hearts on the jar before gluing to make sure I liked the arrangement of the conversation hearts.

Next, I added some red and white twine to the top of the jar in between the white and silver parts.

To complete the look I create a bow. I used a variety of different ribbons. I gathered small pieces of ribbon and criss crossed them into a X shape. After I was satisfied with the bow, I grabbed it in the middle and tied a piece of red ribbon in the middle. Then, I glued it onto the top of the mason jar.