I’ve shared a few tutorials for painting mason jars in the past, but I have mostly stuck to animals: narwhal, panda, sloth, penguin, etc. For Halloween, I thought I would share a spooky painted mason jar tutorial. Making a painted skull mason jar is quick and easy, and you can decorate the painted jar in a number of fun ways!
PAINTED SKULL MASON JAR FOR HALLOWEEN
WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE A SKULL MASON JAR
I prefer using the Ball Collection Elite 16 ounce jars for projects like these because they have more of a rounded head shape. I also really recommend using FolkArt marbling paint for the inside of the jar. It is the perfect consistency for coating the interior of the jar.
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- Mason jar
- Marbling paint
- Craft paint
- Paintbrushes
- Hot glue (optional)
- Grosgrain ribbon (optional)
- Craft foam (optional)
- Star rhinestones (optional)
- Bling on a roll (optional)
- Faux flowers (optional)
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HOW TO PAINT A SKELETON MASON JAR
Watch this video to see how to paint a skull mason jar that you can then decorate however you would like. Subscribe to my YouTube channel (IT’S FREE!), for tons of fun content like this!
3 WAYS TO DECORATE A PAINTED SKULL MASON JAR
Dapper Skeleton Mason Jar
Equipment
- Marbling paint
- Craft paint
- Paintbrushes
- Hot glue
- Grosgrain ribbon
- craft foam
Instructions
- Coat the inside of the jar with white paint. Allow the excess paint to drain out, and then let the paint dry completely.
- Replace the lid of the jar when the white paint has dried.
- Paint two large black circles to create eye sockets.
- Paint a black upsidedown heart for the nose cavity.
- Paint a thin, black, horizontal line for the mouth and add small arches to be the teeth.
- Paint two brackets to represent the cheekbones.
- After the paint has dried, cut a 4-5 inch length of orange ribbon. Fold each of the two ends back to the middle of the ribbon, and glue into place with hot glue.
- Cut another 1-2 inch piece of ribbon and wrap it around the center of the bow. Secure with hot glue.
- Cut a bat shape out of black craft foam and glue it to the center of the bow.
- Cut enough ribbon to wrap around the perimeter of the jar lid. Glue it in place with hot glue. Add the bow tie with hot glue.
- Cut a 3″ diameter circle, a 5″ diameter circle and a 9 1/2″ x 2″ inch strip out of black craft foam.
- Using hot glue, turn the black craft foam strip into a cylinder. Glue the smaller circle of craft foam to the top of the cylinder. Glue the larger circle to the bottom of the cylinder.
- Cut a 3 1/2″ length of ribbon and glue it to the bottom of the cylinder like a hatband.
- Glue the hat to the top of the painted skull mason jar.
Glamorous Witch Skull Mason Jar
Equipment
- Marbling paint
- Craft paint
- Paintbrushes
- Hot glue
- craft foam
- Star rhinestones
- Bling on a roll
Instructions
- See Steps 1-6 above to create the painted skull jar.
- Cut a 6-inch diameter circle from purple craft foam.
- Cut a large half-circle out of purple craft foam. Roll this half-circle into a cone, and secure the cone with hot glue.
- Glue the cone to the 6-inch circle.
- Cut enough bling on a roll to serve as a hatband for the witch hat and glue it into place.
- Affix star rhinestones with hot glue.
- Cut enough bling on a roll to wrap around the perimeter of the jar lid. Glue it into place.
- Glue the hat onto the top of the skull jar.
Sugar Skull Mason Jar
Equipment
- Marbling paint
- Craft paint
- Paintbrushes
- Hot glue
- Faux flowers
Instructions
- See Steps 1-6 above to create the painted skull jar.
- Using colorful craft paint, add flowers, leaves, and dots to the skull face. You can refer to images of sugar skulls for reference. (TIP: The end of a paintbrush works well for making paint dots!)
- After this paint has dried, add a crown of yellow flowers to the top of the skull with hot glue.
You might like these other skeleton DIYs:
so cute. I love this idea.