How To Tint Mason Jars

How To Tint Mason Jars

1. 1. No, this is not possible.
      If you paint the outside, people’s mouth will still touch the outside of the glass.
      These cannot be used for food (not even if painted on the outside.) The only colors that can be used with food have to be acid based inks. Adirondack inks are the only ones I know of that are okay for food.

      1. Food coloring is FOOD COLORING – LOLL – hence, “OK for food.” Besides, what are “people’s mouths” doing on the rims of mason jars in which I store all my dry goods like many different types of beans, rice, flour, cream of wheat, macaroni, shells & other pasta, all of my spices/seeds/herbs, et al. Get those people’s mouths back where they belong!… on the edges of glasses & cups!

         1. In Texas we use mason jars for lots of stuff to include drinking tea out of. When I am out doing yard work I fill mine with cold iced sweet tea put the lid on (to keep bugs and dirt out) and the wrap it in foil to keep it cold!

         2. I love your ideas. I think these jars would be so pretty in my pantry or on the counter instead of canisters. If concerned about anything touching the rim, you could make the color mixture in a tall cylindar and dip the jar up to the bottom of the area that the lid will cover, do not flip to dry.

Mason jars are all over the place lately, and when I saw tutorials for how to tint mason jars, I just had to try it out for myself!

To tint mason jars, you’ll need three supplies:

Mod Podge

food coloring

water

Mix food coloring with a tablespoon of water into individual ramekins.

Add a few tablespoons of mod podge into your mason jar or directly into the food coloring/water mixture.

Add one ramekin of color into the jar and spin the jar around to cover the inside of the jar.

Twist the jar to coat the whole inside with the mod podge/food coloring mixture. Pour the excess into another jar or into a ramekin.

Let dry upside down on paper. Let them dry for about 30 minutes this way.

Place the jars face down on top of wax paper and a cookie sheet into an oven preheated to 225 degrees. Let dry upside down this way for about 10 minutes and then flip them over and let them dry another 20-30 minutes.

When the jars are done, they’ll look clear and the mixture should lose most of the streaks. If there are still streaks, let them dry in oven longer.

When I did my first round, they were a little too light. So, I did another round, with MORE drops of food coloring this time! I’d recommend you just squeeze the heck outta that food coloring {like 10-15 drops} to make the tint that much darker! Below is after the second round!

Which of these colors will you use to tint mason jars? It’s such a fun project with so many uses! Let us know if you use the tutorial to make your own tinted mason jars! We’d love to hear all about it and see pictures!

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