My husband's Aunt Betty was telling me about a gratitude jar the last time we were at her house. It's a jar to which you add a piece of paper every day after jotting down something you're grateful for. At the end of the year, or even just on a tough day, you can dig into the jar and read all the many things you were grateful for throughout the year. I loved the idea! And she hinted that it was maybe something I could make with my Silhouette Cameo. Challenge accepted!
I started with a Ball smooth-sided, wide-mouthed quart mason jar. I like how the opening is wide enough to fit your hand and the sides don't have a raised design to get in the way of a vinyl sticker.
I used a few designs from the Silhouette Studio store to make a design on the jar that says, "Grateful, Thankful, Blessed," with a laurel on the bottom and a small heart to fill what was an otherwise empty space.
I decided to go with white vinyl, because white is classic, subtle, and matches all decor. Plus, it would go great with the rose gold Rustoleum spray paint I had picked out for the lid!
I used a 4"x5" scrap of permanent adhesive vinyl (I used Oracal 651), and taped it down to my cutting mat with a little washi tape. I like to do this with smaller cuts of vinyl because I'm using an older mat with less stick, and it keeps the vinyl from shifting around during cutting.
Next comes the weeding. That's the crafting term for removing all the teeny tiny pieces of vinyl, like the tiny circle in center of the letter O.
I put a piece of clear transfer tape on top. I like this kind from Craftopia, because it is clear and has guidelines to keep your image straight. Plus it comes with a free burnishing tool!
Burnish the whole thing with a scraper tool like this one from Craftopia (or credit card) to help the transfer tape adhere to the design, and slowly peel it up, making sure every letter sticks!
I laid the jar in my lap between my legs to keep it still and straight while I centered the vinyl. Once it was stuck on there, I burnished it one more time and carefully peeled back the transfer tape, making sure all the letters stuck to the jar.
One more step: spray paint the lid! Mason jar lids typically come in two parts: the lid and the ring. I separated them and gave them both a quick two coats of rose gold spray paint. This went on smoothly and only took about 30 minutes to dry (although I let it sit a little longer just in case).
To wrap it up, I stuffed the jar with some teal paper to let the design pop, and added a small pile of cards to use for daily gratitude notes.
I hope she likes it!
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