Do you ever finish a good moisturiser or yummy snack and look at the packaging and think, I could use this for something? Well I do! If you want to upcycle an old jar into a cool container to store your jewelry, follow along. Please note that this tutorial contains affiliate links.
You’ll need the following tools and materials to make your upcycled jar:
1: An empty jar. I used this glass and plastic jar that was leftover from an old moisturiser.
2: Air Dry Clay. I used terracotta colour clay but you can also use white.
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3: A pen, rolling pin, jar or something else that is round that you can use as a rolling pin.
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4: A cookie cutter shape. I used this fan shape.
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5: A tub filled with water.
6: Paint brushes.
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8: Paint pens.
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9: PVA glue.
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Follow these steps to upcycle your old jar into a trinket container:
1: Take a lump of clay and roll it out flat using the marker pen or rolling pin.
2: Drape the flattened clay over the lid of the jar.
3: Press the clay around the sides of the lid.
4: Pinch off the excess clay using your fingers and fill in any gaps.
5: Smooth out the clay using wet fingers.
6: Flatten the excess clay again and cut out a shape using your cookie cutter.
7: Add some texture to the clay on the top of the jar and one side of the shape.
8: Press the two pieces of clay together.
9: Smooth out the clay again using wet fingers.
10: Set the lid aside to dry.
11: As the lid dries, some cracks might occur. Fill in any cracks using some extra Air Dry clay. Wait for it to dry before adding the paint.
12: Once the clay is fully dry, add some acrylic paint to the surface, do a couple of layers for good coverage.
13: Add extra decoration using paint pens if you like. I used a pastel red paint pen.
14: Add a layer of PVA glue over the painted surface to seal it. Once the glue is dry, the lid is finished and your upcycled jar is ready to be used.
Here is the finished jar with some other upcycled jar designs I made previously. How cute! These jars are great for storing silver jewelry to protect it from oxidisation.
If you’re looking for more DIY jewelry storage options, check out these tutorials:
- How to make a ring holder.
- How to make a trinket dish.
- How to make your own beads with air dry clay
- Make heart charms with air dry clay
- Turn your clay beads into essential oil diffusers
- Make a beaded lanyard using air dry clay beads
- A double strand necklace featuring air dry clay beads
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