Star of David Luminary
This pretty luminary will look lovely on your dining room table. Or make a bunch of them to light the way up your sidewalk!
What You Need:
- Glass jar
- Scissors
- Painter’s tape
- White glue
- Water
- Light blue paint
- Paintbrush
- Dark blue felt
- Scissors
- Felt glue
- Blue glitter glue
- pattern
How To Make It:
1. Print pattern and trim around it. Roll up a piece of tape and place it on the front of the pattern, then insert the pattern into the jar. Press the pattern against the glass so that the tape on the pattern sticks to the glass.
2. Cut strips of painter’s tape and use the pattern as a guide to make your star on the front of the jar.
3. Mix together 1 part water, 3 parts glue and one part light blue paint. Mixture should be fairly thick.
4. Use the paintbrush to dab the jar all over with the paint/glue mixture. Instead of brush strokes, the idea is to dab, or pounce, the brush onto the glass leaving an interesting and uneven effect on the jar. Dab the mixture all over the jar, covering the painter’s tape star as well. Allow to dry for at least 2 hours.
5. Apply a second coat and allow to dry overnight.
6. Cut a strip of blue felt and using felt glue, attach to the rim of the jar.
7. Lay the jar on its side and carefully pipe a thin border around the star using blue glitter glue. Let the glitter glue dry for several hours.
8. Peel off the painter’s tape, starting slowly and lifting upward. If the blue paint layer seems to be peeling up with the painter’s tape, use a craft knife to outline all of the tape edges, which will separate the paint from the tape. Continue and carefully peel the painter’s tape star off the jar.
Helpful Hints
- You can simply paint the jar instead of making the glue mixture of you prefer.
- You can buy battery operated tea lights to replace candles with a flame.
This project was created by Amanda Formaro, originally for Kaboose/Spoonful.