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Speckled Egg Textured Decoupage Mason Jars

March 3, 2014 By Amy 20 Comments

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In my quest to find to perfect faux speckled egg texture, I have reached another threshold of speckled egg texture bliss. I won’t call this perfection, no siree, but I tried a little something different from the splatter paint texture technique of last year. After making the paint dipped soup cans a few months ago, I knew that I wasn’t quite done with speckling, I just needed a new angle. I think think this new method may be an overall improvement in trying to achieve the look of speckled eggs that I so love to see in abundance come springtime.

Robins Egg decoupaged speckled jars | stowandtellu.com

Speaking of abundance, mason jars are something I always have a boat load of, as we seem to collect an additional one every time we have spaghetti for dinner. Thus, a mason jar was my object of choice to try and speckle this time along my speckling journey.

I don’t know how mother nature does it, making those speckles on eggs? But trying to mimic that look (to the best of my ability) onto mason jars was not as simple as I thought it would be, at least not at first.

My first attempt at this came in the form of drippy, blotch-ed mason jars that looked more like a finger painting by a muddy-pawed dog who decided to do a little splatter painting while he was at it.

(Sorry I don’t have a picture of said attempt, as I was too busy banging my head against the wall asking myself why the laws of gravity didn’t come to mind when I decided to drip wet paint over curvy mason jars).

So let me start at the beginning and…

I’ll show you how I finally figured out a way to make a speckled egg texture on mason jar:

atlas mason jars

Supplies to Make Robin’s Egg Decougpaged Covered Jars

  • Mason jars, or any kind (these used to be filled with spaghetti sauce)
  • Craft paints –

For the egg colors, I used Americana DecoArt  in Blue Spa, Indian Turquoise, Buttermilk, White

For the speckled colors – I used Medium Grey and Burnt Umber

  • Baby powder
  • Silicone Basting brushes
  • Wax paper
  • Decoupage – I used Mod Podge Matte.
  • Foam sponge roller
  • Couple pieces of card board for testing colors
  • A few plastic trays to hold the paints and decoupage

how to make speckled-egg textured mason jars-StowandTellUMix paint, add baby powder

Mix up paint colors for eggs. I made a 4 different colors for the jars:  Blue Spa only; Blue Spa + dab of Indian Turquoise; Blue Spa + dab of Buttermilk;  Buttermilk + dab Blue Spa.

Next I mixed up a small bowl with the ration of 1:1 part water/ part baby powder and added a teaspoon to each color, mixing well.

Next I painted three coats each to a bunch of jars  and let dry (I did more jars than the pictures show).

Note:  There are probably some craft paints that would give you the same holding power, such as DecoArt Multi-Surface Satin, but I did not have all the colors available to me so I went with the baby powder (chalk) paint  recipe option. Straight craft acrylic paint probably won’t work for this project. Make sure to mix in some kind of chalk base.

how to make speckled-egg textured mason jars-StowandTellUTesting out the speckles

Before I committed to anything, I practiced making speckles on cardboard.

I made small white speckles, and than larger ones with 2 colors mixes:

The first was a ratio of 3:1 Medium Grey and Burnt Umber. The second mix was a ratio of 3:1 Burnt Umber and Medium Grey. (Making sure to add the baby powder mixture in to these colors, as well).

To obtain speckles, simply dip the silicone basting brush into the paint, dab off the excess, and then hold the basting brush over a flat surface and let the paint drip. You may need to shake the brush a little, as well.

how to make speckled-egg textured mason jars-StowandTellUSample the colors and speckles

This next step is optional, I sampled the colors on card board and added the speckles to make sure I was getting close. This helped me determine that the few drops of white made it look more realistic.

how to make speckled-egg textured mason jars-StowandTellUCrumple wax paper

Next, I ripped off pieces of wax paper large enough to cover a mason jar. Then I crumpled up the wax paper pieces, un-crumpled them, and then laid them on a piece of card board.

Note:  I found that a standard roll of wax paper will cover a jar width-wise, so I only had to measure for the height.

how to make speckled-egg textured mason jars-StowandTellUDrip speckles on crinkled wax paper

Since I was more sure of the speckles, by now, I went ahead and dripped speckles over the wax paper, and then let it dry.

how to make speckled egg texture on mason jars-StowandTellUPrepare to decoupage jars

Using a sponge roller and Mod Podge, I prepared my area for the big decoupage application.

how to make speckled egg texture on mason jars-StowandTellUDecoupage and rip off excess

I rolled the Mod Podge onto the jar, and then on the back side of part of the wax paper, and then very gently began to apply the wax paper to the jar, and very gently patted the wax paper around the jars. Note:  I did not put any decoupage on the outside until jars were completely dry.

I continued these steps until the jar was completely covered, tearing off any overlapping pieces, but leaving just a little overlap. Note: some speckles will fall off the wax paper as you are applying it to the jars, but most will stay on and become glued to the wax paper and decoupage as it dries.

I let the jars dry completely, and then applied 2 coats Mod Podge to the outside. This step will help adhere the speckles down to the surface even more.

Decoupage Speckled Robins Egg textured jars | stowandtellu.com

 

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Robin's Egg textured mason jars | speckled egg decoupage texture | stowandtellu.com

These faux speckled egg jars will be cute to have around for Spring. Filled with candy, I might be able to bring one as a hostess gift to Easter brunch.

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Thank you for stopping by ~ Amy

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Comments

  1. Anne says

    March 3, 2014 at 7:25 am

    What a fabulous idea! These look so cute!!!

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  2. Feral Turtle says

    March 3, 2014 at 10:00 am

    These are very pretty!! They will definitely make the perfect hostess gift!

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  3. Danni@SiloHillFarm says

    March 4, 2014 at 8:40 am

    Oh those are perfectly speckled and a very interesting technique! Thank you for the easy to follow tutorial!

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  4. heather f says

    March 4, 2014 at 5:11 pm

    I have never decoupaged in my entire life. BUT I WANT TO NOW!!! One of my chickens lays the prettiest blue green eggs.

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  5. Mel says

    March 7, 2014 at 4:17 am

    Amy they are so beautiful I think they’d be great for print flower vases too gorgeous!

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  6. Michele says

    March 14, 2014 at 10:06 am

    What a great project! You are so clever…thank you for doing all the “hard stuff”, so that the project will be easy for us!!

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  7. Terri Burfield says

    March 16, 2014 at 11:04 am

    Amy, I am very intrigued by your speckled egg jars what a clever project! Who knew baby powder could be used to make chalk paint! Love it!!!!!! Stopped by from the DIY Sunday Showcase…now headed to your Facebook page!

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  8. Jen @ Girl in the Garage says

    March 20, 2014 at 3:05 pm

    Amy these look amazing- love the robin’s egg blue and the speckles! Pinned!

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  9. Diana says

    July 24, 2014 at 12:57 pm

    Never in my wildest dreams did I think to save spaghetti jars! These jars are beautiful!

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    • Amy says

      July 24, 2014 at 6:22 pm

      I can’t stop saving those spaghetti jars, lol. Which is why I keep having to come up with new uses for them;). Thank you, Diana. I’m so glad you like them!

      Reply
  10. Debrashoppeno5 says

    March 20, 2018 at 10:00 pm

    I am so into repurposing old jars. Yours are so cute.

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    • Amy says

      March 25, 2018 at 12:25 pm

      Thanks so much, Debra 🙂

      Reply
  11. Cheryl Lawson says

    March 22, 2018 at 8:41 pm

    These are very cute. I’ve saved lots of mason jars over the years and now I have a perfect use for them. Thanks for sharing the photos and tutorial! Happy Spring! ~Cheryl

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    • Amy says

      March 25, 2018 at 12:12 pm

      Well, thanks so much, Cheryl. And happy Spring to you, too!!

      Reply

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