Sometimes …
okay, often times …
inspiration comes from the most unlikely of sources.
Seriously!
Can you believe it? And can you believe those mummy nails? Wow! I do not have the patience for that project …
Which is why I chose a much larger canvas for my mummies …
mason jars …
When I saw those nails … and got inspired … I knew exactly how I would recreate those painted mummies on mason jars. Because my friend and fellow blogger had inspired me with her rubber band and spray paint vase project …
HOW TO MAKE MUMMY MASON JARS
Using Spray Paint & Rubber Bands
Give your jars a coat of gold spray paint. Let dry overnight. Really. Don’t rush it. You may even need to give it more than one night …
Wrap with rubber bands.
Spray with black paint. Let dry.
Remove rubber bands. It’s a messy job.
And marvel at how terrible the lines look. Touch up as best you can with some gold craft paint and a fine paint brush.
Improvise and use the back end of a sponge stamp brush thingy to make the whites of the eyes.
Eyeball (tee hee) the irises using black craft paint and a brush. I went heavy with the paint and set the jars on their sides to dry. I was worried about the eyeball paint dripping down the jar …
Adorn with whatever embellishments suit your mood …
I chose bats that I hot glued to wooden skewers.
And can I just say …
… that these jars are so stinking cute!
They make me 
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What an adorable decoration for Halloween. Love it! We shared it with the readers on our blog.
Thank you so much — and thanks so much for sharing with your readers!!! 🙂 Linda
Linda, these are fantastic! Saw them on Miss Information and am just love them! Pinning and thanks for sharing – have a fantastic day!
DISASTER, when I removed the rubber bands all the paint peeled off too, It was dry everything was dry , I was so disappointed.
Susan,
I’m so sorry! That truly is a disappointment! I know how you feel …
Linda
I think I can do that Linda. I have so many mason jars to try on.. Thanks for sharing,