Altered form jar & previous journal DIY Concept




This fake stone container was created with used salsa jar as a core and sort of dumpling form crumpled paper from previous journal to change the jar form. 

Properly, this craft concept come to my thoughts after I was flipping previous journal, feeling bored, and virtually falling asleep on the sofa.

Yeah..I rapidly ran to my messy desk and begin crafting when the thought struck my head. Truly, I used to be dreaming about making a ceramic pot on the wheel ha..ha.. however you already know that I solely have air dry clay – handmade clay, no pure clay, no kiln, no pottery wheel.

However, hey…with a bit little bit of creativeness, nothing can cease me to make one thing like out of ceramic studio with naked palms, minimal software and handmade clay.

Right here, I’m fortunately sharing with you what I’ve made – one other copycat pottery ha..ha..It is a fake stone container this time 🙂

I wish to have the colour like Egyptian stone however with stone formation like these present in a cave. 

Do you suppose that piece appears professionally made, oh..ehm I meant not child-like sort of piece? I’m purposely make it that approach as a result of I used to be considering to provide this to somebody (not a child however an grownup) as a present. 

By the way in which, this piece is also a pleasant handmade concept for mom’s day reward or simply to maintain your personal issues contained in the jar. Sure! the jar nonetheless functioning although.

Alright, let’s have enjoyable crafting!

Instruments & supplies:

  • 16 pages of previous journal
  • used salsa jar
  • black gesso/ black acrylic coloration
  • brushes
  • water
  • tapes
  • cardboard
  • aluminium foil
  • sizzling glue and sizzling glue gun
  • scissors/ craft knife and FORK
  • air dry clay
  • acrylic paints: skin-tone olive and cream

Steps to make fake stone container:

First, make 8 items of one thing like dumpling form paper from previous journal.

Take 2 sheets of paper, squeeze the center of the  paper on the shorter width, and fold it within the center. Make the underside half fats and flat on the highest. Then tie the highest paper with tapes. 

You may see these 8 items paper dumpling as beneath image.

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Subsequent, paint your salsa jar with black acrylic. I exploit black gesso common primer right here. Apply about 2 coats of gesso or 3-4 coats of acrylic paints. You need to use hair dryer to hurry up the drying time in between the paint layers. 

Alternatively, you should use white glue and bathroom paper if you wish to see white coloration from contained in the jar. 

I want black this time so, you’ll be able to’t actually discover the form of the jar after altering the skin form to a rounded form. 

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After the black gesso/ acrylic paint dry, use sizzling glue and sizzling glue gun to connect these 8 items paper dumpling.

faux stone container - DIY idea

Subsequent step, use proceed piece of aluminum foil to wrap the jar. The aluminium foil will strengthen the brand new form of jar that has been altered with paper dumpling. 

You may have 2 or 3 layers of aluminium foil that will help you getting the fitting and robust form. You may roll the container on the desk/ arduous floor to make it agency. 

Then, lower a spherical form of cardboard as the bottom and paste it to the container with sizzling glue. 

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After you may have established the container form, wrap it with air dry clay. Any sort of air dry clay is okay. Right here I exploit selfmade clay.

If you wish to purchase air dry clay you’ll be able to examine my web page about “what clay to purchase” to see 3 forms of air dry clay so that you can select. 

To make fake stone formation texture, I exploit fork. Certainly you may have this clay software, proper? 🙂

Once you’ve completed making the feel, cease and anticipate the clay to dry.

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Whereas ready for our fake stone container to dry, let’s make the lid with cardboard and sculpt a mushroom on high of the lid for adornment and in addition because the lid deal with.

When cowl the cardboard with clay, I work from the within after which the highest.  

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faux stone container - DIY idea

faux stone container - DIY idea

By the way in which, you’ll be able to return to the container when the clay has dried. Then tidy up the rim of the jar with clay.

And…wait once more till the clay dry. 

Lastly, the final step of our fake stone container undertaking is portray, yayyy…..GOOD NEWS! I solely use 2 acrylic colours to color this container. These are skin-tone olive for the bottom and cream for spotlight. That is it!

Oh ya, you too can watch my video tutorial at my YouTube channel. Please LIKE, SHARE my video and SUBSCRIBE to my channel to help and encourage me making extra tutorial. Thanks on your help.



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