DIY Antique silver & copper treasury.

Those little treasures one can use for as many porpuses as one can think of.
I have so many visions that at the end I must do more copies to materialise those ideas. :D

Today I would like to share with you how to make your own treasury. :)

In order to make those beauties you need:

1. A small, clean glass jar (clean with alcohol or vinegar, the lid must be with no paint – remove it with sandpaper).
2. Primer/ gesso – cover the jar and the lid (do not paint the neck of the jar).
3. Let it dry.
4. A design you would like to have on your treasury (draw on a jar in the desired place).
5. Relief outliner – draw with it on top of the pencil design you made before.
   
6. Let it dry.
7. Metallic paint – can be gold, silver, copper etc. Paint the jar and the lid (omit the jar neck).
8. Let it dry.
9. Bitumen or dark brown acrylic paint – dip the soft cloth in the liquid and cover the surface you want to look aged and immediately remove the access of the paint/ bitumen. Repeat the action till you will be satisfied with the effect.
10. Let it dry.
11. Gloss varnish – paint the jar and the lid.
12. Congratulations! You have just learned how to create amazing handcrafted work on a simple jar. :D

Peanuts will be stored in one of this treasures. Aleks love peanuts and after eating  3/4 of a tin :) he can not eat more and they get damp after a day. In my home things don’t get wasted just like that, so now we have a solution to damp nuts. ;)

What is your solution to storage of little leftovers?

Photo & text: AnnaDecou.

Tags: 3D, aged look, decoupage, glass, relief outliner, stencil