Turn plain canning jars into lightly colored jars with this method of tinting the outside of the jar.
Author: Beverly
Materials:
3tablespoonsglazing medium
10dropsliquid food coloring
Small squeeze bottle
Clean glass canning jar
Wax paper
Instructions:
Measure out 3 tablespoons of glazing medium into your squeeze bottle.
Next add 10 drops of food coloring to the glazing medium. Put the top on the bottle and gently swirl and shake the contents around to mix the glazing medium and the food coloring. (Note: I discovered the top of the bottle of glazing medium fit perfectly on my squeeze bottle and worked better too).
Hold the canning jar horizontally while you squirt the colored glazing medium over the outside of the jar, avoiding the screw threads at the top of the jar. Keep rotating the jar and squirting on the glazing medium until the jar is covered. Work over an area where it's OK for drips to fall (over the sink or a protected surface).
Set the jars upright on some waxed paper to dry (I put newspaper under my wax paper too). The colored glazing medium will be opaque when you first put it on. As the canning jar sits on the waxed paper to dry, the glazing medium will keep draining down and puddling around the bottom. Move the jars around every so often, and wipe the excess from the bottom with paper toweling.
The glazing medium will get more and more clear and "see through" as it dries. It will take about 3 hours for the glazing medium to completely dry.
Alternate Idea to Using Glazing Medium:
You can also try using Mod Podge instead of the glazing medium. Use 3 tablespoons of Mod Podge with 10 drops of food coloring. (I used my homemade Mod Podge). It will be a thinner mixture and you might need a small paint brush to make sure all areas of the jar are covered.