Flamed Alcohol Ink Candle Jar with White Paint


I've had this empty candle jar floating around in my craft stash for a while. It's shape made it a hard one to figure out a craft for. Since alcohol ink works almost as well on curved surfaces as it does on flat, it seemed like a good fit. So, I decided to do something else I had been thinking about for a while, painting a vase or jar with white paint after I inked it. I tried it out on some glass gems and it mostly worked, so I knew it had potential.


I started out with a light colored ink dripped all the way around the candle jar as a base color. I decided to go with Sunshine Yellow.


I swirled it around the jar and then lit it on fire with a long lighter. I don't have any pictures of the flaming process on this project because the flame went poof very quickly because of the shape of the jar. If you try this method out, be sure to point the opening of the jar away from you as you light the ink on fire (also, light smaller amounts of ink at a time and keep it on a heat proof surface as the jar will get warm--especially in areas where the ink has accumulated). 


I added some Watermelon to the jar next and used the same process (just applied a little less since the red is so vibrant).


Then I added some Pinata Purple and lit it up. I continued with a blue and green to get the full rainbow of colors. Then I came back and added just a bit of yellow to fill in the gaps and break up any large sections of color.


I thought the jar looked great, but as always with glass projects, it looked best against the light or something white.


This jar had a lid, so before I could move onto the white paint, I had to ink it with the same colors. I left the jar and the lid to dry overnight to set the ink (but the next day was a total rain out so it ended up being two days).


I used some plastic wrap and some painter's tape to cover the outside of the candle jar and then I took it outside in a cardboard box to spray it. I opted to start with a thin coat of Kamar Varnish just to set the ink so it wouldn't react at all with the white paint.


I let the Kamar Varnish dry for about a half an hour (it was dry and in the 70s with a breeze--allow to dry a bit longer if it's humid out). Then I applied a coat of white spray paint. I had to pick up the jar and spray at some weird angles to try to get good coverage, but I managed.


After the first coat had dried to the touch (about a half an hour again), I sprayed another coat and then let it dry overnight before I peeled the tape off. I opted to scrape the paint off of the top rim of the jar, but otherwise it turned out perfectly. The colors pop so much more clearly with the white paint!


I'm not sure if I'll store anything in this jar or just set it out decoratively. I'll wait a couple weeks for the paint to finish curing to put the lid on and decide if the paint will be sturdy enough to use as a storage jar.

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