The measure of true friendship is a bud who will craft with you, I’m pretty sure. It still counts if you lure them in with the promise of getting to play with Plaid’s new Martha Stewart glass paint. And true friends, when they walk in your house for a craft night and see that you’re totally slumming in a t-shirt and old ratty shorts, will say: “Oh good! I was worried we were supposed to look cute today.” (Ha!)

But here’s the thing: I ain’t ashamed-a no ratty clothes. I’ll still post pics of our craft night on the ol’ blog.

When the nice folks at Plaid sent over this sweet stash of Plaid’s new Martha Stewart glass paint, stencils and tools…

Image via Cherished Bliss
…Lauren, Emily and I got to work!

In true southern fashion, Lauren and her family drink out of mason jars. (She is so fabulous. You guys would love her.) Her family often gets their drinks mixed up, so Lauren used the glass paint to add little charms to her mason jars.

Look how cute they turned out!

Now there’ll be no confusing whose good ol’ southern sweet tea is whose! The glass paint is top rack dishwasher safe, so these will be golden for a long time to come.

Supplies used:

• Mason jars
• Martha Stewart opaque glass paint in various colors
• Martha Stewart adhesive glass stencil
• Stencil pouncer
• Optional: wine, chocolate, friends.
• Not optional: husbands who will babysit. (SEVEN kids under four years old between the three of us.)

These little stencils were so easy to use. The little leaf came in a stencil pack that looks like this:

Lauren whipped these jars up in about 5 minutes flat. You just clean your glass with rubbing alcohol…

And stick the little stencil right where ya want it. (They’re adhesive so they don’t move while you’re painting.)

Then dab on the paint with the little foam pouncer dealie:

And remove the stencil and you’re done! SO easy.

Emily stenciled her wedding date and monogram onto these Christmas ornaments. (I’m kicking myself for not taking a finished photo!)

Wouldn’t these ornaments make a perfect wedding gift?

And I made a little money jar for Weston:

(Weston is independently wealthy.)
Do you have to fight your family to keep away from your glass? What would you make with glass paint? Wanna come over and craft with me? Ratty pjs welcome. 🙂

Update: Lauren said her little charms came off in the dishwasher. We may not have perfectly prepped the glass, but just thought I’d let you know in case you want to use the paint on something that needs to be washable!

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I wrote this post as part of a paid campaign with Martha Stewart Glass Paints and Blueprint Social. The opinions in this post are my own.