1. First, you will want to add some color to your Mason Jar!

• To get the sheer, matte look: Pour elmers glue into a paint cup. Add a few drops of liquid watercolor (choose from red, yellow, blue, green, orange and violet). Mix it in with the glue. Add more watercolor if you want a darker color. We used a little bit of blue to get a pastel blue, and a little bit of red to get a pastel pink. Use a paintbrush to brush the mixture onto the jar. NOTE: It will look streaky at first, but dries smooth.

• To get an opaque, shiny look: Pour arylic paint into a paint cup. You can mix colors if you’d like. Paint the entire jar, then wait until it dries. Add a coat of Mod Podge to prevent the paint from chipping off of the glass, and to add some shine.

2. Embellish your jar however you would like. We added craft trim around the top of the jar, sticky gems, and some fabric scraps from an old tie dye shirt. You can wrap them around the jar and use tacky glue to hold them in place. We also cut some small pieces of burlap ribbon and wrapped it around the blue and purple jars. It’s best to use hot glue to hold this in place. For the pink jar, we wrapped colorful hemp around the middle. Be sure to start off with the string in the back and finish it in the back so it won’t show.

3. Add some wood pendants. First, decorate them (some examples are in bullet points below). Use the colorful hemp roll to tie a larks head knot (find the middle of the string, make a loop, then pull it through) which is great for handing pendants. We also used hot glue to hold it in place.

• Dove: Paint with white acrylic paint first, then added Mod Podge and sprinkle glitter over it before it dries.

• Cross: Paint with sheer gel paint to give it a rustic look

• Angel: For a natural look, don’t paint the pendant. You can add sticky gem, etc.

4. Add a banner to label your jar. Use paper cardstock and cut out triangles. Then write the letters P-R-A-Y in marker. Glue the triangles to the twine with tacky glue. Wrap it around the jar. Now your Prayer Jar is done and ready to use.

5. Add Jumbo Craft Sticks for a fun activity!