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The Easiest Way to Tint Mason Jars Blue

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Learn The Easiest Way to Tint Mason Jars Blue! A beautiful DIY home decor idea!

This is completely GENIUS! This is the quickest, easiest way (ever!) to tint mason jars blue! You won’t believe how SIMPLE and INSTANT it is to get that perfect vintage blue mason jar color without any messy painting! And you can customize the color for your decor! 

Today I’m sharing lots of Spring Mason Jar goodness today, starting with a decorating tip: The Easiest Way to Tint Mason Jars Blue! There’s loads more Spring Mason Jar crafts, DIY and decor ideas and recipes to see too.

With the first day of Spring less than two weeks away I think it’s the perfect time to just forget about winter and dream about glorious Spring! 

This is completely GENIUS! This is the quickest, easiest way (ever!) to tint mason jars blue! You won't believe how SIMPLE and INSTANT it is to get that perfect vintage blue mason jar color without any messy painting! And you can customize the color for your decor! www.settingforfour.com

I have a small collection of antique and vintage mason jars that I love to decorate my tables with.  I especially love my antique Crown mason jars with the image of a beautiful crown front and center! 

For my Spring table this year I wanted to add some pretty Spring pastel colors: soft pink and robin’s egg blue. 

For the pop of pink I added these gorgeous pink flowers I bought at the grocery store and for a touch of blue I tinted my mason jars – the quickest and easiest way possible!  How did I do it? Here’s my secret tip! 

Such a clever DIY tip! This is the quickest, easiest way (ever!) to tint mason jars blue! I can't believe how simple it is to get that perfect vintage blue mason jar color without any messy painting! www.settingforfour.com

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How to Turn Mason Jars Blue:

 Since I didn’t want to permanently color my antique mason jars ….because I don’t want to devalue them…. I ‘tinted’ them with dye! 

Supplies:

Mason jars

Dye

Directions and Tutorial:

I filled my antique mason jar almost to the very top with water and added one drop of this dye and gave it a good stir. That’s it! So easy isn’t it?

No worries – although it looks like the jar is tinted it’s not – the jar itself won’t change color so you can use antique mason jars without devaluing them… and the flowers won’t absorb the dye (mine sat in the water for over a week and didn’t change color at all)!

This is what my mason jars look like tinted in beautiful blue. Love!

Such a clever DIY tip! This is the quickest, easiest way (ever!) to tint mason jars blue - no messy painting required! I can't believe how quick it is to get that perfect vintage blue mason jar color! www.settingforfour.com

Adding food color dye to water is such an easy way to make the glass look tinted – isn’t this such a pretty soft blue? Like the color of the sky on a beautiful Spring day!

The easiest way to tint mason jars blue and Spring mason jar tablescape ideas.

I went a bit photo-happy here! 

The easiest way to tint mason jars blue and Spring mason jar decorating ideas.

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 I was so thrilled with my tinting trick that I decided to try another color of dye….pink! I added one drop of red and one drop of blue to 1 cup of water, stirred and just added more water until I got this soft pretty pink.

I love adding little mini bouquets of flowers around the house to perk up my home for Spring!

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I added one drop of yellow dye to 1 cup of water, stirred and again I added more water until I got this pretty yellow color:

 How to tint glass any color you want. This soft yellow tinted glass is a quick and easy DIY to do! No messy painting required!   

What do you think? Isn’t this a fun and easy way to tint mason jars and vases? I can’t wait to experiment with other colors too!

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This is completely GENIUS! This is the quickest, easiest way (ever!) to tint mason jars blue! You won't believe how SIMPLE and INSTANT it is to get that perfect vintage blue mason jar color without any messy painting! And you can customize the color for your decor! www.settingforfour.com

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  1. Mary @ Orphans With Makeup says

    March 8, 2015 at 9:14 am

    What a great idea. Does the food colouring change the colour of your flowers as it drinks up the water? Just wondering……BTW beautiful images.
    Mary @ Orphans With Makeup

    Reply
    • heather says

      March 8, 2015 at 12:59 pm

      Thanks Mary – glad you like my DIY tinting tip! My flowers have sat in it a few days and they haven’t turned color!

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      • Julie says

        April 17, 2016 at 6:21 am

        I love this idea, perfect for not spoiling your precious jars
        I do think it could change the flower colours eventually though. When my kids were little we used to do food colour in the water experiments sometimes (you get really great effects so it’s a fun thing to try) Light colour flowers tend to develop streaks after about 2 days. This may only be when there is more food colour in the water though, with our experiments we would add quite a bit! You only add a drop for these lovely soft colours so maybe that’s why you’ve not seen any effects.

        I still think this is a brilliant idea, you would add the flowers maybe the day before a family dinner when you want them to look their best anyway and a little minor colour changing could be pretty anyway!

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        • heather says

          April 17, 2016 at 9:09 am

          I’m so glad you like my idea and post Julie! I had my flowers in this for a week and they still remained their original color!

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  2. Kathy @petticoatjunktion says

    March 8, 2015 at 1:56 pm

    Heather, that’s brilliant!!!! I never thought to color the jars myself. Heading out to the workshop to try this. Have a great day!

    Reply
  3. Mary Beth @ Cupcakes and Crinoline says

    March 8, 2015 at 3:55 pm

    Oh my goodness, Heather, you are a genius. This is such a great idea. I can’t wait to try it. I don’t blame you for going photo happy ~ every picture is so absolutely beautiful.

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    • heather says

      March 8, 2015 at 8:01 pm

      Thanks Mary Beth – I can’t wait to try more colors!!

      Reply
  4. Vanessa says

    March 8, 2015 at 6:25 pm

    Ummmm…that is genius Heather!! So simple and it gives you so many options. Love it girl!

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    • heather says

      March 8, 2015 at 8:01 pm

      Thanks Vanessa!! I had so much fun playing around with different colors!

      Reply
  5. Malia says

    March 8, 2015 at 7:02 pm

    Beautiful photos and great idea, Heather! Pinned!

    Reply
    • heather says

      March 8, 2015 at 7:59 pm

      Thanks Malia!!

      Reply
  6. Kim @ Sand & Sisal says

    March 8, 2015 at 8:03 pm

    Ha!!!! I love it! And seriously, it is so simple and the color possibilities are endless. 😉 You little smarty pants!

    Reply
  7. Lolly Jane says

    March 8, 2015 at 9:18 pm

    SMART!! They’re sooo pretty!

    Invite us over for dinner?

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    • heather says

      March 10, 2015 at 9:20 am

      C’mon over ladies anytime!! 😉 Thanks for your sweet comments – glad you like my tinting idea!

      Reply
  8. debbie says

    March 8, 2015 at 10:33 pm

    Omgosh Heagher your photos are gorgeous and the tint is a genius idea!

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    • heather says

      March 10, 2015 at 9:18 am

      Thanks Debbie for your compliments!! I love that this is so easy and quick…and temporary!

      Reply
  9. Maryann @ Domestically Speaking says

    March 9, 2015 at 1:14 am

    How easy is that! What a great idea for any party to customize with your decor… love it!

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    • heather says

      March 10, 2015 at 9:17 am

      Exactly – easy peasy!! My favorite kind of projects lol!! Thanks Maryann!

      Reply
  10. Heather - New House New Home says

    March 9, 2015 at 7:47 am

    Brilliant!! When you said you had vintage crown jars, I was worried you were messing with them.

    Reply
    • heather says

      March 10, 2015 at 9:16 am

      Haha! I’m just temporarily messing with them Heather!! I’m glad you like this tinting idea!!

      Reply
  11. kristin says

    March 9, 2015 at 5:59 pm

    Oh I totally love this! Perfect when you don’t want to permanently change the color, thanks for sharing!!! xo

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    • heather says

      March 10, 2015 at 9:14 am

      Thanks Kristin – glad you like this idea!

      Reply
  12. Kirby says

    March 9, 2015 at 8:29 pm

    they look great! Very Springy. Hope you’re doing well.

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    • heather says

      March 10, 2015 at 9:13 am

      Thanks Kirby for your sweet comments! I am doing well – thanks for asking! xo Heather

      Reply
  13. Yvonne @ StoneGable says

    March 10, 2015 at 9:52 pm

    Who knew? Amazing table!!!

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    • heather says

      March 11, 2015 at 11:31 am

      Thanks Yvonne!! I love displaying my antique mason jars in new ways!

      Reply
  14. Shauna says

    March 11, 2015 at 3:44 pm

    These are gorgeous, Heather. I have a few blue jars, but tinting a few more is a great idea!

    Reply
  15. Kate says

    May 16, 2015 at 2:11 am

    Ab Fab!! Never would have thought of that! Thank you! Perfect idea for a bridal shower I’m hosting! Aqua mason jars with peach flowers…I can’t wait!

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    • heather says

      May 20, 2015 at 9:45 am

      Oh that sounds gorgeous for a bridal shower Kate!! I’m glad you like my tip!

      Reply
  16. Terri says

    May 27, 2015 at 8:04 pm

    Brilliant!

    Reply
  17. Madi says

    July 6, 2015 at 3:06 pm

    Such a great idea for a wedding or an engagement party!

    Reply
  18. Pam @ The Birch Cottage says

    July 9, 2015 at 10:27 am

    I think these are absolutely beautiful. I have a question though. Are you actually tinting the glass or just the water? Either way, I’m sold on the idea and going to give it a try. Thanks for sharing this super cool and beautiful trick!!

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    • heather says

      July 13, 2015 at 8:08 pm

      Hi Pam – I tinted the water not the glass. I did this on purpose because I didn’t want to tint the glass of my antique mason jars, because I don’t want to devalue them. I’m glad you like this idea and my tips on how to do it! Enjoy and have fun making some! 🙂

      Reply
  19. Miyomio says

    April 8, 2016 at 4:45 pm

    The photos are lovely!! But I have a question… Don’t the flowers get the colour of the water?

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    • heather says

      April 10, 2016 at 10:06 pm

      Hi Miyomio! No they didn’t turn the color of the water and I had them sitting in it for over a week! Thanks for visiting!

      Reply
  20. Erin - Suburban Simplicity says

    April 19, 2016 at 7:52 pm

    I love how easy this tip is!! Your color palate with the pinks and the blue is my FAV! I could easily do this for our BBQ this weekend. You should come link this up at Welcome Home Wednesdays! Party opens at 7a CST Wed. http://www.suburbansimplicity.com

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  21. Jelica says

    April 20, 2016 at 5:54 am

    So clever!! I never would have thought that food dye could do the trick – and with just one drop! This is one of those DIY’s that I will definitely do! Thanks for the tip. Pinning!

    Reply
  22. Dee says

    April 22, 2016 at 1:28 am

    I love the colors — what a super tip! Thanks for sharing at Merry Monday! 🙂

    Reply
  23. Lindsey Andrews says

    April 22, 2016 at 5:04 pm

    Found you on the Wonderful Wednesday blog hop. I’m not a crafty person, but I actually think I can do this! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • heather says

      April 25, 2016 at 2:17 pm

      You can do this Lindsey – it’s super easy! 🙂 Thanks for visiting my blog!

      Reply
  24. simple nature decor says

    April 22, 2016 at 10:36 pm

    Thanks for sharing this gorgeous mason jars at Simple Nature Decor/ dream create and inspire party just beautiful.. also if you have a few love if you stop again here to see my room challenge I am sharing with all of you…http://www.simplenaturedecorblog.com/one-room-challenge-week-3-accents/
    Maria

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  25. Carolsue says

    October 22, 2016 at 3:17 am

    It never occurred to me that I could do this! What a great idea!

    Reply
  26. Sue Cooper says

    April 11, 2017 at 3:53 pm

    Love this idea! And, your saying the color rinses out of the jars without leaving any residue or damaging the glass? Even old, antique glass jars? Marvelous! Your pictures really captured the “Breath-of-Springtime” vibe!

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    • heather says

      April 12, 2017 at 8:12 am

      Yes – no residue Sue!! So glad you like this idea – and thank you for your compliments on my photos!! xo Heather

      Reply
  27. Lianne says

    April 29, 2017 at 3:08 pm

    I love this idea! One question though, do you have to fill the jar to the top with the dyed water to get the whole effect? Thanks!

    Reply
    • heather says

      May 5, 2017 at 12:00 pm

      Hi Lianne!! Yes – you have to fill the jars up pretty close to the top – but not so high that it will spill when you move the jars! Hope that helps! 🙂

      Reply
  28. Rachel McBeth says

    March 1, 2019 at 6:15 pm

    Were the flower stems freshly cut and still didn’t soak up the dye?! So glad I found this! Trying it tonight at an event to create a recycled glass look.

    Reply
    • heather says

      March 11, 2019 at 10:32 am

      Hi Rachel – yes the flower stems were freshly cut and they didn’t soak up the dye or turn color from the dye! Have fun with it!

      Reply

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