So the other day I was looking around on Pintererst when I found this these mason jars pinned from Etsy. I instantly fell in love! They are so colorful and fun! However, I have several mason jars left over from our wedding, and I couldn't imagine purchasing more...even if they are pretty and reasonably priced. So, I decided to see if I could DIY some! 

Materials: 

•Mason jar

•Paint (white and a color of your choice)

•Paint brush

•Sandpaper 

I already had all of these supplies...$0 DIY project!!!

First I cleaned out the jar, and then I poured some teal paint into it. I rolled the paint around until it covered the inside of the jar. Then I placed it upside down on a paper towel. 

While the excess paint was draining I began painting the outside of the jar with white paint. I did two coats, but I wasn't very concerned about making it look perfect (they are supposed to be rustic). 

After the white paint dried, I used the sand paper to rough it up a little. I removed all of the white paint from the lettering on the jar, and I distressed some other spots.

I am sure I will make more of these (I have plenty of mason jars). I think that a yellow one would be really pretty...or a metallic gold! What color would you put on the inside? 

Over the weekend I had the pleasure of helping with my cousin's baby shower. Ceara and I have always been more like sisters, and I was very honored to help throw this shower for her. She is expecting a little girl, so we decided to decorate with pink and yellow! Pink lemonade, anyone? 

I found this interesting take on the traditional guest book at On to Baby. I wanted Ceara to have something special to take from the celebration, and she really liked the signed frame. Instead of traditional baby shower games, we had guests fill out baby advice mad libs. We had a lot of fun organizing the shower, and I think that everyone had a great time! (Everyone was smiling...except for the brief moment she had us all in tears.)

I can't wait to meet you, Kinleigh!