{"id":821,"date":"2016-09-12T20:51:07","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T20:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/?p=821"},"modified":"2016-09-12T20:51:07","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T20:51:07","slug":"the-gilding-expedition-pickle-jars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/12\/the-gilding-expedition-pickle-jars\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gilding Expedition &#8211; Pickle Jars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_pic.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-824\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_pic.jpg\" alt=\"gildingpicklejars_pic\" width=\"720\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_pic.jpg 720w, http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_pic-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>OK, so since I had a great time gilding my costume jewelry, I decided to do another project out of necessity. I needed some containers for my make-up brushes and any long-container make-up (liners, mascara, etc.) to pull out when I need it. On top of that, I had an abundance of glass jars due to my new-found love for Claussen Sweet Bread &#8216;N Butter Sandwich Sliced pickles. Everything came together for a new gilding challenge. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-821 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step01.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[gallery-0]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step01-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-825\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-825'>\n\t\t\t\tCutting out stencil\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step01-B.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[gallery-0]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step01-B-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-826\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-826'>\n\t\t\t\tCutting out stencil 02\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step02.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[gallery-0]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step02-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-827\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-827'>\n\t\t\t\tCover jar tops\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step03.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[gallery-0]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step03-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-828\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-828'>\n\t\t\t\tApply metal primer\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step04.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[gallery-0]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step04-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-829\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-829'>\n\t\t\t\tTape stencil to jar\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step04-B.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[gallery-0]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step04-B-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-830\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-830'>\n\t\t\t\tBack of taped jar\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step05.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[gallery-0]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step05-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-831\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-831'>\n\t\t\t\tApply gold paint\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step06.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[gallery-0]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step06-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-832\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-832'>\n\t\t\t\tSponge paint on jar\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step06-B.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[gallery-0]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step06-B-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-833\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-833'>\n\t\t\t\tFill in space areas\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step06-C.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[gallery-0]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step06-C-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-834\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-834'>\n\t\t\t\tSponge paint on jar 02\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step07.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[gallery-0]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step07-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-835\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-835'>\n\t\t\t\tTrace stencil on top\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step07-B.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[gallery-0]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step07-B-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-836\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-836'>\n\t\t\t\tFinished tracing\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step08.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[gallery-0]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step08-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-837\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-837'>\n\t\t\t\tApply adhesive on jar\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step08-B.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[gallery-0]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step08-B-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-838\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-838'>\n\t\t\t\tApply adhesive on top\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step09.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[gallery-0]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step09-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-839\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-839'>\n\t\t\t\tPlace gold leaf on jar\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step09-B.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[gallery-0]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step09-B-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-840\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-840'>\n\t\t\t\tPlace gold leaf on top\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step10.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[gallery-0]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/gildingPickleJars_step10-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-841\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-841'>\n\t\t\t\tAll Finished! \ud83d\ude42\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>This time around, I used some stencil designs from this great book, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Stencil-Me-Marthe-Van\/dp\/160059252X\/ref=sr_1_15?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1473711630&amp;sr=1-15&amp;keywords=stencil+book\" target=\"_blank\">Stencil Me In by Marthe Le Van<\/a><\/strong>, and traced this long design twice on paper while using this circular design on the jar tops. I liked the geometrical aesthetic of these stencils and thought they would look great on glass containers.<\/p>\n<p>As usual, this was a messy project. Since I was designing on a rounded surface, I drew the long stencil on 2 pieces of paper and cut the middle piece for its own stencil from the two outside pieces. That way both stencils would be easier to paint with without getting too flimsy during the process. I also did a layer of gold paint so that the gold leaf would blend better on the glass surface. While applying the gold leaf, I found it helpful to use a pin for cleaning up the edges around the design since it&#8217;s easy for gold leaf to get everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>After I finished, I used the Mona Lisa Metal Leaf sealer spray from the costume jewelry project to protect the jars from tarnishing. I LOVED how these jars came about. They look as beautiful as the ones I may find in a Pier One, and they hold up nicely on my dresser. If I need a nice glass container for something, I may do this again and try silver or copper leaf next. I am fully converted to the gilding process! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK, so since I had a great time gilding my costume jewelry, I decided to do another project out of necessity. I needed some containers for my make-up brushes and any long-container make-up (liners, mascara, etc.) to pull out when I need it. On top of that, I had an abundance of glass jars due &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/12\/the-gilding-expedition-pickle-jars\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Gilding Expedition &#8211; Pickle Jars<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-msfixit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=821"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":844,"href":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821\/revisions\/844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ashleyparkin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}