DIY Painted Ombre Mason Jars

I've been collecting random jars in hopes that an idea for them would spark some day. Enter an empty grey shelf in our grey and yellow Kitchen.

What you need:

Jars of different sizes (or hey- all the same size!)
I used a large mason jar, a spaghetti jar, a pickle jar and a small mason jar.

1 color of paint in different shades

I had 3 different shades of yellow in my paint supplies and used the white to lighten up one of the yellows. 

This was an easy project, it just took a little bit of time to wait for the paint to swirl all the way around the jars. 

After the first jar I found it was a lot easier to pour a good amount of paint in the jar. I was trying to be a little frugal with what paint I had but trying to get that amount to cover the whole jar was too much of a struggle. 

After having all your jars filled with paint and completely covered (remember this takes a little while!) turn them over onto something you don't mind getting paint all over. I used a sheet of drawing paper and folded it in half. So that the jars don't stick to the paper you have to move them every so often. 

Because the paint is in the inside you can't put water in them- since this paint is water based it would be washed away. I chose to do the paint on the inside instead of the outside because once that jar gets scratched on the outside your paint is ruined. Learned from experience.

Now do I leave them empty or put pretty fake flowers in them?

The possibilities are endless!