I want to do some stenciling on glass jars but ...?

Question

I have been saving all sorts of glass jars and I've been learning to stencil on them. My idea was to make pretty jars in sets (three different sizes per set) and to fill them with fun stuff and give these away as small gifts. The stenciling part is fun and I'm getting better, but my problems is -- when I fill the jar, the stencil doesn't show up!

I mean, if I put something like Vanilla Sugar in the jar, that works well, but if I fill it with candy or pet treats -- the treats are colorful and then you can't see the design I stenciled.

So what can I do to the INSIDE of the jars, so that the decorations on the outside show up? I don't want to PAINT the inside because I put food in there.

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Just cut to size and slip a piece of white (or other corresponding color) paper, tag board or plastic in there before you fill it. Then when your recipient uses what's inside, they can take the lining out to display the jars empty if they want.

That's a cute gift :)

Answer 2

Line them with paper or do as my mom did, she put a lead free craft paint inside the jars and rolled it round and round until the whole thing was covered.
I wold prefer the white paper or you could use any light colored paper.
Very creative idea and best of luck.