{"id":8646,"date":"2015-08-15T22:55:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-16T02:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/?p=8646"},"modified":"2015-08-16T21:44:08","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T01:44:08","slug":"diy-firefly-jars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/diy-firefly-jars\/","title":{"rendered":"diy firefly jars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We love firefly season but you can light up your room all year long with this easy to make glow-in-the-dark firefly jar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/firefly-jar1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8647\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/firefly-jar1.jpg\" alt=\"diy firefly jar\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/firefly-jar1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/firefly-jar1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/firefly-jar1-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/firefly-jar1-145x145.jpg 145w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/firefly-jar1-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My 13 year old niece, Morgan came to\u00a0stay\u00a0us for a few days this summer so I flew this cool\u00a0craft project idea by her and she gave me the thumbs up!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/firefly-jar2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8648\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/firefly-jar2.jpg\" alt=\"diy glow in the dark firefly jar\" width=\"600\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/firefly-jar2.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/firefly-jar2-150x300.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/firefly-jar2-512x1024.jpg 512w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/firefly-jar2-300x600.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>You can use any glass jar you fancy. \u00a0Our collection\u00a0included a spaghetti sauce jar from the recycling, a small mason jar\u00a0and cheese shaker from the dollar store.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next, you start dabbing paint inside the jar starting with the bottom first and working your way up the sides until you get enough dots of paint to make a nice impact. \u00a0Let paint dry over night.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Spray painting the lid is optional but it does do a nice job of covering up any wording on recycled jar lids.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/firefly-jar3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8649\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/firefly-jar3.jpg\" alt=\"glow in the dark firefly jar\" width=\"600\" height=\"1788\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/firefly-jar3.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/firefly-jar3-101x300.jpg 101w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/firefly-jar3-344x1024.jpg 344w, http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/firefly-jar3-300x894.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lolo helped super charge the jars with Steve&#8217;s cycling light so they would be nice and bright for our photos but leaving them in a sunny window or under a lamp will do the same thing.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I love that\u00a0they look whimsical during the day as well as magical at night. \u00a0Mine will be making its home in Lolo&#8217;s room&#8230; giving her a subtle glow light throughout the night.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>Like to get a little crafty now and then<\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\">?\u00a0 Then sign up to receive blog posts like these in your email inbox<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/catchingfireflies.com\/blog\/get-the-latest-updates-in-your-inbox\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"flaresmith\" class=\"feedflare\"><script src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~s\/http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/catchingfireflies\/TyNo?i=http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/diy-firefly-jars\/\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div><div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/diy-firefly-jars\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We love firefly season but you can light up your room all year long with this easy to make glow-in-the-dark firefly jar. My 13 year old niece, Morgan came to\u00a0stay\u00a0us for a few days this summer so I flew this cool\u00a0craft project idea by her and she gave me the thumbs up! You can use any glass jar you fancy. \u00a0Our collection\u00a0included a spaghetti sauce jar from the recycling, a small mason jar\u00a0and cheese shaker from the dollar store. &nbsp; Next, you start dabbing paint inside the jar starting with the bottom first and working your way up the sides until you get enough dots of paint to make a nice impact. \u00a0Let paint dry over night. &nbsp; Spray painting the lid is optional but it does do a nice job of covering up any wording on recycled jar lids. &nbsp; &nbsp; Lolo helped super charge the jars with Steve&#8217;s cycling light so they would be nice and bright for our photos but leaving them in a sunny window or under a lamp will do the same thing. &nbsp; I love that\u00a0they look whimsical during the day as well as magical at night. \u00a0Mine will be making its home in&hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/2015\/08\/diy-firefly-jars\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 944859;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lets-get-crafty"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8646"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8654,"href":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8646\/revisions\/8654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.catchingfirefliesgifts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}