DIY: a painted mason jar travel mug (with a CUPPOW!) and a giveaway!

Note! July 18th! I used my jar for a smoothie for the first time today and I have very bad news... I am not sure if it was the cold of the smoothie mixed with the warm for my hands but the sharpie all but fell off in my hands. This is very very bad news for my tutorial, but have no fear I have so glass paint markers on the way! I will be re-doing this project with the glass paint, to let you know the outcome, and I might just do another giveaway too!

When my friends over at Delish Magazine opened up an online shop called The Delish General Store I knew I had to have one of the products they carried called the Cuppow! 

The Cuppow! is a re-usable lid that turns any wide mouth mason type jar into a travel mug! I love Mason jars and there was no way that my mug was going to be plain. After some trial and error with glass paint I discovered the Sharpie Oil based paint marker! These markers worked fantastic for painting on my jar, and seem to be holding up well after a few washes in the sink. They also come in a large selection of colors and points.

The jars and Sharpies are cheap enough that you could make one for everyday of the week!

I couldn't just make one for myself, so I made another DIY so you could make one too!

so....

I am going to give away my smaller painted mason jars (waves and boat as seen above) and a brand new Cuppow! to one of my readers. To enter simply leave a comment on this blog post and tell me:

What favourite summer drink would you have in your new travel mug?

I will use random number generator to pick a winner on Monday July 16th and announce the winner here on this post! So check back to see if you are the winner! Giveaway is open to Canadian and US residents only.
***Contest now closed!

Now go get crafting!

*a few notes... I have not put my painted jars in the dishwasher, I have only hand washed them. I figure the paint will last longer this way.
* Cuppow! now makes a smaller lid that fits regular mouthed jars! Another must have for those little hands!
* I bought all my jars and rings at a local thrift store. It's a good place to look for supplies. The jars were only $.30!

Cuppow! and Sharpie have no idea who I am or that this blog exists. I just really like their product and wanted to share it with you!


Random.org tells me that commenter #1 Turnip the Heat is the winner of the painted jar and Cuppow lid!


Turnip the Heat said "My favorite way to drink out of a mason jar this summer would be to make some iced coffee. Local beans, brown sugar and cinnamon infused overnight in the fridge...I can take it straight to the beach and enjoy the east coast summers with my pup. :)"


Turnip the heat, please email me at pootandboogie@hotmail.com with your address so I can ship your prize!