I was out shopping recently and saw a really cute candy jar. I thought it was cute until I saw the price tag. Rather than spend my money on that candy jar, I decided that I could make one just as nice, and I was right. I have a real cute candy jar for you to make and it didn’t cost anywhere near as much to make as the one that I was going to buy.
Kathy Zengolewicz
Here is what you will need to get started:
- A plain glass jar with a removable top
- Plaid glass paint in Wicker White and Engine Red
- Rubbing Alcohol or an ammonia glass cleaner
- A hot glue gun
- Red satin ribbon
Clean the glass jar with the rubbing alcohol or window cleaner. Your jar should be clean and grease free. Using the Wicker White glass paint randomly paint about 8 to 10 snowflakes on the jar. Make the snowflakes different sizes. To make a snowflake, paint a horizontal line, a vertical line and two more diagonal lines. Let them dry for about an hour and then paint dots on the end of each snowflake line.
Using the handle of the paint brush and Engine Red, paint dots around the edge of the jar lid and let it dry. Paint a few snowflakes on the jar lid and let that dry.
To make the candy cane I used a candy cane stencil, tape the stencil to the side of the jar and paint it using the Wicker White, let it dry. When it’s dry, use the Engine Red to paint the stripes on the candy cane.
Cut two pieces of red satin ribbon to fit around the top and the bottom of the jar. Use your hot glue gun to adhere the ribbon to the glass. Fill your jar with candy, pop the lid on and there you have it. It looks great when it’s finished.
This is a very inexpensive and nice looking finished project. You can fill it with candy, cookies or any other type of goodies. It’s also nice enough to give as a gift.
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