Halloween Treats in a Jar

Here's a quick and easy DIY project:

HALLOWEEN TREATS IN A JAR 

You will need:

recycled jar with lid, a glass candlestick, E-6000 glue, 

acrylic paint [I used DecoArt Americana multi-surface satin in 

Cotton Ball (white), Pumpkin Patch & Lemon Zest],

and foam brushes

Use recycled jars that are thoroughly clean and dry.  

Paint the candlestick white.

When the white paint is dry, 

paint the middle section orange and the bottom part yellow.

 Adhere the jar to the top of the candlestick, 
using a strong bonding glue.

I also embellished the jar with a rubber stamp with the phrase, 

"One of the secrets of a happy life is continuous small treats" 

that I stamped on white card stock, backed with orange card stock,

 and wrapped around the jar.

Twine and a tag completes the project.

Now just add treats! 

I'm sending this treat jar, and a few other pumpkin treats,

to my daughter and her roommates,

who live on the other side of the country, 

just in time for Halloween.

This project is easily adaptable to any occasion or holiday.

Just change the color palette.

Happy Halloween!

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DIY Candy Corn Treats

What do you get when you mix m&ms with candy corn?  

Well, if you add them to a painted terra cotta pot, 

you get a special Halloween treat!

Now I'm not one for much Halloween hoopla.  

However, I am a sucker for embellished terra cotta pots.

So when I read Kim's creative idea at Maiden D'Shade,

I decided to borrow her idea of candy corn painted terra cotta pots. 

Plus, I couldn't help myself while trolling past the candy aisle

without picking up some of these:

 

Like Kim, I painted the lower part of the pots white, 

 orange in the middle, and finally yellow on the rim.

Be sure to allow each color to dry before adding the next.

I sprinkled bright yellow glitter to the top rim of my painted pots, 

adding shimmer to this Halloween terra cotta treat.

After shaking the glitter onto the just painted yellow rims, 

and letting it dry,

I decided to give it a good spritz of top coat acrylic sealer 

to help those little shimmies stay in place.  

Then I gobbled up poured about 1/2 cup of each candy

 into a cute clear bag,

tying the bag with orange and black ribbons. 

I added a tag, which I had quickly embellished with Halloween paper.

These would make great DIY projects for a Halloween party.

And, as they say in the 'hood:

TRICK OR TREAT!

Check out this Halloween gift idea:

Spooky Socks Gift Package