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!

Disclaimer:  This post is in no way sponsored by any retailer.

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I've got just the project for you:  Festive Holiday Gift Pails.  See more photos and the full tutorial over at The Ivy Cottage Blog where I'm a Crafty Contributor!

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Holiday Treats

Now that our Chanukah celebration has ended, it is time to stir up some spicy egg nog and get my craft on with some special handmade Christmas gifts!   This is one of my favorite gifts to give to friends and neighbors:  A canning jar filled to the rim with delicious trail mix and red & green m&m's! 

After running the glass jar and lid through the dishwasher, and making sure they are completely dry, I filled the one-pint jar with a special blend of peanuts, butterscotch and chocolate chips, raisins and almonds.  I interspersed red & green peanut m&m's to create a delicious, festive colorful treat. 

I then embellished the outside of the jar and lid with holiday paper, red satin ribbon, a punched label that I stamped with the word "Holiday" and mini letters spelling "treats."  Then I punched out a large circle and mod-podged that to the inside lid.  After tightening the lid, I added a vintage style ribbon.  Lastly, I hot-glued holly and a bright snowflake button to the front of the jar.   

This makes a nice gift on its own. However, I decided to add a set of holiday kitchen towels and bright red and green place mats. Using a plain brown paper sack with handles, I embellished the bag with scalloped red paper, a name tag and two "slices" of holiday ivy and three red "berry" buttons.  Everything then goes into the gift bag.

This entire gift was very economical.  The jar and embellishments were on hand; the place mats are from the Dollar Store, and the towels are from HomeGoods.  Be sure to use fresh trail mix and candy.  And don't eat too much of the goods while you put this together or else you will have to find a much smaller jar...Happy Trails!

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