So today I was reaching for my blaze orange spray paint in preparation for a different pumpkin craft for the boys to do after nap. Staring back at me on the same shelf was my stash of empty baby food jars, which have been screaming for re-use. Then it hit me...hey, I could mask off some jack-o-lantern faces, paint them orange, peel off the tape, and set them over a battery powered candle....and voila! (Yeah, I know, I'm weird...these are the things that pop into my head!!) Turns out they actually came out kinda cool! So here it is!
You'll need orange spray paint, masking or painter's tape, baby food jars (or any glass jar, really), and scissors or an X-acto knife. Optional: Something to make leaves and/or a stem with
Thoroughly clean and dry the baby food jars. Then turn them upside down and make faces on them with masking tape. I cut these shapes with scissors, which was a bit clumsy but worked. (You could also put the tape on the jar first and cut the shapes right on the jar with an X-acto knife.)
I made three of them today. Make sure to burnish the tape...rub them down so the edges are really stuck so the paint doesn't get underneath.
Next, spray paint them orange. Make sure they're upside down. I did the faces on the upside down jars so there wouldn't be overspray inside the jars and the faces would stay clear.
It may take a couple coats. Once it's all dry, carefully peel off the tape. I like to use the sharp point of my X-acto knife to grab the edge of the tape so I don't scratch the part I want painted.
You could stop there if you want. I found some old fake flowers and snipped a few leaves off and glued them on top. I'd still like to add a stem of some sort but I'm not sure what to use yet. Maybe a real stick?
Now just set them on top of a little battery powered candle! Cuteness!! You could do these right side up too...just keep the lid on or tape off the opening while spray painting so you don't get paint on the inside. (If you get paint inside, the cut-out faces won't be clear)
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