Halloween Apothecary Jars

 

I love Halloween decorations.  The combination of black with bright colors really makes an impact and it allows me to embrace my funky side with no judgment. 🙂  I got the inspiration for these Halloween apothecary jars from Pinterest but the original pin isn’t available anymore.

Here’s what you’ll need…

• 3 – 38 oz Glass Jars
• 3 – Unfinished Wood Finials
• 3 – Pillar Candleholders
• E6000 Glue
• Rustoleum Black Spray Paint
• Silhouette Cutting Machine (if you want to splurge)
• Vinyl Letters – find some pre-cut in a craft store, or if you have a die-cut machine use:
  • Spider Webs
  • SW Swirl Dance Font
  • Black Glossy Vinyl

Here’s how you’ll make them…

• The first thing you’ll need to do is paint your surfaces with the Rustoleum spray paint….the finials,  jar lids and candle holders.  The first time I made these I purchased the unfinished wooden candle holders and painted them.  The second time, I purchased black pillar candle holders I found at the 99 Cent store.  Either option works great.   

• Cut out the Silhouette letters and spider webs using black permanent vinyl.

 

• Clean and dry the glass jars.
• Place the vinyl letters on the glass jars and position the spider webs above the “O”s.
• With the E6000, adhere the finials to the jar lids.

Candy!

Now it’s time to fill the jars with candy corn!  Here’s a little trick…  Instead of buying 40 pounds of candy corn, place a glass upside down inside the jar to fill up empty space.  But even with the glass inside the jar, each jar held a 22oz bag of candy corn.  Of course, if you want to buy 40 pounds of candy corn there is no judgment here!  I love candy corn!  But I admit I’m a candy corn snob.  It has to be Brach’s.  But I digress…

 

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Once the jars were filled with candy, I adhered the jars to the candle holders.

All done!

I love how these turned out.  Give these Halloween Apothecary Jars a try and let me know what you think.

Happy tinkering,

Susan