My Sweetest Things

The weather is changing and fall is here! My favorite time of the year! Halloween is coming right up and I was feeling crafty and I came across this cute project courtesy of Martha Stewart. I am a fan of Mason Jars and use them for all sorts of home projects so I pulled them out and got to work.

Project Items

Acrylic Paint in Orange and Black – I ended up using a Sharpie Paint Pen for the Black

Paint Brush or Sponge Brush

Clean Glass Jar

Copper Wire – I use #20 since I will hang these and it’s sturdy

Needle nose pliers

Orange and Black Beads – Optional but I like the Sparkle!

Sand

Small Candle

Paint the inside of the jar. I found it dried very quickly.

This is the Paint Sharpie I used to paint the face. It dried quickly as well and

I found it easy to use. You can use a template for the face but I went free style

as you can see….I may use a template for the next one!

These are glass beads I bought to add some sparkle! It’s all about the sparkle!

I wrapped the copper wire around the jar to measure the cut. Copper wire comes in many colors but I

choose black. I also bought some orange wire as well but settled on the black.

I added a few small beads along the wire base. I bent the wire just a little so the beads would not move around.

I measured the wire hanging loop for the cut. I wanted to hang these on

Shepards Hooks so I gave them some length.

Here is the finished product!

Hanging outside on the back deck! I added some sand to the bottom

of the jar and placed a candle inside. I was happy with the results!

Behind the scenes photo! My lighting in the kitchen is terrible. Even though I have that lovely window,

I also have tons of tall trees outside. The lamps are a huge help and very cost friendly. $7 at the Home Depot!

Anyhoo, Thanks to Martha Stewart to helping me get my craft on. Once again here is the link to the original

project.  Be Creative!

It’s all good!

~Donna