Halloween Decorating

It's time again for Halloween decorating! Here's a great idea for Halloween Candy Jars. If you save your empty glass jars, this is a way to recycle them. Make cute pumpkin face Halloween candy jars, fill them with candy corn and when it's gone stick a tea light inside for a Halloween Candle.

Materials Needed for Halloween Candy Jars

• Label Free Glass Jars (Any Size, Assorted Sizes Look Best)
• Glass Conditioner or Alcohol
• Glass Paint (Orange, Black, and Green)
• Paint Brush and Water
• Decorative or Colored Wrapping Tissue Paper.
• Corn Husk or Raffia
• Halloween Candy Such as Candy Corn

Steps for Making Halloween Candy Jars

1. Condition the clean jar with glass conditioner or alcohol, let dry.
2. Paint jar with orange glass paint, let dry.
3. Paint top of jar with green glass paint, let dry.
4. Paint face or decorate jar with black glass paint, let dry.
5. Cut decortive or colored wrapping tissue paper to fit the top of the jar.
6. Wrap corn stalk or raffia around the lip of the jar to hold the tissue paper in place.

These candy jars make a great Halloween gifts for kids and adults. Just package them with tea lights so when the candy is gone they can be used as a candle, two gifts in one.

If you prefer buying unique Halloween Decorations check out SpiritHalloween.com an online Halloween super store that has some pretty good deals and inexpensive shipping.

Decorating a Fall Package

While your in the Halloween decorating mood, try wrapping the candy jars in this decorative fall package. I made this for our grandkids and loaded it with goodies. They live in the South and do not have the beautiful fall show that we have so I like to send them a little fall color.

If you live in the south and would like to send some sunshine, try this same technique with the ends of palm frowns.

This is what I used to wrap the package; brown craft paper, fall colored leaves, wax paper, masking tape, and a colored pencil.

Wrapping the Package

1. Wrap the package with brown craft paper.
2. Place fall leaves between two pieces of wax paper.
3. Place a towel over the wax paper and iron. The heat from the iron will seal the wax paper and preserve the leaves.
4. Tape the leaves onto the box.
5. Frame the leaves with masking tape.
6. Draw a decorative design around the masking tape.

Use your imagination and decorate the box with pressed flowers or different types of leaves such as ferns. There are endless ways to make a package for a present special.

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