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Do It Yourself Halloween Apothecary Jars

October 16, 2017 by Leandrea Voskanian


This week’s Do It Yourself Halloween Apothecary Jars post is brought to you by  Elizabeth McCoy.  Elizabeth is both a couponer and crafter.  I hope you find this post as inspirational as I did!

* Today we are reposting one of our old favorite Halloween Guest posts.  If you have a guest post you would like featured on Coupons Are Great please send us an email.

As a couponer I have lots of boxes and jars that I recycle as we use the contents.  I picked up a bunch of the Bertolli jarred sauce during the Publix Italian Days sale, if you’re a couponer you know what I’m talking about! I just love the shape of those jars they’re so pretty! I really hated just putting them into the recycle bin and wanted to do something with them and use them as containers.

Turning to my inspiration portal…(pinterest duh!) I found a great craft project – DIY Halloween Apothecary Jars.

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Supplies Needed:

Old Candlesticks
A Jar with Lid
Spray Primer
Spray Paint
E6000 Clear Adhesive

1) I found these brass candlesticks at my local Goodwill for $.99 – $2.99. They don’t need to be matching. I went with brass because even though they were tall and narrow they were heavy and sturdy enough to hold the larger glass jar without tipping. A glass or wood candlestick would work just as great.

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2) I primed the candlesticks and the lids of the jars.

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3) I spray painted the primed pieces with my blue Krylon spray paint and use the E5000 glue to adhere the jars to the candlesticks.

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Over all this project is pretty easy and if you happen to have the supplies it can be super inexpensive too.

These diy apothecary jars can also be super versatile, I’ve filled mine with candy corn for Halloween, you could put votive candles in there and make a pretty centerpiece at a dinner party. I can see them being a great addition to anyone’s craft space holding paint brushes or pens and rulers.

Happy Crafting!

In the mood for more Candy Corn?  Check out these Candy Corn Crafts!

Like Elizabeth’s crafty style?  See her Upcycled Craft Organizer guest post as well.  


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Many thanks to the gals at CouponsAreGreat.net for the opportunity to share my latest craft project.  I hope you take the time to visit my blog and check out my other diy projects.

Elizabeth McCoy, mommy & blogger

www.elizabethlmccoy.com


Filed Under: Crafts Tagged With: Crafts, halloween

Comments

  1. Lauren says

    September 28, 2011 at 2:44 am

    WOW! I LOVE THEM!!! I am in the same boat as you with the mass quantity of free and cheap pasta sauce and the jars normally go in the recycling container but I think my next few will be headed toward the decoration box instead. I can see the filled with sparkly ribbons and bows as a Christmas decoration!Thanks for the Awesome Idea. And to note I am not a crafty person but these I think even I can handle!

  2. Holly says

    September 28, 2011 at 2:24 am

    I LOVE this idea!! Very clever!!

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