I've been having a lot of fun getting ready for my Halloween party. Although I would love to go buy all the fancy schmancy stuff at Target for interior decor, I just don't have the cash. So for those of you who enjoy DIYing and want to make a fun, cheap Halloween decoration, here goes...
Supplies you will need:
- Old bottles of different shapes and sizes (pill bottles, spices, etc.)
- Hot glue gun
- acrylic paint
- paintbrush
- clear glaze
- First, gather supplies. I used old pill bottles, spice bottles, a parmesan cheese container, and an olive oil bottle. Use whatever you have! It's free!
2. Next, Get out your glue gun and get creative! Use it to draw eyeballs, write out ingredient names, whatever works. Make sure, if you are writing out letters, to keep the glue thick, otherwise it won't pop out so well. Before moving on to step 3, make sure that everything is dry and take all of the stringy pieces of glue off. (I made that mistake and you can see little strings through the paint on one of mine.)
3. Glue "knobs" on the top if you would like to give them an extra-fancy apothecary jar look. (I thought of this idea after I had already painted and used different shaped beads) Then paint your bottles. I used a combination of grey and green to make them look extra dingy and spooky. You can use whatever color you like. Do another coat if necessary (I did). Let dry completely.
4. After your paint has dried, use the dry brush method with white paint. This gives it a dusty sort of look. (To dry brush, use a brush that is completely dry and dip it into a small amount of paint. Use a paper towel to dab off most of the paint before applying. You need very little paint and it will highlight your newly-added pictures.)
5. Using a clear glaze spray paint, lightly coat your finished bottles. Let it dry, then TA-DA! You're done! Spooky Halloween witch spices. (I made Dead Man's Blood, Tongues, Bat Wings, Eye of Newt, Toad Stool, Snake Oil, and Powdered Spider.)
