https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/diy-animal-candy-jars • Posted by Dani A.
Make a delightful gift for the little ones in your life with these candy animal jars! Not only are these adorable gifts, once the candy has been eaten they can be used as storage for all those bits and bobs you have laying around the house!
Make a delightful gift for the little ones in your life with these candy animal jars! Not only are these adorable gifts, once the candy has been eaten they can be used as storage for all those bits and bobs you have laying around the house!
Take your toy animals and arrange them on your jars to your liking. Try different combinations until you are happy with the combinations of jar and animal sizes.
Remove the Jar lids and carefully glue the base/feet of the animals, pressing down firmly for 30 seconds. Allow to dry completely.
Place the animals/lids evenly spaced out on your paper/drop sheet. Shake the spray paint well and cover each lid/animal with a light even coating of paint. If you are painting your animals different colours you may want to do a base coat of white paint before moving onto the colour.
Once your animals/lids are a clean white colour – roughly 2-3 coats (and are completely dry) you can start on your colours if you so choose. I decided to keep my animals white so that the fillings really pop with colour! Allow the paint to dry completely in between coats and ensure each coat is light and even. Be patient.
Once you have achieved the depth of colour you are after, now is the time to add your top coat if you have it and allow the animals/lids to dry overnight. Once dry you can fill your jars with whatever you like and screw your animals back onto the jars. Voila! You’re done!