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Dapper Skeleton Mason Jar

Equipment

  • Marbling paint
  • Craft paint
  • Paintbrushes
  • Hot glue
  • Grosgrain ribbon
  • craft foam

Instructions

  • Coat the inside of the jar with white paint. Allow the excess paint to drain out, and then let the paint dry completely.
  • Replace the lid of the jar when the white paint has dried.
  • Paint two large black circles to create eye sockets.
  • Paint a black upsidedown heart for the nose cavity.
  • Paint a thin, black, horizontal line for the mouth and add small arches to be the teeth.
  • Paint two brackets to represent the cheekbones.
  • After the paint has dried, cut a 4-5 inch length of orange ribbon. Fold each of the two ends back to the middle of the ribbon, and glue into place with hot glue.
  • Cut another 1-2 inch piece of ribbon and wrap it around the center of the bow. Secure with hot glue.
  • Cut a bat shape out of black craft foam and glue it to the center of the bow.
  • Cut enough ribbon to wrap around the perimeter of the jar lid. Glue it in place with hot glue. Add the bow tie with hot glue.
  • Cut a 3" diameter circle, a 5" diameter circle and a 9 1/2" x 2" inch strip out of black craft foam.
  • Using hot glue, turn the black craft foam strip into a cylinder.  Glue the smaller circle of craft foam to the top of the cylinder. Glue the larger circle to the bottom of the cylinder.
  • Cut a 3 1/2" length of ribbon and glue it to the bottom of the cylinder like a hatband.
  • Glue the hat to the top of the painted skull mason jar.