| Materials:
- Glass canning jar
- Battery operated tea light
- Acrylic paint - orange, green, white,
and black
- Fine liner paint brush
- Medium round paint brush (or whatever
you have on hand)
- Sea sponge
1) Remove the lid and place it aside.
Using the sea sponge, paint the outside of the
canning jar with orange acrylic paint. Do
not paint the bottom of the jar. To paint
with the sponge, dip the sponge in the paint,
dab a bit on a paper towel to test the
consistency then dab it all over the jar
reloading as necessary. You do not want a solid
finish. Let dry completely.
2) Paint the lid of the jar (both pieces)
with two coats of green acrylic paint. Let
dry completely.
3) Using the medium round paintbrush, paint
two white ovals for the eyes. Then, paint
the pupils with black paint. Using the
black paint, make a triangle for the nose.
4) Switch to the liner brush and paint on a
mouth and eyebrows with the black paint.
5)
Using the liner brush, draw squiggly green lines
coming down from the top of the jar. These
are the vines. Then, paint leaves coming
off the vines. Let dry.
6) Put the battery powered tea light inside
the jar and put the lid on.
Idea: Try making pumpkins with a
variety of jar sizes and display them together
in one grouping.
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