Personalized Candy Favor Jars

Personalized Candy Favor Jars

Posted by DecoArt on Apr 19th 2015

Send guests home with these simple, sweet souvenirs of a casual wedding.

SUPPLIES

    • water container
    • palette or plastic plate
    • paper towels
    • rubbing alcohol
    • painter's tape
    • #6 flat brush
    • #1 liner brush
    • glass jars with lids
    • cosmetic sponges

    INSTRUCTIONS

    NOTES:

    Let dry completely between painting steps.

    1. Use paper towels and rubbing alcohol to clean the jars. Let dry completely.
    2. Instruction #1
    3. Pick a label you like from the Lotsa Labels Reusable Stick-On Stencil. Place the label centered on the jar and smooth well.
    4. Instruction #2
    5. Use the Quatrefoil Reusable Stick-On Stencil to wrap over the label and all around the jar.
    6. Instruction #3
    7. Load a cosmetic sponge with Peach Silk and pounce over the entire jar. Immediately remove the Quatrefoil stencil only.
    8. Instruction #4
    9. Remove the label mask.
    10. Instruction #5
    11. Pick the couple's initials from the Knock Out Alpha Reusable Stick-On Stencils and place them along with the ampersand in the blank area where the label mask was. Rip and place painter's tape to protect the rest of the glass.
    12. Instruction #6
    13. Load a clean cosmetic sponge with Yellow Gold to pounce over the initials and ampersand. Immediately remove the stencil and tape.
    14. Instruction #7
    15. Use the handle end of a #1 liner brush dipped in Deep Turquoise to make a dot border in the label shape, reloading the handle each dot. Wipe off the handle end.
    16. Instruction #8
    17. On the next jar, replace the label mask from the Lotsa Labels Reusable Stick-On Stencil and center it on the jar. Rip painter's tape to make vertical stripes around the jar.
    18. Instruction #9
    19. Load a clean cosmetic sponge with Yellow Gold. Lightly pounce over all the stripes. Remove the tape and label mask immediately.
    20. Instruction #10
    21. Place the initials and ampersand stencil wrapped in tape and place it where the label mask was. Load a clean cosmetic sponge with Peach Silk to pounce over the intials and ampersand. Remove the stencil and tape.
    22. Instruction #11
    23. Use a #1 liner brush and Peach Silk to outline the label mask opening. Rinse brush.
    24. Instruction #12
    25. On the third jar, place the label mask.
    26. Instruction #13
    27. Place the Dots Reusable Stick-On Stencil around the entire jar.
    28. Instruction #14
    29. Load a clean cosmetic sponge with Yellow Gold. Lightly pounce over the entire jar. Remove all the stencils and masks.
    30. Instruction #15
    31. Load a #6 flat brush with Deep Turquoise and fill in the label mask opening. Rinse brush. Let dry completely.
    32. Instruction #16
    33. Reattach the initials and tape into the Deep Turquoise label shape.
    34. Instruction #17
    35. Load a clean cosmetic sponge with Peach Silk and pounce over all the stencils. Immediately remove the stencil and tape. Wash the stencils.
    36. Instruction #18
    37. Load a #1 liner brush with Peach Silk to outline around the label border. Rinse brush.
    38. Instruction #19
    39. Once cured, the jars are ready to be filled with candy or candles that will really make the jars pop.
    40. Instruction #20