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Candy Cane
Stripe Treat Jar
(borrowed from Better Homes & Garden)
Supplies
Round
glass jar with lid
Newspaper
Disposable foam plate
Acrylic glass paints in red, white and green
1/4 and 1 inch wide flat paintbrushes
Pencil with round tip eraser
Toothpick
Directions
1. Clean
glassware. Before beginning to paint, wash the
glassware and let it dry.
Be careful not to touch your
fingers on the areas that will be painted (use a towel)
2. Cover
your work surface with newspaper
3. Paint
white images. Place some white paint on a foam plate.
Using the 1/4 inch brush, paint a ring around the top of
the jar and on the edge
of the lid knob. Using the 1
inch wide brush, paint slanted stripes around the jar,
leaving about 2 inches between stripes. Let dry.
4. Paint red details. Paint 1 inch red stripes between
the white stripes. Use the 1/4 inch brush to paint
vertical stripes over the white-painted rings at top and
on knob.
Let the paint dry
5. Add
green dots. Dip the eraser end of the pencil into paint
and dot on the surface
of jar and lid. Let the paint
dry. To add tiny white and red dots in the center of
the larger green dots, use a
toothpick dipped in
paint.
6. Paint the top of the knob, using red paint. Let the
paint dry. To add white dots on the top of the knob,
dip the handle end of a paintbrush into paint and dot
the knob.
Let the paint dry
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