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Spooky and Glitzy Candles Take your haunted house to the next dimension with custom candles and specimen jars bubbling with eerie fun. From "Witch Crafts" episode DWCR-101

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Mad Scientist Jars could be the perfect "spooky" touch to your Halloween decorations.

Mad Scientist Jars

Materials:

old glass jars
black spray paint
wax metallic finishes
rubber or plastic toys, stuffed animals, knick knacks, etc.
water
food coloring
measuring cup
stir stick
tags
pen
ink pad
twine or string
scissors

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1. Wash the jars and lids thoroughly. Spray paint the lids and, once dry, apply wax metallic finishes to them for an aged look (figure A).

2. Fill a measuring cup with water. Add a drop of food coloring and stir. Add more food coloring or more water to get the intensity of color that you want.

3. Place a toy or knick-knack into the jar and fill the jar with water (figure B). Screw the lid on tightly.

Figure A

Figure B

4. Using the tags, write out a label for each jar. To antique the tags, gently pat or rub them on an ink pad (figure C).

5. Tie the labels onto the jars with twine (figure D).

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Figure C

Figure D

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RESOURCES :

E6000 Glue
Eclectic Products, Inc.
Website: eclecticproducts.com

Candle DecoPaint
DecoArt, Inc.
Website: www.decoart.com

Julia Andrus Perfect Pearls Embellishing Pigment Kit
Ranger Industries, Inc.
Website: www.rangerink.com