Hello!
My little girl's 2nd Birthday is coming up this Saturday and since I am due to deliver baby #2 anytime, I decided to make her birthday a bit easier on myself and to do a bar of candy and goodies instead of baking. When I saw this apothecary jar tutorial, I immediately thought of how these would be fabulous to use for candies at this party AND the four baby showers that i have going on this spring.
So to start out with, I purchased all my supplies at Hobby Lobby. The round bases were $1 each, the candle sticks were $1.50 each, and the finials were $1.50 each. All three items were found in the unfinished wood section. The jars were in the glass container section and were $4.95 each. Had I not wanted to use these right away, I would have waited until the unfinished wood section went on sale as it frequently does.
I am all about simplifying, so I used spray paint. I wanted a light colored finish with some sort of distressed look, so I tried some crackle on top. I wouldn't say it turned out exactly how I pictured, but they still turned out fabulous!
After painting, simply glue the base to the candlestick, and the candlestick to the bottom of the jar. Use Gorilla Super glue for the best results. It is the fastest drying and the pieces will not slide.
This picture below is the best I could get of the crackle. The two colors were too similar to really show up. Next time I will do a darker base color with lighter crackle for more contrast.
Next, hot glue some natural jute around the edge of the jar lid. Then use Gorilla super glue to attach the finial to the center of the lid.
Hobby Lobby was short a couple finials, so I still have to finish two. However, the center one is the finished project! I love how they turned out, now can't you picture some colorful candies in each?!
I may even make a couple more with different sized jars to offset the height of each and then use them in my bathroom by my jacuzzi tub. Maybe fill them with homemade bath salts, bath fizzies, and soap balls. My next ones will definitely be the pottery barn black, with sanded and stained edges for decor somewhere else in my house! Maybe mix it up with some mismatching candlesticks and/or finials.
If you would like the tutorial that I followed (sort of), then click
here. I love the tutorials from this source and will definitely be doing more or at least getting ideas from this in the future!
Thanks and hope you enjoyed this one as much as I did!
Heather
