DIY Easter Candy Jars!

Happy Easter!!

I have a super cute teacher/neighbor/friend’s gift for you!

Idea from “Happiness is Homemade”

This gift is simple, inexpensive and delicious!

Here is what you need:

2 Pint Mason Jars

2 paint colors (chalky)

Paint Brush

2 types of ribbon

Your favorite chocolate (excuse my little bunny for eating it off my photo 😀 )

2 stencils – I googled a bunny silhouette, picked my favorites and resized them in word until I got the right size. It took me 2-3 times of printing them to figure out which looked best.

Once you have your stencils, carefully cut them out. The original post I got the idea from used vinyl stickers but I do not have that type of printer at home, so I improvised. OK, once they are cut out, I put double sided tape on the back of them and carefully placed them on the mason jars (flat side).

Start painting!! I did about 2 layers, it dries fairly quickly.

Remove your stencil when the paint is just about dry, you may have some bleed through but not much. If you are like me and a stickler for perfection in projects you can use an exacto knife to get those bunny lines just right. You don’t have to, a lot of times imperfections make your project unique! Especially if it is your little one painting it 🙂

Once you have your stencil out, lines fixed, paint is dry….time to add your candy! Any of your favorite candy will do, I went with Easter themed candy 🙂 (I love the candy colors with the paint color)

Now for the ribbon! You do not have to be a professional bow maker, trust me, I am not. Ok, so I wrapped one ribbon around the top and secured it with hot glue. Then I tied a bow (like I would tie my kids shoes), hot glued it down and played around with the bow to get it just right 🙂 I then just trimmed the ends of the ribbon so they we not too long.

By this time, your second jar should be done drying. Fix the lines if you so choose, add your candy, add your ribbon and ta da!

Happy Easter MMS fans!