How to Make a Baby Food Jar Pumpkin

Recycle all those baby food jars by making this cute baby food jar pumpkin. Fill with a yummy Halloween treat or insert a tea candle to enjoy a warm fall glow. This little baby food jar pumpkin is so simple to craft, you will be able to create one for all your friends, family, co-workers and children's classmates in no time. It is inexpensive and quick, making this baby food jar pumpkin an economical and earth-friendly craft for today's busy woman.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Baby food jar
• Raffia
• Brown acrylic paint
• Orange acrylic paint
• Black acrylic paint
• Pink acrylic paint
• White acrylic paint
• Clear acrylic spray sealer
• Sea sponge
• Paint brush
• Toothpick
• Fine line black permanent marker
• Scissors
• New pencil
• Vinegar and cotton ball

1. Clean the surface of the baby food jar with vinegar, using a cotton ball.

2. Sponge paint the entire outer surface of the baby food jar with the brown acrylic paint, using the sea sponge. Allow the paint to dry.

3. Sponge paint over the brown paint with the orange acrylic paint, using the sea sponge. Allow the paint to dry.

4. Paint a 1/4-inch triangle nose, centered on the front of the baby food jar pumpkin, using the black acrylic paint and a paint brush. Allow the paint to dry.

5. Paint two 1/4-inch triangle eyes, even with the tip of the nose and spaced 1/4 inch apart on the baby food jar pumpkin, using the black acrylic paint and a paint brush. Allow the paint to dry.

6. Paint two cheeks placed a 1/2 inch away from either side of the nose and slightly lower than the nose. Dip the eraser end of a new pencil in pink acrylic paint and dot on the baby food jar pumpkin. Allow the paint to dry.

7. Paint highlights on the eyes and cheeks by dipping the tip of a toothpick in white paint and dotting. Allow the paint to dry.

8. Draw a mouth on the baby food jar pumpkin using the fine line black permanent marker and making stitch lines.

9. Outline the cheeks with the fine line black permanent marker using stitch lines.

10. Spray the surface of the baby food jar pumpkin with the clear acrylic sealer. Allow to dry.

11. Tie several strands of raffia around the neck of the baby food jar and knot. Trim the ends.

Tips & Warnings

• Make a totem pole of baby food jar pumpkins by gluing several jars on top of each other using household cement glue.
• You can eliminate the face on the baby food jar pumpkin to enjoy until Thanksgiving. Place a bed of fall leaves on your table and arrange pumpkins with tea candles.