Jar Jack-o-lanterns

I LOVE carving pumpkins, but so far... I haven't gotten around to carving one. I really want to proudly display my pumpkin outside our front door (but that's not allow in our apartment complex) so I could possibly display it on our porch, but I will have to remember no real fire is allowed. Oh rules and regulations...

Well, to get the home into the Halloween scene, I decided to repurpose some sauce glass jars, and create my own apartment friendly jack-o-lanterns!

Supplies:
clean Glass jars (with no paper on them)
acryllic paints (orange, colors to mix with orange (for variations), and black)
a thick paint brush
a small thin paint brush

Directions:
Cover your work space with paper.
Mix your oranges on a surface. I choose a red/orange combo, a brown/orange combo, and a yellow/orange combo.

Paint each clean jar with one color of orange combo. Don't paint too heavy because you want light to shine through, but I think two light coats will do perfectly :)
Make sure to use same direction brush strokes to keep them uniform.
Let dry (or use a blow dryer!).

Paint a "jack-o-lantern" face on each jar using the small paint brush and the black. Make sure the features are completely black (no need for light to shine through the black!).
Let dry (or use a blow dryer!).

Next, get creative! I used some floral tape for the tops (because I threw away the jar lids! ooops!) and then I tied some twine around the tops, using a curling iron to make them curly!






Place a Flameless Flickering tea light candle in each jar and ENJOY!
(I will post a shot of them lite up, once I buy some flameless tea lights!)