Halloween Candy Corn Bottle of "Boo-s"

This week in my Cindi's Simple Solutions project for WC, and on the Makin's Clay® blog, I'm sharing this fun Halloween project featuring etchall®, DecoArt®, Sizzix® and Makin's Clay®. 

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Halloween is almost here!  The fun act of “Boo-ing” – leaving treats at a neighbors door anonymously – is becoming more and more popular. While normally a surprise for children, why not share some of the Halloween cheer with adults too?  This Candy Corn themed Bottle of “Boo-s” is a fun way to bring a smile to the face of a co-worker, friend, or family member young or old. And, the fact that it’s made with a up-cycled bottle that used to contain real “booze” makes the play on words even more fun…

Materials:

• Clean, dry glass bottle
  
• etchall® (www.etchall.com)
  • Etching Cream
  •  etchmask®
• Sizzix® (www.sizzix.com)
  • Big Shot™ Machine
  • Tim Holtz™ Alterations Alphabet
• DecoArt® (www.decoart.com)
  • Americana® Crystal Gloss Enamels™
    • Yellow
    • Orange
  • Glass Paint Marker™
    • White
• Loew-Cornell™ (www.loew-cornell.com)
  • Simply Art™ brush set
• Makin’s Clay® (www.makins-usa.com)
  • White
  • Cutting Mat
  • Clay Roller & Cutter Set
  • Halloween Cutters Set
• Beacon™ Tacky Glue
• Black permanent marker
• Raffia
• Scissors

Instructions:

Use Sizzix Big Shot™ and Alterations Alphabet die to cut BOO-S from etchmask.  Note – place etchmask face down when cutting so letters are not backwards.

Place BOO-S onto bottle.

Apply etchall etching cream  Let set 15 minutes, return cream to bottle and rinse clean.

Remove etchmask letters. Let bottle dry thoroughly.

To mimic candy corn, paint bottom portion of bottle with yellow Crystal Gloss Enamels. Paint middle section with orange Crystal Gloss Enamels. The etched top portion of the bottle will be the “white” section of your candy corn. Apply 2-3 coats until paint has reached the opacity you desire. Let dry.

Use white Glass Paint Marker to outline lettering.  Let dry.  Follow manufacturer instructions to set paint on glass.

Roll white Makin’s Clay thin (about 1/8”).  Use ghost from Halloween cutters set to cut 4 ghosts.  (The ghosts are the perfect size to cover the little embossed glass “lemons” on this repurposed Mike’s® Hard Lemonade bottle!).

Apply small amount of Tacky Glue to back of ghosts and mount to bottle over embossed lemons.

Use black permanent marker to add eyes & mouths to ghosts.

Print verse in desired size (mine is about 2 1/2” across.)

Roll white clay approximately 1/8”.  Fold verse so it will fold out, but fit in the ghost shape you will cut.  Using the folded verse as a guide, use tool to cut out ghost shape from rolled clay.  Make small hole in one arm of ghost.  Let dry.

Use Tacky Glue to mount top edge of folded verse to ghost.

Use black permanent marker to add eyes and mouth to ghost.

Tie raffia round bottle top, and tie ghost with verse to raffia.

Using cutting mat as a guide, roll a ball of white clay about 3cm in diameter.

Roll into a tube shape, flatten the ends, and make one end slightly smaller than the other.

Place into top of bottle, extending out about 1/2” pressing down slightly to create ridge around top. Let dry. This will be an easily removable “stopper” for the bottle of treats.

Fill with candy corn, replace the stopper, and leave the surprise Bottle of “Boo-s” for someone to bring them some Halloween cheer!