A friend of mine is a HUGE fan of Mickey Mouse, and for her birthday, I wanted to make her something special. She works in a heavily-trafficked office, and I thought a Mickey Mouse themed candy jar would be a perfect addition to her space!
First, I gathered a terra cotta flower pot and drip tray, a glass fish bowl, two large white buttons, two styrofoam balls, yellow/black/red acrylic craft paints, and a black drawer pull.
I painted the drip tray all over, and the inside of the pot (just for a clean professional look in case anyone ever inspects my work!).
I poked the styrofoam balls with kabob sticks so I could get them covered in black paint really well. This took a few coats.
I used a special drill bit to drill a hole through the terra cotta drip tray for the knob. I used a washer under the lid to ensure the screw attached to the knob wouldn't eventually work its way through the hole. Then, I used some E6000 heavy duty craft glue to attach the styrofoam balls to the outside of the lid.
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| In retrospect, I wish I would have primed the terra cotta pieces before craft painting them. Since I didn't, they required more coats of craft paint to adequately cover the pieces, and it was tedious and maddening! |
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Next, I painted black, yellow, and red bands of color on the pot, and glued the large buttons to the red band with my craft glue. Then, I adhered the fish bowl to the overturned pot.
I suspect that if she keeps her Mickey jar full of good candy, she'll have folks "seeing her real soon!"
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