This has to be one of the easiest apothecary bottles you can make. You need the following items:
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Monday, 12 October 2015
October 12th 2015 - Frankenstein repair kit
Following on from previous Halloween posts and apothecary bottles I have spent today making a Frankenstein repair kit.
This has to be one of the easiest apothecary bottles you can make. You need the following items:
An empty spice bottle.
An assortment of screws, nails, bolts, pieces of wire, springs etc.
Combine them together and seal the lid to itself and then to the jar with a strong glue like UHU. Allow to dry. Then you can add a label that says:
And you have your finished frankenstein repair kit in a bottle ready to add to your apothecary shelf.
This has to be one of the easiest apothecary bottles you can make. You need the following items:
Friday, 27 March 2015
March 27th 2015 - Dragon's Fire potion jar
March 27th 2015 - Dragon's Fire potion jar
Today is the last day of school for the boys for the Easter Holidays, they finish at 1:30pm. I have had quite a productive day so far - I have finished painting the lizards new house (finally) and its now drying ready to have the glue put on it to waterproof it. I have done 2 lots of washing up and 1 load of washing, plus todays pin.
For today's pin I have done another Halloween thing, I found this lovely apothecary bottle on pinterest but sadly there was no instructions just a link to the ladies etsy shop. This made me start thinking as to how I could make 1 and what I could use to get the flame effect. My inital thought was pillow stuffing and that is what I used.
I have a pillow that is in the craft box and used as stuffing for toys etc. I pulled some of the fibre stuffing out and started to colour it with sharpie pens - not as easy as it sounds as the fibres seperate, but I perservered with it and the final result is really good. I used a base of bright yellow and then added an orange and some red patches to it all and then re-did more yellow to get a nice flame effect (see pics below).
Today is the last day of school for the boys for the Easter Holidays, they finish at 1:30pm. I have had quite a productive day so far - I have finished painting the lizards new house (finally) and its now drying ready to have the glue put on it to waterproof it. I have done 2 lots of washing up and 1 load of washing, plus todays pin.
For today's pin I have done another Halloween thing, I found this lovely apothecary bottle on pinterest but sadly there was no instructions just a link to the ladies etsy shop. This made me start thinking as to how I could make 1 and what I could use to get the flame effect. My inital thought was pillow stuffing and that is what I used.
I have a pillow that is in the craft box and used as stuffing for toys etc. I pulled some of the fibre stuffing out and started to colour it with sharpie pens - not as easy as it sounds as the fibres seperate, but I perservered with it and the final result is really good. I used a base of bright yellow and then added an orange and some red patches to it all and then re-did more yellow to get a nice flame effect (see pics below).
Obviously it's not quite finished as I need to print a label to stick on it when I get some ink and I also have a brass dragon necklace on its way from China to add to it. I'm also trying to work out whether I need the lid added to the jar with "fire" stuck on it or just glue the "fire" to the top of the jar. I'm really pleased with how it looks.
Saturday, 7 February 2015
February 7th 2015 - Halloween apothecary labels
February 7th 2015 - Halloween apothecary labels
Today my new ink arrived for the printer so I can now get on and print the apothecary labels similar to these (and various others I have on pinterest).
These are going on the bottles and jars that I have been saving to make halloween bottles/jars for a witches shelf for one of my best friends as she fell in love with mine last year at halloween and asked me to make her some.
Here's some of my bottles from last year, I can't find the picture of them on the shelf:
They have all been handmade by myself, most are from old food jars and medicine bottles. The contents vary from things I have had in the craft box (feather shaped sequins) to shop bought items (the grow your own brain). The labels were all found on the internet and edited to how I wanted them. In total I have about 30 different jars/bottles on my shelf and where I am making a set for my friend and have had new ideas I will be adding to mine as well. Once the contents are in the jar either dry or with coloured water/hair gel/hand gel/baby oil etc they are sealed with a hot glue gun to avoid them being opened by "little people".
Some of the new jars I am making include leprechauns gold (gold cake decorating icing balls) and ground unicorn horn (silver sparkly cake icing dust) and I have white glittery clay to make an actual unicorns horn.
There are many ideas on the internt for making apothecary jars, some are very simple others not so. But the only limits are your imigination and purse. I've had great fun in making those that I already have and i'm I sure I will enjoy making more.
I plan to actually make a "life-size" witch to be sat with her potions over a couldron, she will be made from a £1 shop painters suit (stuffed) and then dressed in a witches outfit (including tights and hopefully shoes) and a witches mask. This will be a depending on time make but as i'm not at home this year for halloween its not urgent.
A few of my new labels to go on bottles. Please feel free to copy them.
Today my new ink arrived for the printer so I can now get on and print the apothecary labels similar to these (and various others I have on pinterest).
These are going on the bottles and jars that I have been saving to make halloween bottles/jars for a witches shelf for one of my best friends as she fell in love with mine last year at halloween and asked me to make her some.
Here's some of my bottles from last year, I can't find the picture of them on the shelf:
They have all been handmade by myself, most are from old food jars and medicine bottles. The contents vary from things I have had in the craft box (feather shaped sequins) to shop bought items (the grow your own brain). The labels were all found on the internet and edited to how I wanted them. In total I have about 30 different jars/bottles on my shelf and where I am making a set for my friend and have had new ideas I will be adding to mine as well. Once the contents are in the jar either dry or with coloured water/hair gel/hand gel/baby oil etc they are sealed with a hot glue gun to avoid them being opened by "little people".
Some of the new jars I am making include leprechauns gold (gold cake decorating icing balls) and ground unicorn horn (silver sparkly cake icing dust) and I have white glittery clay to make an actual unicorns horn.
There are many ideas on the internt for making apothecary jars, some are very simple others not so. But the only limits are your imigination and purse. I've had great fun in making those that I already have and i'm I sure I will enjoy making more.
I plan to actually make a "life-size" witch to be sat with her potions over a couldron, she will be made from a £1 shop painters suit (stuffed) and then dressed in a witches outfit (including tights and hopefully shoes) and a witches mask. This will be a depending on time make but as i'm not at home this year for halloween its not urgent.
A few of my new labels to go on bottles. Please feel free to copy them.
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