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Paint your jar with the cream colored acrylic paint. Set it aside to dry for at least one hour. Re-paint the jar with a second coat of the same paint. Place it in an open space to dry overnight.In the meantime, draw out the outline of a piece of candy corn, as shown in the diagram. Cut out the outline of the candy corn. Cut out each of the three sections. - 2). Cut a square section of white tissue paper measuring six inches by six inches. Fold the square in half, and then in half again, forming a smaller square. Fold this in half again, and in half once more for an even smaller square. The paper will now have been folded in half a total of four times.
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Trace the outline of Section #1 (see diagram) onto the folded tissue. Cut the shape from the folded tissue. This will serve as the tip of the candy corn. - 4
Repeat Step #3 with a piece of orange tissue paper. Trace the outline of Section #2 (see diagram) onto the folded tissue. Cut the shape from the folded tissue. This will serve as the middle of the candy corn.Repeat Step #3 with a piece of yellow tissue paper. Trace the outline of Section #3 (see diagram) onto the folded tissue. Cut the shape from the folded tissue. This will serve as the bottom of the candy corn. - 5). Divide each color of your tissue paper cut-outs into two groups. This will give you a total of six groups, two groups of each color.
- 6). Make a decoupage solution by mixing 1 teaspoon of white glue and with 1 teaspoon of water each. Dip the paintbrush into the solution and dab any excess off onto the side of the bowl. Use it to apply some decoupage solution to a small section of the jar.
- 7). Place one of the white triangle cut-outs onto this section of the jar, with the tip pointing upward. Use the paintbrush to apply a thin layer of solution over this white cut-out. Repeat this step until you have used up one pile of white cut-outs.
- 8). Glue an orange cut-out below the white tip, letting the edges slightly overlap. Use the paintbrush to apply a thin layer of solution over this orange cut-out. Repeat this step until you have used up one pile of orange cut-outs. Repeat this step with the white cut-outs, positioning these below the orange ones, to complete one candy corn.
- 9). Repeat these steps to create a second candy corn on the jar, using the second pile of each color.
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Wrap a piece of raffia around the top and tie a bow, to add some homemade charm. Spray the jar and decoupaged tissue with acrylic sealer spray. After it is dry, place a tea light inside of the jar.
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