Emu Candy Jars

I love the bunny jars I made for Easter last year and after Easter I repurposed them into storage jars for my craft room. So when I was thinking of some ideas for candy jars I decided to make some bright tropical jars using plastic Emu's.

Emu candy jars
Tools and Materials

• Schleich Emu's
• Recycled glass jar, label removed and cleaned
• Fast dry enamel spray paint in bright colours
• Super glue

Emu candy jars, How-to step by step







Start by carefully gluing the emu to the jar lid and leave to dry. Place lid on a platform you don't need (I used an old glass pot I did not need anymore). Following the instructions on the spray paint, carefully spray the glued emu and lid until you have an even coat of paint and the original colour of both the emu and lid are no longer visible. Leave to dry. Fill with candy.



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Call me Cupcake

This week on Flickr Faves Sunday, I bring you the gorgeous white dessert table from the very talented Linda of Call me cupcake.

Some beautiful shots from my Flickr favourites (clockwise from top left):

• The gorgeous labelled jars in Candy
• The beautifully piped Red velvet cupcakes
• The exquisite glass cake stand piled high with Vanilla macarons
• The delicate Lace peony cake

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Winter Wonderland dessert table ideas

Last year I created a Winter Woodland dessert table with a snowy white gingerbread bird house, reindeer decorated Christmas cake and a cookie tree as centre pieces, and glass Christmas tree jars full of woodland inspired candy like coconut mushrooms and chocolate twigs.

This year I want to create a Winter Wonderland dessert table with a pretty gingerbread bird house, with a bird cage shaped Christmas cake and an ornate Christmas cookie tree as the centre pieces. Flanked with candy filled jars, decorated cookies, cake pops and macarons in pretty pinks and aquas and a host of chocolate shaped lollipops. All of which I will be sharing here on Torie Jayne.

• Snowflake cookie cutters
• Vintage pastel Christmas dessert table
• Pretty owl cake via Style Me Gorgeous
• Bubble cakes by Kreavie
• Snowflake brownie cake pops
• Winter Wonderland cupcakes by Bakingdom
• Christmas cookies galore by Glorious Treats
• Snowflake cookies by Rolling Pin Productions

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Glass Jars

This week on "Wonderful World of Etsy" I bring you a selection of pretty glass jars, whether it's for the gorgeous photography or the brilliant pieces like the mason jar chandelier. I love a glass jar and have quite a few, from ribbon spool filled apothecary jars and soap filled bird jars to candy filled jars. What do you keep in your glass jars?

• Bonbon 8x8 print
• Summer nights mason jar chandelier
• Fine art print from Contessa set
• Tropical jelly beans - fine art photography
  

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Hand-made chocolate butterflies

Chocolate butterflies
What you will need:

• Butterfly chocolate mould
• White chocolate drops
• Pink dusting powder
• Blue dusting powder

Instructions

1. Temper (melt) white chocolate
2. Stir in pink powdered food colouring a little at a time until you have desired colour. Stir well so colour is even
3. Spoon chocolate into icing bottle or bag fitted with a small nozzle
4. Squeeze chocolate into moulds
5. Lightly tap moulds so chocolate lays flat and air bubbles are removed, and leave to set
6. Turn out chocolate butterflies
7. Repeat steps 1-6 with blue food colouring

I displayed my chocolate butterflies in my perch glass apothecary jar with pink and white Easter M&M candy on my Easter table this year. I love how bright and colourful they look and will definitely be using this idea again on my candy tables and not just at Easter!






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Apothecary jars, aka candy jars

Image source: Amy Atlas blog

1. Apothecary jar
2. Silver Apothecary jar
3. Bird glass jar
4. Apothecary jar
5. Glass Apothecary jar
6. Apothecary jar classic small

This week in my series of posts, "Fridays Finds", I bring you a selection of Apothecary jars to fill with pretty candy.

I recently received a few e-mails from some of you sweets asking me where I find my Apothecary jars in the UK. So, above are a few of my favourites on sale now.

Have a sweet day!