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Punny Witch’s Potion Jars (with free printable)

Can you relate to the labels on these DIY decorative witch’s potion jars? Like a good pun? If you’re a parent, the answer is likely ‘yes!’. So to make your very own punny witch’s potion jars, we’re offering these free printable labels along with the step by step tutorial for this fun Halloween craft.

Witch's potions jars with playful printable messages in the front.

Easy Witch’s Potion Jars Using Free Printable Labels

We love the idea of upcycling whenever we possibly can. In fact, I had been holding on to the most perfect empty liqur bottles to use for this type of craft and wouldn’t you know it, I tossed them out just one month prior as I was packing my house to move. I remember holding them in my hands and actually contemplating whether I should keep them or give them away. Ultimately, I decided to recycle them after holding on to them for 4 years! What are the chances?

So instead of pretty decorative jars, I found some empty glass jars instead and made do with what I had! Can you tell these are just painted black mason jars?

Witch's potions jars with playful printable messages on the front, such as "tears of exhausted mom."

We shared the tutorial for making these potion jars on a recent Facebook Live video which you can find here. Along with plenty of other Halloween crafts such as these stacked books from scrap wood, these cutsie burlap Halloween characters, some adorable mini brooms and I even did a how-to on creating a crackle finish with school glue!

Materials Needed to Make Decorative Witch’s Potion Jars:

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How to Make Playful DIY Witch’s Potion Jars

The first thing to do is ensure the labels are removed from the bottles/jars. This can be achieved by soaking the bottles in warm water or using a product like Goo Gone to help break down the adhesive.

Preparing the Supplies for Crafting

If you don’t have the perfect bottles to use for this craft, you can transform empty glass mason jars instead! Apply a coat of black glass paint on to the surface and leave it to dry. Once dry, apply another coat of paint for better covverage.

Print off these printable labels in color and prepare them by cutting them out separately. Distress the edges by taking a wet paint brush and ‘dabbing’ the edges. Then quickly ‘pick’ away at the edges to create a rough look.

Using a paint brush, apply the modge podge to the label and affix it on the bottle. Leave the bottle to dry fully before adding any embellishments like faux spider webbing or plastic spiders.

Close up of witch's potion jar with printable "grey hairs of over-stressed Dad" printable on the front.

Making the Potion Lids

Now that the jars are ready, it’s time to make the lids look authentic and pretty! Using the hot glue gun, create ‘beads’ of glue on the lid and continue around the lid. Add a cool spiderweb detail to the top as well!

Once dry, paint the lid in a metallic gold color including the ‘beads’ of dried glue.

Potion jar lid with spider web design.

And with that, these punny witch’s potion jars are complete! Now it’s time to style them on my three-tiered Halloween tray.

Witch's potions jars with playful printable messages in the front.

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Punny DIY Witch’s Potion Jars

Jane and Sonja
Make your very own playful witch's potion jars using our free printable along with the step by step tutorial.
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Materials
  

  • Acrylic Paints
  • Empty Bottles/Jars
  • Printable Labels see link
  • Modge Podge
  • Hot Glue Gun

Instructions
 

  • Ensure the labels are removed from the bottles/jars.
  • Next, you will paint the bottles/jars and let them dry.
  • Take the printable labels and prepare them by cutting them out separately. Do distress the edges, take a wet paint brush and ‘dab’ the edges. Then ‘pick’ away at the edges to create a rough look.
  • Next, take your dry bottle and using a paint brush, apply the modge podge to the label and affix it on the bottle and let it dry.
  • Take the lid of the jar and using the hot glue gun, create ‘beads’ of glue and continue around the lid.
  • Then, take the paint and paint the lid and the ‘beads’ of dried glue.
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