Cookie Jar

Supplies:

Large Pickle Jar- clean of all labels

Stencils of Puppy and Paw (dollar tree)

White Paint

Black Paint

Chalkboard Paint or a chalkboard label sticker (martha stewart makes these)

Sponge and paintbrushes

Tape- household is fine

Spray-on clear topcoat

Directions:

Tape around the jar where you want the label to be, top and bottom. Try and make the line as even as possible and connect smoothly where it began. 

Remove the lid and set aside if you haven't already.

Sponge the white paint between the tape lines on the jar (at least 2 coats). Sponge the white paint all over the outside of the lid also. Rinse the sponge and wait for the paint to dry.

Center your pawprint stencil in the middle of the jar lid and gently sponge black paint over it. Remove the stencil.

Using a round brush or the butt end of a paintbrush, paint dots all over the lid around the pawprint. 

Tape the dog stencil to the back of your jar, careful to avoid anywhere you have painted. Sponge black paint over the shape and remove the stencil. Allow all paint to dry.

Spray clear coat over everything and allow to set.

Either use your sticker now, on the opposite side of the jar from the dog stencil, or use a pencil to draw the shape of your chalkboard onto the front of the jar. 

If you used the sticker, you are finished, but if not, paint chalkboard paint within the lines. Do at least two coats with a brush. Then, go over with the sponge for a more uniform writing surface. Allow to dry, erase or paint over pencil marks, and fill with dog treats. Voila! 

Some other finished jars: