Halloween Potion Collection

Halloween is coming fast and it's my favorite time of the year here in Minnesota.  The leaves turn beautiful shades of fall and the air is crisp.  I love jeans and sweatshirt weather!

Last year I created an entire display of potions and wanted to share early enough in case you want to give it a try this year! 

I started with a trip to my mom's basement for miscellaneous bottles and jars (she's a pack rat).  

Goodwill and garage sales contributed a few bottles to the collection as well.

I dipped each container in soy wax that was slightly tinted yellow/orange.  I imagine paraffin would work as well but I didn't have any on hand and it may have been too opaque. 

Next, I spray painted any of the lids that looked too shiny and new.  Then I burned around the edges of my labels and glued them on.  Many of the labels I simply created on the computer using super cool fonts, but some came from a scan of web images.  Some people are generous enough to share some.  

I tossed in the little battery powered candle tea lights to make them glow from within.

They all looked awesome sitting together on a shelf all light up.  

My son delighted in turning all the tea lights on and off inside all of them.