DIY A Magical Potion Jar For Fall Decor That Will Enchant Your Halloween

The chilling phrases "Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble" outlined the recipe for the witches of Macbeth's potent potion. If you're making such a haunting brew this Halloween, it should be sealed away in a jar that hints at its bewitching contents. With a few supplies, you can make a resin jar fit for this frightening concoction. YouTuber Wanda from @Wanda'sBlessedCreations walks us through the process of making a Halloween potion jar from colorful resin. Swirls of orange and purple come together for an enchanting jar that will make you want to use Halloween decor all year round.

What you'll need for this project are some Magic Pour, a lidded jar mold like this one from Amazon, silicone mixing cups like this set from Let's Resin, several popsicle sticks for mixing colors, a Let's Resin silicone split cup for simultaneously pouring two colors, a glue gun, and a lazy Susan that you can dedicate just to crafting. You'll also need pigment paste in the colors of your choice. Wanda opted for J Diction pastes in purple and orange. The results are spellbinding and would pair perfectly with Dollar Tree's purple Halloween decor.

Since you'll be spinning the lazy Susan to get the two-color swirl effect, anchor the base of the lid and jar molds securely to the lazy Susan with hot glue. This should peel away from both the molds and the lazy Susan once you're finished with your project. To gauge how much resin you'll need to mix up, fill the lid and the jar molds with water, and pour them into a measuring cup. Let this volume be your guide for how much Magic Pour to mix up. It's better to have a little too much than too little of your mixed colors since it can be hard to recreate the same depth of color in another batch.

In a large silicone measuring cup, mix up enough Magic Pour to fill both parts of your mold. Evenly divide the contents into two smaller measuring cups, add orange pigment paste to one, purple to the other, and stir until the colors are bold enough for your taste. Add both colors to your split cup, and carefully pour the contents into each part of the mold, filling both to the rim. Pour the contents so that you have an even distribution of color. Give the lazy Susan a few fast spins to swirl the two colors. Let the resin mixture cool before removing the casts from the molds.

If you have any leftover resin, you can borrow Wanda's no-waste trick by pouring it into a button mold like this one from Amazon. If you don't have an extra mold for leftovers, check out the right way to dispose of resin here.