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Meet Marianne.
Marianne is quite the crafty lady, she uses Anchor Hocking products to create fun projects that are great for holidays and creative gifts.
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Piggy Banks
1 Anchor Hocking Cracker Jar (1 gallon or 2 quart size)
1 Bottle Enamel Craft Paint (intended for painting glass) select color of your choice.
1 Piece felt (Ears) Choose color to match color of jar
1 Piece Black felt (mouth)
2 Small Velcro circles for eyes
4 Large Velcro circles for feet (paint to match color of pig)
1 White pipe cleaner (paint to match color of pig)
1 Pack of stick on flowers or other motif of your choice; this is optional
1 Foam brush
Glue
Instructions
1.To begin, start with making the coin slot in the lid. Place lid flat on sturdy surface. Beginning in the center of the lid; draw three 1 ½ inch lines, approximately 1/8” apart. Score the center line with craft knife; this will puncture the aluminum lid enough that it can be pushed through the other side folding back to meet the other to lines. Smooth the surface of the back side with knife to eliminate sharp edges.
2.Using the foam brush; paint lid and jar with color of your choice. We found it best when painting the glass to dab the paint on versus using brush strokes. Do not paint the glass rim where the lid is screwed to the jar. Allow jar to dry between coats. We found three coats worked well.
3.Once dry; you are ready to put the face on the pig! We suggest placing the lid tightly on the jar and marking the face with pencil before gluing on face pieces. This will insure that the face is straight when the lid is screwed on the jar. Be creative! Not all pigs look alike some have eye lashes while others have rosy checks.
4.To apply ears glue to outside edge of lid. See ear template.
5.For the tail-Paint a 3” piece of pipe cleaner to match the color of your pig. Once dry, twist the pipe cleaner around a pencil to curl the tail; glue the tail on opposite end of jar opening.
6.Apply large painted circles to bottom of each side of the jar for the feet. Apply decals randomly on the painted surface of the glass jar.
7.If making a “boy” pig and a bowtie is desired. Cut a piece of felt 4 ½ inches x 2 ½ inches, crimp in the middle and secure with matching or complementing felt or fabric. Glue under the lid to the jar.
8.Use this jar to create other banks too! We suggest bears, cats, dogs and even an elephant use your imagination.
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Snowman Hurricane
Supplies
Anchor Hocking 8" Hurricane #31544
White enamel glass paint 1 foam brush 1 piece black felt (mouth & eyes)
1 Piece orange felt (nose) 1 piece of felt for mittens (color of your choice)
1 Raft stick 4 1/2" x 3/8" x 1/12" (broom)
Remnant fabric (scarf)
Raffia
Instructions
1.Paint glass hurricane by dabbing white paint to surface.
2.Let first coat dry for approximately 1 hour; apply second coat of paint.
3.Let dry thoroughly Paint craft stick black. Allow to dry.
4.Cut fabric for scarf approximately 26" long by 2" wide. Fray bottom edge of material to create fringe. Fold scarf in half and wrap around hurricane approximately 5" from bottom.
5.Glue large black circles on face on to create eyes.
6.Cut carrot shape from orange felt for nose; apply wide end of nose to face allowing the tip to point to side.
7.For the mouth, cut thin piece of black felt approximately 3 1/2" long.
8.Glue smile to face; add small black circles as seen in photo.
9.Glue buttons on front (use shape and color of your choice)
10.Cut mittens from felt (color of your choice) add fringe from scarf material if desired. Glue mittentabs to sides.
11.Tie small pieces of raffia to end of painted craft stick to create the broom. Glue broom under glove.
12.Add votive or small candle to illuminate.
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Thanksgiving Turkey Favor

Supplies Needed
Anchor Hocking Presence Cruet
4 Pieces of heavy weight felt - Orange, Yellow, Green & Brown
Craft Glue
1 Package of small Velcro circles
Instructions
1. For feathers, cut four each of three colors 4" x 1/2"
2. Build feathers one at a time; alternate colors, leaving 1" between each of the three colors. Glue together at the bottom. Repeat three times for a total of 12 feathers.
3. Fan the four groups of feathers as shown; glue together at base of feathers
4. Velcro feathers to front of cruet
5. Repeat process above for tail feathers using 3 - 3inch, 3 2 1/2 inch and 3 -2 inch.
6. Attach with Velcro circle under the cruet handle
7. Using pattern, cut out turkey face and hat, glue together as shown. Glue candy eye in place.
8. Fold beak in half and glue one side on to the face.
9. Attach face to cruet lid with Velcro circle
10. Cut one additional 4" x 1/2" feather (color of your choice), personalize and add to feathers
11. Fill with candy and enjoy!
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Halloween Treat Jar & Centerpiece



Supplies Needed
2 Gallon Anchor Hocking Heritage Hill Jar
1 Piece of black felt
1 Package of orange tissue paper
2 Styrofoam blocks
3-4 Dozen thin dowel rods
1 Bottle black craft paint
1 Bottle orange craft paint
Instructions
1. Cover inside of jar with orange tissue paper
2. Cut Pumpkin Face using black felt; glue to jar
3. Add candy corn to eyes and nose as accent if desired
4. Stand two Styrofoam blocks length wise in bottom of jar
5. Paint dowels rods equal amount of orange and black; let dry
6. Glue assorted candy on to dowel rods
7. Arrange candy uniformly by placing dowel rods in Styrofoam
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Pumpkin Scarecrow

Supplies Needed
1 Anchor Hocking Pumpkin Jar 70 oz.
1 Bag Raffia
1 Medium Straw Hat
1 Sun Flower
1 Bag Artificial Leaves
4 Pieces of felt-Colors of your choice
1 Package of Velcro circles
Craft Glue
Instructions
1. Glue raffia to the inside the straw hat to form hair, cut the front for bangs
2. Turn rim of hat up in the front and glue to hat.
3. Glue sunflowers and leaves on the turned up rim
4. Attach hat to jar lid with Velcro circles (we used three circles one on each side
and one in the back)
5. Cut eyes, nose and mouth from felt, attach with glue
6. Glue leaves to bottom of jar
7. Cut one 3" square and one 2 1/2" inch square.
Glue Small Square on top of large square pinching middle to form bow tie. Glue
bow tie in place.
8. Fill with candy of your choice and enjoy
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Pumpkin Jar Floral Arrangement

Supplies Needed
1 Anchor Hocking Pumpkin Jar 70 oz.
1 Package paper basket filler
1 Pack Floral Sticks
1 Piece of Styrofoam (large enough to fit in bottom of Pumpkin Jar
1 Roll green floral tape
1 Package Paper Twist (color of your choice
2 Pieces felt -2 different colors of your choice for flowers
2 Dozen floral bead stick
2 Leaf bushes
1 Hot Glue Gun
Instructions
1. Place Styrofoam in center of Pumpkin Jar
2. Place basket filler around Styrofoam (to hide the Styrofoam)
3. Using petal pattern provided; cut out desired amount of petals for flowers using
paper twist paper. The Pumpkin shown has five flowers or approximately 20
petals per flower.
4. Cover end of floral pick with 1/2" wide x 2 inch long piece of Raffia paper to
form center of flower, secure with wire pick by wrapping around two complete
times. Keep remaining wire free to secure flower once completed.
5. Glue petals to floral craft stick by going completely around the stick to form a
petal.
6. Continue to add rows of petal until you are happy with the fullness; remember to
secure the flower with the wire at the completion.
7. To make white flower, cut felt strip 4inches long, cut one edge of felt to look like
fringe, wrap around stick and secure with wire, wrap with floral tape. The floral
stick will appear in the center.
8. To make felt flower: Follow pattern to cut circle, poke a small hole in the center,
insert floral wire stick and floral bead stick (keep wire down) crimp circle; wrap
with wire aroundunderside to form flower. Wrap stick with floral tape.
9. Cut leaves with stems from bush, trim to desire length to insert in Styrofoam.
10. Arrange flowers largest to small
11. Accent with floral beads Pumpkin Cover Glue leave and petals around stem of lid.
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