Pot of Gold

Today I made my very own pot of gold.  If only it were real!  It was actually quite simple and inexpensive to make.   I pulled out a small cauldron that I had from Halloween.

At the dollar store I picked up some styrofoam and glass beads.  I had some gold paint that I intended to use but my daughter thought it looked like brown.  She suggested using a brighter yellow instead.

I placed the square piece inside the cauldron and then stuffed the sides with plastic bags.  

Insert two toothpicks into the square to hold the circle piece in place.

I painted the circle piece of stryofoam, with first the gold paint, and then a light coat of yellow

I found some yellow newspaper bags, I added them on top of the white plastic bags

Once the paint was dry, I added the circle on top of the toothpicks

To make the gold, kara painted the flat back side of the glass beads.  I would have like to have found yellow ones, but at the dollar store you work with what you find.

When you turn the painted disks over, the paint shines through the bead  in a very pretty way

I love how this turned out.  It is so much fun for St. Patrick's Day.  It makes the perfect display for my Leprechaun Marshmellow Pops.  

I will be linking this up.  Check out where I like to party here


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