I hold my hands up when I say this wasn’t my idea. I pinned an image of some super cute spray painted animals to my own Pinterest board several years ago but it wasn’t until recently that I tracked down some cheap plastic figures. I’m not one for scouring the shops for toys but when I was in B&M recently I saw a huge box of safari animals for the bargainous price of £2.99. You never know when you’ll have the need for a hippo figurine so I snapped up a box and then remembered the DIY I wanted to try out.

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{You will need}
  • Toy plastic animal figures
  • Spray paint. We used Wilko’s gloss version in pink
  • Empty jam jars
  • Newspaper
  • Super glue
  • Sandpaper

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    Tutorial

    1. Take the lid from an empty jar and rub lightly with sandpaper to create a base for the spray paint to stick to. It may not have escaped your beady eyes but our jar here is filled with delicious marmalade but I’d suggest just working with empty jars on this occasion.
    2. Take the plastic animal and apply super glue to the feet and then stick in place on the jar lid. Leave to dry.
    3. In a well ventilated area (ideally outside) lay out layers of newspaper. To avoid the lid sticking to the paper when painted it’s also a good idea to grab a good lump of blue tack and position under the middle of the lid.
    4. Shake spray paint well and apply a thin layer of paint to the animal and lid. Leave to dry and then spray again building up light layers of paint
    5. When completely dry, fill jars with chosen filling and screw lid back in place.

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    I filled my jars with office supplies but there are endless options for using these handy containers. I know my niece has her eye on them for her own bedroom to cram full of hair accessories and those flipping loom bands. Anybody inspired to give this a whirl?