Creative money box

DIY piggy banks for wishes both great and small

Are you saving up for your next holiday, or perhaps a new car? With a DIY money box as smart as this, saving will be so much easier! Try jazzing up glass storage jars using the gorgeous colours in the edding permanent spray range. We went for pastel shades, because they go together brilliantly, and they also look so pretty and summery. If you arrange your money boxes attractively on a shelf, then they’ll always be on view and you can top them up at every opportunity. Glass containers are best because you can use a template when spray painting to leave a small see-through window – so you can have the pleasure of checking how your savings are doing! The edding permanent spray range gives you a choice of over 35 outstanding colours, all of which are exceptionally opaque, quick-drying and long-lasting.

Category: Special gifts
Products: Permanent spray
Materials: Glass and mirror
Difficulty: Easy peasy
Downloads: Images (ZIP)

Step-by-step

Step 1

Get all the materials ready that you need. The colours we used for our example are: pastel yellow (colour code 915), pastel rose (914) and pastel blue (916).

Step 2

Download and print out the template of your choice, and cut it out.

Step 3

Place the template on the glass jar (you could attach it lightly with sticky tape on the back of the motif). Shake the spray can for 3 minutes, remove the sprayhead and prise off the safety ring with the aid of the screwdriver.

Step 4

Cover your working area carefully with the protective sheet and remove the screw top from the jar. In our Spray 1x1 section we’ve got handy tips on how to achieve a perfect spraying technique. We recommend you spray at a distance of around 25 cm, using horizontal and vertical strokes to ensure a more even coverage.