Halloween is one of those ‘holidays’ I haven’t really embraced.
I have however come to enjoy the many crafts and creative costumes
people come up with (so long as they’re not too creepy or bloody).
I had a lot of fun creating this particular project and it’s so very simple
to make. I am actually looking for excuses to make more of these trays.
All you need is:
An inexpensive tray (this one is from Dollarama, the Canadian Dollar Store)
Epoxy Resin (available at any craft or art store)
Some ants or spiders
Hot glue
I simply glued the ants in place with hot glue, followed the package
instructions for the epoxy resin and carefully poured it over the ants.
You then allow it to dry for 48-72 hrs and you’re done.
I love how the ants look like they’re about to carry away the cookies.
The best part is, that epoxy is food safe once it’s dry.
Wash by hand with soap and warm water prior to contact with food.
And here’s another fun little idea…
How about gluing some crawly ants up the straws?
Fun, right?
Just make sure the ants are low enough down the straw.
I do not recommend giving these straws to children under 3, unless
you are closely monitoring them and you know they won’t be eating
the plastic ants ;). I know this is obvious stuff, but you know…
So there you go, super easy and in my opinion, super adorable.
That’s my kinda Halloween! 🙂
And what about these amazing Halloween ideas from a few of my pals?
This would be great for a Halloween party. I normally embraced Halloween like there is no tomorrow but this year not so much. Then again it is still early. : )
Love it Lucy!!!! They really do look like they are running off with the cookies!!! Very unique Halloween piece!! Since you are looking for an excuse to make more… you can make one for me! hehe 🙂 Pinned 🙂
This is adorable. Th epicures are really great
This is a genius idea!! i’ve never used Epoxy but now I have to get my hands on some, super cute idea!!
This is adorable and so smart!! Love it…now you have me thinking about epoxy, I have never tried it but have always wanted to!
This is awesome Lucy! I want to make creepy crawly trays out of all my white dishes now! SO fun! Have I mentioned how wonderfully talented you are my friend?!
This is a great idea! My head is swarming with more epoxy resin ideas!
I’m with you on not embracing Halloween, but projects like this change my mind! I need your tray for my caramel apples!
This is such a clever idea, Lucy! I’m the same way with Halloween, but I adore cute projects like this one. THanks so much for sharing!
Lucy – this is fantastic. I’ve never used resin before, but it looks amazing! Is it really that easy?
Pinned. 🙂
Super easy, a little creepy, but I so need to make one (or two) of these!
Love it Lucy! I use those plastic ants on so many things lol! I make sea glass wreaths using that resin and find I can clean it with furniture polish….but you wouldn’t want to do that on something you eat from lol! When my kids were little they had drinking cups that had ants painted inside – all their friends wanted to drink from them….I imagine every kid will want to use the ant dish! 🙂 Jackie @pleasure in simple things
This looks so great!! I love how simple this idea is too – and I love making things from resin. I find ants so creepy, eek – so really great for halloween.
This is SO cute! {even though it’s creepy!} My boys would love this!
This is super cute. I made one as a gift. I used a wooden tray and glued red and white checked fabric to the bottom and put the ants on top. It turned out really cute for summer. However, the resin reacted to the plastic/dye in the ants. After about a week, the dye from the ants faded and bled into the resin. I’ve used resin many times before and never had this happen. I’m thinking it had some sort of reaction with the plastic ants. The ants ended up having a bleached look to them. I would try it again with different ants and would definitely do a test sample first before making the actual project.