Sometimes you just have to share the pinterest fails along with the pinterest wins. These iced circus animal cookie vases seemed like such a cute idea in my head, but didn’t quite turn out how I envisioned. Sure, they are cute enough, but the painted “sprinkles” don’t look quite as good as the real thing. But in an effort to share all the things I create, even if they don’t hold up to my high standards, I give you iced animal cookie flower vases.

The Supplies:

• Large plastic circus animal toys
• Utility knife
• Pink and white spray paint
• Several colors of acrylic craft paint
• Small paintbrush

Begin by spray painting your animals pink and white. Once dry cut a small rectangle into the backs of the animals. Then use your acrylic craft paint to paint “sprinkle” dots all over the animals.

Add a bit of water and some flowers or dirt and a few succulents and you have a cute little planter or vase for your desk, shelf, or even your kids room.

So, there you go. Cute little polka dotted vases. An ideas for more realistic looking sprinkles? Oh, and be sure to let me know how yours turn out will ya?