Get creative with paint: storage jars

First mark the position of each polka dot on the storage jar with a lead pencil, to ensure the dots are evenly spaced around the jar. Then fill the tip of the paintbrush with enough paint to spot on the polka dot in one application.

When dry, bake the items in the oven at gas mark 2/150°C (140°C in a fan oven) for 35 mins, to make the paint dishwasher resistant.

White storage jars, Habitat (www.habitat.co.uk, 0844 499 4686). Pebeo Porcelaine 150 brilliant glossy water-based paint is suitable for glass and ceramics and available in a wide range of colours from Hobbycraft (www.hobbycraft.co.uk, 01202 596100)

Feature: Kirsty Robertson. Photos: Richard Burns. Illustrations: Terry Evans