This isn't the first idea that I have borrowed/stole to make my own, but it is the FIRST that I have blogged about! WOW my first ever crafty blog entry...what is the world coming to people, my mother-in-law (MIL) just joined the facebook community, my parents send me text messages, and now I have a crafty blog. People get your 72 hour kits prepared, cuz the end must be near ;-)
Step 1: get a mason jar...I have probably like a million that are un-used. I always have illusions of canning grandeur, but I forget that canning season is in the fall--and my tomatoes and other canning things usually all ripen during the first two weeks of school--not convienient for a teacher...altho somehow lots of other teachers and other busy people can be canners --I don't know how people do it! we shall see if I am able to actually follow thru with this whole blogging thing.
back to the project...
Step 2: take your clean mason jar and attach stickers...the idea that I stole from used star stickers and since I have a very limited imagination (AND it is the 4th after all) I really wanted stars...plus I have a star infatuation right now...I had a dandy of a time finding star stickers...anyways I found them and was able to stick them on...
Step 3: get some spray on frosted glass found in/near the spray paint section...you only need to spray on one coat and since I did mine in like 80 degree weather outside they were dry in less than an hour.Step 4: you remove the stickers...I have discovered that the kind of stickers that work best are plastic stickers. I used some cute daisy flower stickers but they were a papery kind and they work ok but take more effort to them get off...
Step 5: get some twine to wrap around the top for decorative purposes and insert a tealight candle and....
sooo cute and festive...I ended up making about 20 of these to put outside on the deck.
and was able to let the kids help. One of my daughters designed this jar with an R for her first initial and even picked which beads to use.
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