Every now and then, I get inspired to do a project that really makes me happy. Therapeutic, I guess.
Adrian and I attended a wedding dinner on Saturday. I was quite delighted to see that the wedding favours were cute little jars filled with sugared almonds. Well, I'm not particularly fond of almonds, but the little jars were perfect for altering - smooth and cylindrical. And cute! I took six of these little beauties home..
It was so fun altering these jars because they are so small - I managed to alter all six last night, and here are the finished products:
The first jar I did could have been better - I think I was still warming up, so I played it pretty safe. The words read "God's Word is my daily bread!"
And into this first jar, I put alphabet pasta! Get it? "Word", "alphabet"... ahem.
I got a bit more adventurous with the second jar - decided to embellish with buttons and prima flowers, which kind of spoilt the smooth, cylindrical effect of the jar, but gave it more dimension.
Into this second jar I put dried rosebuds. These rosebuds were actually part of another wedding favour from another wedding. You can put these buds in hot water to make tea. Conclusion - weddings are good to go to, even if it's just to collect the wedding favours!
The third jar I decided to try something different. Used my sparkle mod podge for the first time (mod podge is a decoupage medium). The sparkles weren't that nice though - I think the shiny bits were a bit too big.. should have used glitter glaze instead, which had finer shiny particles.
At first, I didn't know what to put into this jar. I rummaged around in the kitchen and found coffee beans! Coffee beans are perfect, because they are so aromatic. The whole room smells of coffee once this jar is uncorked..
This is jar number 4 - my mother's favourite. I think she likes the bling! Coffee beans in this jar too..
I realised that all my jars were looking a bit girly, so I decided to do one that was more masculine, so that I could give it to a guy friend.
Since the patterned paper I used had stars and suns on it, I put star anise into this jar. Nice spicy smell!
My final jar - I think maybe I was a little tired when I did this, because I made some mistakes. Some air bubbles got trapped under the paper, so the surface isn't entirely smooth. Boohoo. And I liked the papers so much too. Tried to make up for it with a pretty ribbon, which was horrible to tie. Had to like try 4 times before I got the bow right..
Filled this final jar with tea leaves (that smell great!) which my dad brought back from Taiwan..
So now, after all the excitement of last night, I'm a little bored. Nothing to alter - inspiration has run dry. I wander from room to room with my eyes peeled, hoping to find something, anything that I could possibly work on, but my mind keeps assessing and rejecting possibilities.
-No, this box is too soft.
-This jar is too big.
-This tin hasn't got a lid.
-This jar isn't even mine!
Anybody out there has cute little jars I can use?
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