Repurposed Yogurt Jars

 

Hi friends,

I hope you are doing well!

This week I have been busy planning a party-

I have a small collection of these yogurt jars.

I decided to paint them with some white chalk paint.

Started on the bottom-

Then flipped over to paint to the upper edge.

This is delicious yogurt!

It's a bonus to save the containers.

I had these votives that I purchased from Dollar Tree.

They were .25 for a pack of 3.

I had the lavender oil on hand.

I removed the wicks from my votives.

The wicks were long enough to use in the jars.

Any unmounted stamp can be use to stamp on a round surface.

I wanted my jars to look like an old jam jar.

I stamped all the jars and then sealed them with matte spray sealer.

I saved a tall tin can from tomatoes- washed and dried the can,

smashed the top a bit to make a pour spout. 

Placed the can inside a small but deep sauce pan

 filled with 2'' of water.

Keep the flame low, be sure to

 keep the water away from the wax

I melted 3 votives for each jar candle.

When the wax melts, remove from heat with oven mitt.

Now scented oil can added.

Set hot can on a towel, dry the water from outside of can.

Now you can pour the wax into jar.

Try not to move the jars until completely set.

The color will lighten as it cools.

When the jars cooled, I added ribbon and a bit of lavender.

I made these for party favors.

I'm glad I could share this idea with you.

Have a great week!

xo Lisa S

Valentine Candy Box Journal

 

Hello!

I found this small heart candy box at the DOLLAR TREE.

I thought it would make a cute journal-

Open up the top and sides.

Using scissors to cut top and right side.

I will save this for paint-

Not the best chocolate....I smashed it with a kitchen mallet.

It will be great for chocolate pancakes!

This book is FULL of wonderful retro Valentines!

With punch-out designs and envelopes to cut and glue.

I found it on AMAZON.

Printed by Golden Books- 2006

Still available !

Well worth the price at $5.99

I saved the cover too-

It should be easy to find.

I removed the envelope pages and put them together.

Easy to follow instructions

The front cover has this wonderful window that I made into a pocket.

Glue top, left and bottom- leave right side open.

I collected pages and scraps from my stash of paper

to start making signature piles.

I used a corner round punch to match the cover.

I had so much fun punching out the valentines!

I used just a few to fill the journal.

They were added by paperclips..

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in case they will be used later.

I sewed the signature pages using red embroidery floss.

This is one way to make an attached envelope.

Fold left over to hid signature stitches, glue edges and 

fold flap over.

The corners were rounded and 'lock' sticker added.

The flower valentine was also from the book.

The petals and pot lift for a secret message.

Some of the valentines have fold marks and can open.

I had this mini pad of paper, I just glued it to the back cover.

You can cover the back if you prefer.

I left it the way it was.

Here is the finished journal.

Thank you for  staying until the end!

This was a long one-

I hope you have a wonderful week-

xo Lisa S

Standing Valentine

 Hi Friends,

Here is an easy way to display Valentines.

I had this darling Kitty sending a  letter to his sweetheart.

I traced the card on to a scrap of 1/8'' thick craft store wood.

You could use foam board or card board.

I used a utility knife to cut out the design.

For the stand, I glued together 2 'Jenga' pieces but any small

scrap of wood will do-

I painted the back of the wood with acrylic paint.

The front will be covered with the design, So I only needed

to paint to the edge.

I glued the Valentine to the front.

Then used Distress Ink on the edges.

I had some red glitter so I thought I would use it on the heart.

I added the tiny letter to the mailbox.

On the back side I glued the stacked pieces of wood

to hold up the Valentine.

It stood up very well!

Here is the backside-

I made another!

His letter is removable-

I put them on a book self that needed a little decoration.

    The blocks are here.

Thanks for the visit!

xo Lisa S