Upcycling Mason Jars

Check out my board on Pinterest for some ideas on reusing jars, vases and cans. Head out to your thrift shops or buy new ones if you want.

LIGHTS AND CANDLES

Unplgged
Use a canning rack.

Emmaline Bride

A Subtle Revery

Hanging lanterns uploaded by Pinterest user

PAINT EM'

Badder Homes & Gardens

Factory Direct Craft

DRESS THEM UP

Adam + Alli Photography

Anna Boo's House

OTHER IDEAS

Vacation Memories from Martha Stewart

Dye the jars from Curbly

Herb planter from Not Just A House Wife

Storage idea from My Blessed Life

FOOD & DRINKS

Offer your guest their cocktails in a mason jar. Provide a lid
to keep spills to a minimum and bugs out.
Emmaline Bride

Big Red Kitchen
Prepare meals ahead of time

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10 Crafty Gifts!

Not a fan of using the yarn and hook to complete my last blog, 5 Last Minute Crochet Gifts? Well here are a few crafty projects just about anyone can do!

Chalkboard Coasters
Crazy Wonderful

DIY Monogram Mugs
Design Mom

Homemade Terrarium
Squidoo

Write a favorite quote or poem with painted wooden letters glued onto a canvas

T-shirt Scarf
Hello Giggles

Monogram Frame
All Things Beautiful

A different version
Yay, I Made It

Do you like them but don't want to get crafty? Buy one on Etsy.
Look at shop studio6fresno

Frosted Votives
Bliss Images and Beyond

Vanilla Sea Salt
My Baking Addiction

Watermark T-Shirt
U-Create - dye a shirt

Or do the opposite and bleach your shirt. This could also work for
kids t-shirts, totes, etc
Domestic in the City

Homemade Pasta Salad in a Jar
Under the Table and Dreaming
(There are several desserts in a jar here too. Drool!)

A Woodsy Christmas

 A friend recently approached me looking for some ideas. She's a catering director and needs some help with a wintery, woodsy holiday party. So I started perusing some of my favorite websites and blogs. You can check out my all my Christmas decor ideas on Pinterest under my Christmas Board. Otherwise most of them are below.

Check out Simple Solutions blog on centerpieces.

This sounds like my kind of blog. Lynn's Kitchen Adventures displays
Frugal Holiday Centerpieces like this one.

Another great centerpiece from Rustic Art

Martha Stewart gives instructions on using Pinecones

I featured this in Happy Holidays blog but I thought the Alternative Christmas Tree was fitting

A step ladder tree from Funky Junk Interiors is another
alternative to the traditional tree.

I love this bucket from Restoration House.

Little Glass Box's blog makes an affordable Christmas table setting.
The pinecone place cards are absolutely adorable.

And I will have to try using a mason jar and some wire for
a latern-like look.

Ritzy Bee has a cute idea for place cards too

Feather Trees. Elegant and yet still earthy.
From It's Overflowing

At Home with K walks you through creating this adorable artwork

Create Pinecone Garland using Twig & Thisle's instructions

Snowflakes and Dragonflies adds a little sparkle to their light bulbs.

Grab some twigs from the backyard to make a
few quick decorations.
From House of Philia

Babble gets creative with twigs in their blog 22 Fall Wood Crafts

Another Ladder Christmas Tree idea at Eclectically Vintage

Found on Anna K Originals' Seaside Christmas Mantle