Tag: hersheys kisses

  • Easter Goodies – Mason Jar Project!

    Happy Weekend my friends! Yes! A lovely Spring weekend and I'll be hanging out in my studio crafting and relaxing. It's only one week until Easter and I already am feeling the spirit of the holy week. Easter is the most meaningful holiday of all and I'm looking forward to church services and focused thought over the next several days. 

    I have a really cool project to share today. And, I have a lot to say about this project… First of all, it's one of my favorite things I've ever made! Second…it is BY FAR the hardest project I have ever tried to photograph! I took over 100 photos to try to show you how these Easter mason jars came out. The glare on the domes made it so hard to take pictures of! Oh well, I think I got enough photos so you can see the final results. And maybe I am a little OCD. Or a lot. Just sayin.

    I cleaned out part of my craft studio a week or so ago and I made a new space for all my Papertrey Ink supplies to be organized and easily accessible. You'll see lots of PTI projects for a while! I am crazy about their new line of dies and stamps called Petite Places – I even have a Pinterest Board for them! I went wild creating some Easter mason jars to give out as presents. Hope you like them – and hope you try this too. It is just so much fun and you will have a blast! The domes are Christmas ornaments – the kind that separate in half! You can buy them on the PTI website or at your local craft store! So much fun to think of ideas and play with these. I already have some more themes in mind. Without further ado….

    I made five different mason jars. This first one was made with the Petite Places Church and the little trees that go with the scenes. OMG right???  

    Petite Places from PTI. Mason jars project by Wanda Guess

     

     

     

     

    Be sure to buy the wide – mouth mason jars for this project. (ask me how I know that….) I filled the jars with pretty pastel Hershey's Kisses and sealed the lids on top. Everything is made to fit just perfectly onto the top of the jar. 

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    I decorated with the trimmings from the newest PTI kit…added some flowers and leaves. The crochet ribbon was glued on with E6000 glue and then the bow was placed on with glue dots. 

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    Papertrey Ink Petitie Places stamps and dies. Easter project with mason jars by Wanda Guess

     

     

     

     

    For this one, I just used the front facade of the church die….and I paired it with the trees dies and some pretty green gingham. This one is so soft…

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    So after I made some church ones, I got to thinking….what else can I put in there?! Butterflies of course! I made a pink butterfly and a yellow butterfly version and then added glitter and sequins to make them shakers!!

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    Here's the yellow butterfly…

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    Then I got the idea to put a cute little birdie in there! So I got out the Songbirds dies and put a bird on it! The little pearls are the perfect soft touch. Oh, and more gingham! Princess Judy, If you're reading this…thanks for the gingham!! LOL. 

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    HAPPY WEEKEND!!

    Next week I am SUPER excited to share something I've been working on with Simon Says Stamp! (Hint, it involves new Distress Inks!)  Be sure to come by on Tuesday to see – or check the Simon Says Stamp blog that day! XOXO
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  • Painted Mason Jars for Christmas!

    Hi peeps! Sunday night?! This was a super busy and fun weekend and we are right on the edge of Thanksgiving too – yay! I'm so looking forward to a short work week and a looooong holiday weekend. Oh, and I'm looking forward to cooking our dinner at home and relaxing in my sweat pants! (yay for sweat pants!) Today I spent all day in my craft studio making a project that I've been thinking about for a long time. Painted mason jars! Have you seen this trend? I love them! People are making the cutest items from mason jars – just look on Pinterest! You'll see all kinds of cute creations. 

    To figure out how to paint them, I googled "how to paint a mason jar" and about a gazillion things came up. Turns out there's no trick to it at all! I had some pretty Martha Stewart satin acrylic paints at home already, and I had some of the small size mason jars in my craft closet… You just paint the glass! For mine, I chose some pastel shades and gave them two coats. (Step by step photos are below). Once the painted jars were dry I added pretty Christmas items and filled them with candy kisses. I hope you will try this project… I already want to make some more – the bigger jars! 

    I made three different colors – and here they are…

     

    Mason Jars for Christmas by Wanda Guess

     

     

     

    Seriously, these mini trees from Fancy Pants KILL me! Cutest thing ever!! I glued three to the top of the blue jar. I didn't have enough to put them on all three jars. LOVE. 

    Painted mason jar idea for Christmas by Wanda Guess

     

     

     

    I dyed my own Tim Holtz Crinkle Ribbon using Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. I wanted a nice icy shade of blue and it came out perfect! I also added some red jingle bells and some Tim Holts stars. The papers are from an old Martha Stewart collection of Christmas papers. The tree die is from Taylored Expressions and the snowflake die is from Papertry Ink (Fancy Flakes). 

    Tumbled Glass Crinkle ribbon - project by Wanda Guess

     

     

     

     

    I added some paper and a tree die to the tops of the pink and green jars, and added a banner made with my MFT stax dies. The sentiment words stamp is from Papertrey Ink. 

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    SOOOOO shabby chic! I love this project – love the colors, the textures, everything…

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    Here's a good close up of my tag and that icy blue ribbon. I kept the color palette very pastel…but then added pops of bright red. I'm not sure why this works, because you wouldn't think the red would go, but it absolutely does – for Christmas! 

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    Here are my step out photos…. Start with VERY clean and VERY dry mason jars in whatever size and shape you like. 

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    Paint one coat and let it dry thoroughly…then paint another coat. The paint dries very quickly actually. Here is my blue jar…

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    The fun part is 'distressing' the paint after it's dry! Get a piece of sandpaper and gently scuff up the paint, especially around the words. This makes them stand out more. I also think it gives a real vintage feeling. 

    How to paint mason jars

     

     

     

     

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    Here are my three jars completely dry and distressed….

    painted mason jars project diy crafts

     

     

     

     

    I filled them up with Hershey's Kisses! 

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    I used a circle die to cut some pretty wintery paper circles for the tops…then I added some crochet trim around the lid…

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    Here are my tags, under construction….

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    Be still my heart….Tumbled Glass ribbon…sigh….

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    Thank you for reading this long and photo-filled post so far. If you will indulge me just a bit longer, I would love to share a super cool announcement with you – my bloggy friends! This box arrived on my doorstep Saturday…

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    I have been given the most wonderful opportunity to work for someone I admire and respect so much. An honor – really – to have been given this opportunity.  I have been invited to make some cards and projects for the Tim Holtz booth at CHA 2015! I'm over the moon excited, and have already enjoyed working with the amazing TH team so far. That's really all I can share for now! I have no doubt that you guys are going to be amazed by what is revealed in January! Really happy to share this finally! 

    I have a lot of blog posts lined up for this week. Trying to fit in everything before Christmas. So many ideas, so little time!  Have a great week ahead – there is so much to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving Week! XO

     

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