Christmas Mason Jar Photo Frame

I saw this mason jar card holder a few months ago and it gave me the idea to create a Christmas mason jar photo frame. I made this mason jar photo frame for my husband to display in his cube at work.

Supplies

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• wide mouth quart sized Kerr mason jar
• 3.5 x 5.5 inch piece of glittery gold card stock
• 3 x 5 inch photo
• ATG adhesive (Advanced Tape Glider)
• Merry Christmas washi tape
• 5 cotton balls
• jingle bells (20 mm and 32 mm)
• scissors

Instructions

Use adhesive to adhere the photo to the card stock. I recommend the ATG adhesive for this because it holds well with glitter card stock.

Place 3 jingle bells on the bottom of the photo. The photo will go through the slits on the top of the jingle bells. The jingle bells will help hold the photo in place and prevent the other jingle bells from falling behind the photo. Place the photo inside the mason jar.

Wrap the Merry Christmas washi tape around the outside of the jar lid. This washi tape was the perfect size.

 Use cotton balls to make “snow.” Stretch 5 cotton balls and place them in the mason jar lid.

 Add a few jingle bells to the “snow.” This will help the mason jar photo frame look festive.

Now screw the lid onto the mason jar with the jar upside down. Make sure all the jingle bells are in front of the photo. This Christmas mason jar photo frame is now ready to proudly display.

 

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DIY Ribbon Tree Ornament

A few years ago, I created these full size ribbon trees as teacher gifts.

Since then I have thought that ribbon trees in a smaller form would make a gorgeous Christmas ornament. Here’s how I made the ribbon tree ornaments.

Supplies:

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• 3/8 inch width holiday ribbon 
• one 2 and 3/4 inch foam cone 
• sequin pins (my ornament used 46)
• one 0.625 inch jingle bell 
• 2.5 inch square piece of coordinating paper
• monofilament line
• hot glue gun
• hot glue
• scissors

Directions:

1. Cut the ribbon into 2 inch strips. If using more than one ribbon, organize the strips into piles in order of the pattern to use on the tree.

2. Take one strip of ribbon and fold it in the middle so the ends meet. Place it on the foam cone and use a sequin pin in the upper quarter to secure it into position. Apply the sequin pin at a downward angle so gravity will help keep it secure.

3. Repeat step 2, placing ribbon strips around the base of the cone until the first row is full. The next piece of ribbon to be added will be above the first row. Make sure there is some overlap so the pins do not show.

4. Apply the ribbon in rows until the top of the cone is reached but leave a little room at the top. Cut the styrofoam tip off with scissors. Wind a piece of ribbon around the top of the cone to hide the sequin pins on the top row. Use hot glue to secure the ribbon in place.

5. Use scissors to hollow out more of the top of the foam cone. Apply hot glue to the top of the cone. Turn the tree upside down and place an upside down jingle bell into the hot glue. Everything is upside down so the little ball that makes the jingle ball jingle doesn’t get stuck in the hot glue. I held my tree upside down for 5 minutes to make sure the glue dried completely.

6. Cut a length of monofilament line and insert one end into the top of the jingle bell. Make a loop with the monofilament line and triple knot the line. Cut off the excess. Rotate the monofilament line until it is inside the jingle bell. It will stay there naturally because of the size of the knot and the size of the jingle bell opening.

7. Cut a 2 and 1/4 inch circle with coordinating paper. I used my Creative Memories circle cutter but you could also just trace the bottom cone on the backside of the paper and then cut it out. Adhere the circle to the bottom of the tree. The ornament now looks great from above and below. You could also write a personal message on the circle or add a circular photo to customize the ornament.

This beautiful ornament is ready to hang on your tree!

 

 

 

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DIY Cupcake Gift Card Holders

I was at a holiday party last night and was asked about two cupcake gift card holders that I made for my daughter’s teachers last year. I am sharing them in case you need any extra holiday inspiration.

Supplies:

• hot glue gun and glue sticks
• manilla folder
• pencil
• 3 inch white styrofoam ball
• rubber band
• paper trimmer
• scoring board (optional)
• paper adhesive
• foam dot adhesive
• white grosgrain ribbon
• bamboo skewer (optional)
• paper or fabric flowers
• wooden bead
• wood putty (optional)
• brad (optional)
• red craft paint
• 4×12 inch piece of patterned paper for base
• small binder clip
• small rhinestones

My friend Aprile (who is an incredible crafter) made a cupcake gift card holder for her friend’s birthday gift. I loved it and thought Christmas themed cupcakes would be perfect for Kara’s teachers. I asked Aprile a ton of questions and decided to take the plunge and make some myself. I basically followed the directions in this video by Fabulously Artsy.

I did a few things differently than in the video:

• I used a manila envelope instead of chipboard for the base.
• On the red cherry cupcake, I used wood putty to fill the hole on the wooden bead because I wanted it to look like a real cherry.
• I used whole flowers and added rhinestones to the middle of them for decoration.
• I used a scoring board instead of just folding the pleats for the cupcake holder.

Kara’s teachers loved the cupcakes!

Let me know if you have any questions. Happy scrapping until next time!