Jam Jar Craft

Hi everyone, and thanks to Monica for my big welcome to Going Green Crafters and Artists, it is an honor to be here.

I have been crafting out of recycled materials for some time, but only recently documented my creations on my craft blog Recycled Sewing.

My latest little project, completed today, is a decorative jam jar (mason jar) which I am giving to my Mother as a birthday gift. She loves collecting little white shells from our beach whenever she visits us from all the way across the other side of the world, so, with the help of my son, we collected shells.

Shell collecting

I cleaned out an empty jar..

Empty jam jar (actually, a Vegemite jar)

And decorated it using doilies I'd bought at the op shop (thrift store) sticking onto the side of the jar using Mod Podge.

Doily's and Mod Podge to glue into place

I used a small circle embroidered doily from the op shop which was just the right size to fit the jar lid, and tied a piece of craft ribbon around its neck...

I am hoping the jar arrives in one piece traveling via airmail!