As always, I try to think about ways to make Christmas gifts using recycled or repurposed items. This year, for my colleagues, I decided to use recycled jars and fill them with chocolates and treats as gifts.
First, I went through my craft supplies to see how best I could create a design for the jars that would use up all my existing materials. I found I had lots of red glass paint, gold coloured pieces of cardboard, and white ribbon. After a few sketches, I finally settled on the design below.
Each jar was thoroughly washed and soaked overnight in soapy water to remove the labels. The jars were then dried for several days. Next, I used a piece of kitchen sponge to sponge the red paint over the jars. They were then allowed to dry. I cut out star shapes from the gold cardboard and used double sided tape to stick them onto the jar. Each project was finished off with a white ribbon, then filled with chocolates.
My colleagues loved them! :-)
