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~Ashley

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Treat Jars

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Do you save things? Especially things that you think....."hmmm, I may think of a need for this one day." And then these important things build up? And then you go crazy deciding whether or not you should chuck them?

Well, if one of the things cluttering your shelf/closet are those little glass baby food jars......hold off for just a moment.

How about using them this fall season for something like this....
(Hope this helps you out Rose!)




Do you have any parties planned? Need some luncheon table toppers? A quick gift to drop by a friend's house? A sweet treat at a baby shower (using different candy and lid decoration)?

Easy as that.




First, wash and dry a variety of baby jar sizes. Then trace the lids onto some fabric, cut them out, and attach to the top with Mod Podge. Then apply a generous amount of Mod Podge to the tops.



Then cut a few pieces of twine/rafia/ribbon, and attach with hot glue, almost all the way around the edges of the lid. Make sure to cover up all of the sides of the lid....



Then tie the ends together into a knot or bow.



Fill with little sweet treats and you're ready for a simple little addition to any occasion.


**And you're not supposed to notice, but yes, the pumpkin jar isn't quite as full........because yes, I kept snacking on those little suckers right out of the bag and then didn't have enough to fill up the jar. This candy corn autumn mix is strangely addicting. Dang.


48 comments:

Jessica said...

These are adorable!! Never thought of something like that! Great idea :)

Brittany Ann said...

So cute! I love this idea.

Tiffany said...

Ashley I love these and the pumpkins your made. I have some of that stuff laying around that I was going to ship out but now I'm going to make pumpkins! You're so darn creative! Love it!

Marilyn said...

These are awesome. Now to see if I can round up some baby food jars. Of course I could use larger jars too!

Julie @ Little One-of-a-Kind Design said...

very cute idea and i love the twine!

DeeDee said...

wwesome idea...thanks so much for sharing it ...

maryjayne said...

I recently threw out a million of those jars I had been collecting with no purpose, now I am super bummed! Cute idea!

Palmer's said...

Adorable! I am so making these for our family Halloween Party!
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Morgan said...

Cute! I still have a collection of baby food jars from 1 1/2 years ago. It's fun to get ideas for what to do with them! Great idea on modge podging the lid!

Jennifer said...

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Heather said...

This idea is super cute - thanks for sharing!

Walking in the rain said...

what a great idea! i have at least 50 of these jars saved up for random projects that i've never gotton around to .... YET!

Patti said...

Love it!

Jenny said...

You are amazing with all the things you come up with. I'm so excited to make these. Now if I had only thought to save some baby food jars a few months ago!

heather said...

these are great.....i have jelly jars i will be using to make these. i think i will also do some for thanksgiving and christmas. maybe even for kids birthday parties!

Alaina said...

Great idea! I don't have any of those baby food jars though. I'll have to ask around or use a larger size- like spaghetti sauce!

Ashley, what camera do you have? It takes GREAT pictures.

Nikki said...

what a creative idea!! I'm looking to do something like that for christmas gifts with dried fruits, I think I'll do this with teh jar tops but with bigger jars. thanks!!

Becca said...

Sooo cute! I did something similar to this for my son's 1st birthday party favors. You can see it here:

http://beccaspapercutz.blogspot.com/2009/02/birthday-fun.html

Linda @ My Trendy Tykes said...

ooooh these are cute!

PHARES CAUSEY said...

See my attempt at your craft!!

http://pharescausey.blogspot.com/2009/09/fall-cookies-and-cake-stands.html

Lookhart Photography said...

oh so cute! my brain is going a mile a minute with other ideas that I can do with this! Yeah!

Corey~living and loving said...

these are just darling. :) thanks for the inspiration.

Philip, Melissa, & Summer said...

Very cute. I love how simple it is.

Patty said...

Those jars are just too cute! I might have to try to get my hands on some baby food jars!
Patty
pprice723@gmail.com

Llama said...

I love baby food jars! I use them in my classroom for all sorts of things! This is super cute I must try! :)

Kari said...

What the heck. I had NO IDEA who's site this was, I just went to it because of Melissa's post. YOU ARE SO CRAZY TALENTED! Girl, this stuff rocks! Seriously. So cute. I love your site and all of your stuff.
Kari
my blog bodkins4ever.
cooking blog kariscookingcorner.

Katelyn said...

You are so talented, especially with the Modge Podge :) Thanks for all you create!

Kim at Polka Dot Thought said...

Cute idea! I will be posting (soon) what I did with my extra candle jars..same thing--candy jars! I like the baby jar idea too--that would be a cute small work favor/gift to hand out with the baby jars. Nice!

mnmspecial said...

Dang it! I wish I had been keeping them, but I couldn't think of what I would use them for. Sorry darling baby...a few more weeks of baby food so mommy can work on a project, lol.
Thanks Love what you do.

Texas Gal said...

I have some that I was going to throw out -- PERFECT! I love these. Thanks for sharing -- you have the best ideas!

Liz said...

Just the other day a busy friend watched my kids for 20 min. in the afternoon. To say thanks I packed up a slightly larger jar with "payday mix" (candy corn and roasted peanuts). I tied jute and a note around it that read:

"Thanks for watching my sweeties, even when your day was nuts!"

She loved it and it was a simple thing that made her feel appreciated.

Danny & Crystal said...

Those are so cute Ash! I love the pumpkins too--they're my favorite!

JANEAL said...

Dang....I just threw away a whole bunch of baby food jars a couple days ago. I guess I'll be hanging onto them now. Very cute idea!!

pepperblossom decor said...

Haha this is perfect for me! I save ALL my baby food jars! And just cant stand to throw them away! Everything is ALWAYS good for Something!!

Wendy said...

Cute, cute! Ive been saving these, too.

Crafts and Deals said...

So cute! You come up with the CUTEST stuff!! Thanks for sharing it with us!

Rebecca Baca said...

great idea!

Nichole said...

ok so this is CRAZY!! I follow your blog and just thought yesterday I need to email you for ideas and inspiration!?!? I have all these old style glass canning jars, the kind with the glass clamp down lids...I have aquired them from here and there and cannot give them up but have done nothing with them..I have all sizes and my hubby is ready to kill me!!! so, same idea could be done as you did for this huh?? OR any other fantastic ideas you might have?? GENIUS!!!

Tasha said...

I actually have glass jars coming out my ears! But not just baby food jars, I also have salsa jars, jelly jars, pickle jars. I admit, I have a bit of a problem :) This is such a cute idea! I'm totally doing it for friends birthdays from now on! Thanks for sharing.

Rose said...

This is perfect Ashley! So far all I could think of was to stick buttons and pins in them lol. I thought about doing modge podge on the lid, but I was thinking of going all the way around and folding it under, but then I thought it wouldn't close... I suck at creating! Following instructions however, I rock that. Thanks!!

Natalie said...

So simple and so cute! I always wondered what to do with my baby food jars- storage for buttons, who knows what- i'll have to be trying this out. lets just hope my 2 year old can't figure out how to get them open!

-natalie
www.centsiblychicsisters.blogspot.com

DangGina said...

cute, cute!

Mandy at MaKC Creations said...

I've given you an award on my blog
http://makccreations.blogspot.com

Thank you for all of your ideas!

Keri said...

haha too funny! Just today I put probably 20 jars in a sack trying to decide to keep them or send them on their way. Thanks for the wonderful idea!

Kimberly said...

These are so cute! I wish I had saved some baby food jars so I could make some. :-(

JTE said...

I love these! However I was wondering how you got the glue off of the jar after you removed the wrapper?

Ashley said...

Oh, JTE, that's a good question. i should have included that trick. I use a product called "Goo Gone"....here's a link to see what it looks like:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001R4XHRQ

I use it all the time to get sticky messes off of stuff. It works great!

Anne said...

I will be featuring this idea on my craft blog today. I used a picture from your site and just wanted to make sure it was okay...(let me know if it isn't.) anyhow, thank you so much for the great idea. I LOVE your site

http://floralshowers.com/bookmarked-craft-ideas/halloween/