Over the weekend one of my sweet friends from design class offered to take me to her home town of Snohomish, Washington. Of course I was thrilled! Partly because she said they have cute shops (: They had more antique shops than I've ever seen in one tiny town! I think they're the antique capital of the U.S. But really. I had such a fun day with Sarah (:
{Look at this darling dresser we found!}
First we went into this sweet shop called Joyworks. I was so excited because the owner, Jana, has a blog that I recently found. So I met my very first blog friend in person! Her store is full of adorable decor for your home. They were just starting to put up their Christmas stuff, too, so I was gettin' lots of ideas. I ended up finding a great blue mason jar and knew I had to own it. I love jars and glasses and vases. {Read more on that here}I bought that, along with some burlap ribbon and a small jewel to make a little craft. Here's what I came up with:
Started with this mason jar...
along with this burlap ribbon and elegant charm.
Wrapped the burlap ribbon around twice, hot-glueing it as I wrapped. For the finishing touch I added the jewel to the front. Simple way to add instant sparkle.
Here it is on a small nightstand in my room (:
And here it is with fresh roses in the family room.
The next jar I made is one I already had. It was formally a jar of Tomato Soup from Nordstrom! (My favorite soup ever. And yet another reason to go into Nordstrom.) Anyways.... (:
I started with this clear jar and wrapped the same burlap ribbon around it, securing it with none other than hot-glue.
Then I found some fabric samples I happened to have laying around...
I cut it into a 1 inch strip and then twisted the fabric:
Next, I started to wrap the fabric around itself to make it in the shape of a flower:
Once it's done, secure the fabric by hot glueing the end. Then flip it over and put a glob of glue on the back, so it doesn't unravel. {shown above}
Then you have some adorable fabric flowers!
Next I hot-glued them on the jar and added a chocolate brown ribbon under the burlap.
All done!
I just loved crafting in my room after I was back from Snohomish (: So relaxing!
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