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Monday, February 13, 2017

Valentine Jar

I decided to make some SUPER QUICK Valentine Jars today for family and friends. 
They turned out so cute I had to share them with you!
Yes, I do make quite a few things that never end up on my blog, sad, but true. 
These, I couldn't pass up sharing! I know it's last minute, but these jars were last minute ideas too! I put them together in 10 minutes and already had everything on hand. They will be so fun to give to people tomorrow! 
Happy Valentine's Day!


CONTENTS

Wide Mouth Jar

Candy and Valentines (or quotes) - Full size candy bars and fun sized candy
(My kids wanted to give Valentines to EVERYONE! So yes, they have kid valentine's inside, "Frozen" and "Captain America" are in the jars! Ha ha)

Pieces of curled ribbon as "filler"

Tissue Paper

Scrapbook paper "label" taped to the jar

VIOLA! DONE!


Delivered with extra LOVE!


In the back ground of the picture is my Valentine Paper Banner and my Fence Post World Map.




Friday, February 10, 2017

Dad's Candy Car

I am CCRRRAAZZZYYY excited about this post!
 I don't know about you, but I STRUGGLE with "men gifts." SERIOUSLY THEY ARE SOOO HARD! Well, I have just saved our bacon when it comes to men's birthday's or Father's Day!

We were out of town a few months ago and tried a new restaurant for lunch one day. The waitress brought the kid's lunch in these card board cars! I thought they were ADORABLE and said to my kids, 
"BE CAREFUL NOT TO SPILL! I want to keep those!"
(They were excited that we got to keep them too, it wasn't just me.)

Anyway, we've had these fun cardboard boxes for a few months now and have only used them once for a fun snack day. I looked at the cars this morning and thought of my dad. He LOVES cars, especially oldies! I thought to myself,
 "These would be darling birthday decorations for my dad! Get a bunch of these cars and decorate my parent's house with them! Hmm.... WAIT A SECOND! I can fill this car with...... flowers, no, not flowers, you idiot he's a guy!.... Hmm...........CANDY! Like a CANDY CAR!"
(DING! That's the light bulb that literally went off above my head)

I hurried around my house and grabbed the candy I had on hand to take pictures of this so I can share it with you! YES, YES, YES! I had to laugh at myself because, yes it's February, and Father's Day isn't until June, and yes, it's February and my Dad's birthday isn't until September! 

But I am SURE that not EVERYONE'S Dad's birthday's are in September! So HERE you go! All other children of the world; make your dad a "Candy Car" that he won't forget!
This would be cute for ANY occasion really!
Anniversaries, Valentine's, you name it!