I'm not really one to sit still so I've been channelling some of my energies into a few creative and crafty outlets and encouraging my girls into these things too. (There is so much more to life than what's on TV!)
Even though the results are not always perfection, I love the fact that using a little imagination, a sewing machine, glue or a staple gun, things can be totally transformed and relationships are built in the act of creating together.
A little bit of make-do-and-mend, re-use and re-cycle and there is once again new life.
This is the latest mini-project: Tea Light holders from Jam Jars.
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| Jam Jar tea light holders |
As my daughters absolutely love Cath Kidston they've been using paper fabric samples from the CK magazines to decoupage cover the jam jars, don't they look good?!
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| Cath Kidston decoupage |
Add a bit of CK patterned tape, a wire hanger, some beads and old money and you have a gorgeous creation to sit around in the dying light of a Summers evening.
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| Beaded holders |
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| Resources! |
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| Possible decoupage materials |
They've also been decorating their jars as money boxes so they can allocate funds to save. I'm a firm believer in accurate stewardship of everything, especially money so I love it that they chose to use the jars to this end.
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| Kitsch homes for savings |
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| Far more glam than a piggy bank! |
I've found in these mini-projects that the final result is only a small part of the process; we've loved learning, trying and collaborating just as much.
What make-do-and-mend projects are you into?
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1 comment:
Ah I saw these at your house the other day and wondered what they were. They are great, I love finding new uses for old jars. You could also paint them with glass paint? As you know I'm into sewing, and generally messing about with bits of fabric. Xx
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