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    Gifts in Jars: Homemade Cookie Mixes, Soup Mixes, Candles, Lotions, Teas, and More!
    Gifts in Jars: Homemade Cookie Mixes, Soup Mixes, Candles, Lotions, Teas, and More!
    Gifts in Jars: Homemade Cookie Mixes, Soup Mixes, Candles, Lotions, Teas, and More!
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    Gifts in Jars: Homemade Cookie Mixes, Soup Mixes, Candles, Lotions, Teas, and More!

    By Natalie Wise

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    Learn to make dozens of unique gifts packaged perfectly in glass jars of various shapes and sizes. Do you have an aspiring gardener on your list? Make a plant bomb” jar with your favorite flower seeds or an adorable terrarium featuring easy-to-grow air plants. Headed to a bridal shower? Pamper your friend with a manicure kit or mint mojito lip scrub. Who wouldn’t love some homemade sugar cookie mix or healthy and delicious granola in an attractive and reusable jar?

    Glass jars are easy to come by, cute, and incredibly versatile. Fill them with customized treasures to delight anyone on your list. Projects include:

    Light-Up Fairy Jar
    Barbecue Rub
    Hot Fudge Topping
    Snowglobe Scenes
    Vanilla Citrus Sugar Hand Scrub
    Citronella Oil Lamp
    Bird Feeder
    And more!

    Complete with tips for decorating jars, suggestions for gift tags, and inspiring full-color photographs, Gifts in Jars is here to make your holiday gift list a whole lot more fun.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSkyhorse
    Release dateOct 18, 2016
    ISBN9781510719750
    Gifts in Jars: Homemade Cookie Mixes, Soup Mixes, Candles, Lotions, Teas, and More!
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    Natalie Wise

    Natalie Wise is a Dartmouth-educated poet, author, and modern lifestyle philosopher. Keeping a happy and healthy home is part of her “Happy, Pretty, Messy” life philosophy. She is all about pink lipstick, big sunglasses, her trademark #caffeinecrazy when she drinks coffee, and creating happy things for happy people. She is the author of Happy Pretty Messy and Gifts in Jars. She lives in upstate New York.

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      Gifts in Jars - Natalie Wise

      Introduction

      I love giving gifts. I love crafting, creating, and offering presents made with my time and creativity. It fills a need deep in my own soul and hopefully fills a space in the heart of the receiver, too. Gifts let us celebrate the big and small accomplishments of life: graduating college, having a baby, or simply … Thursday. Thursdays are my favorite.

      Creating gifts by hand means investing your life in someone else. You trade your time, which is in essence your life, for something you think will make that someone happy. What a wonderful exchange for happy hearts. I love it.

      Gifts are great, but what makes gifts in jars special? First of all, jars are often at hand and easily accessible, making crafting homemade gifts a snap. Secondly, they offer a different take on wrapping things by making the presentation part of the gift. The self-contained nature of gifts in jars is exciting and different. Not to mention they’re cute, and a ribbon tied around the top makes them even cuter.

      I’m excited to share more than fifty ideas for gifts in (and made from) jars, both new and vintage. The jars come in all shapes and sizes, and the gift ideas are for everyone in your life. Let’s take a closer look at jars, and then get crafting!

      All About Jars

      Jars are such a prevalent commodity in our ordinary lives that we often overlook their aesthetics in the name of practicality. They are workhorses, they serve a function, and they serve it well: jars hold things.

      Yes, they hold things, from home-canned pantry staples to marbles, pennies, and buttons. There is a sense of nostalgia in a row of jars, solid and sturdy should anything happen to next year’s crop or should we need an extra button for mending.

      Jars also hold unlimited opportunity for creativity. They can hold things, become things, be passed on or passed around, and be enjoyed again and again. Jars are beautiful as well. Their simplicity belies their beauty, keeping it hidden until we decide to see it.

      Why, yes, a jar looks absolutely lovely filled with fresh flowers. How charming she looks with a little necklace of twine and gingham. How punchy on a desk, topped with citrus colors and holding desk supplies. How retro in a child’s room, brightly colored and neatly organized.

      The abundance of jars in our daily lives makes them ideal for gift giving because they are easy to find when crafting inspiration strikes or we need a last-minute present.

      I keep a stash of unique jars on a small shelf under my kitchen sink for just this purpose. I collect spice jars, old candle jars, jars from specialty foods, and antique jars, too.

      Jar History

      Mason jars, the classic canning jar we use today, was invented in 1858. The name Mason comes from its inventor, John Landis Mason. Screw-top jars are the most popular for food preservation. Lightning jars, invented by Henry William Putnam, brought the glass-top and wire-bale closure system into use in 1882, and it was popular for a few centuries. Many other companies copied his technique. Antique Lightning brand jars come in various shades of blue, green, and yellow. Mason jars are also called Ball jars, named after the glass manufacturer the Ball Corporation, which was founded in 1880.

      Anatomy of a Jar

      Mason Jar

      Mason Jar

      Regular Mouth vs. Wide Mouth: Regular mouth jars have a narrower opening with an outer diameter of 2¾ inches. Wide mouth jars have a wider opening with an outer diameter of 3⅜ inches. Which you choose depends on use and aesthetics. Some people prefer the more jar-like shape of the regular mouth, while others prefer the easier access of a wide mouth jar.

      Two-piece lids: Two-piece screw-on lids include a flat top lid with a ring of rubber on the inside to help the seal and a separate band to secure the lid while canning. Antique zinc lids use a rubber ring as the seal inside the lid.

      One-piece lids: One-piece lids are not suitable for actual canning

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