Crafts a la mode

Birthday Candle Mason Jars

Want to add a bit of fun at the next birthday party you attend? How about bringing this cute mason jar filled with birthday fun?

I love the little banner, don't you? First, I covered these match boxes...

with cute scrapbook paper...

So, here is what I put into the mason jar.

Do you remember blowing into these little horns that fold out? I could hardly wait to play with them myself, but guess what? They don't make any noise! They do blow out but no noise. Probably just as well. I found the cute birthday cupcake erasers at Walmart. The butterflies I punched out with my little butterfly punch. Altogether in the jar it's very sweet and you don't have to look for candles or matches at the birthday party.

In order to fit the blow out horns into the mason jar,I had to cut off a section, maybe an inch. Then I covered it with, guess what? pretty scrapbook paper! Love that stuff. This paper says "fun" on it. What could be more appropriate?

Add in a gift card to the birthday girl's/boy's birthday candle mason jar and you have a fun kit and a birthday gift all in one.

I gave one to my adult niece, Michele, and the first thing she did was blow on the blow out horn. A little fan might be fun, too. I included a cute little umbrella. Can't leave that out!

Best birthday wishes,

What to do Weekends Party #192

Welcome to What to do Weekends Party

Happy Fall, Everyone!!

I'm so glad you're here.

Bonus Feature of the week..

Cupcake Wars by Giggles Galore

DIY Botanical Tray

I love dried flowers! I used to dry flowers when I was a kid. I'd dry them in big books and then I'd forget about them. I'd come across them sometime at a later date and think how cool it is to take real live flowers and then put them in books and they are dried and have kept their colors! I love it. I press colorful leaves of Fall also. You'd be surprised about how well they preserve. They get kinda crispy, though. :)

What to do Weekends #191

Welcome to What to do Weekends Party

I'm so glad you're here.

Bonus Feature of the week..

Caramel Apple Cheesecake in a Jar by Country Chic Cottage

Try this delicious caramel apple cheesecake recipe in a jar this fall! A delicious recipe that makes a mouthwatering dessert!

10 Healthy DIY Pumpkin Scrubs, Creams and Lotions

DIY Pumpkin Soaps, Scrubs and Creams

Rejuvenate your skin with the healing power of pumpkins and promote cellular growth with the antioxidants, vitamins and minerals found in pumpkins. Pumpkins are a good source of vitamin E, A, and C. Vitamin A is a powerful antioxidant required by the skin for good health. So, why not take advantage of all the good stuff in pumpkins and apply it to the skin?

Here are some of the most wonderful delicious smelling pumpkin soaps, face masks and creams, and rejuvenating scrubs. What's nicer than a spa night for the girls in the family?

A Pumpkin Full of Roses

Is it time for pumpkins again? Well, it will be in a few weeks and I wanted to give you all a chance to make this awesome door decor. It really stands out, doesn't it? I still love this door decor but wanted to update it somehow so Theresa, my blogging friend from Shoestring Elegance, said to put a little banner on it with Autumn Love. So I did. Hope you like it.

Believe it or not, I had fun making the orange fabric roses, too. They go together very quickly. This is a post I did a few years ago but thought it needed repeating with better pictures. Here is the original post if you care to visit. There is a tutorial there on how to make these fabric roses .I had all instructions on the original post.

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