


(note: tighten by using a dime or small screwdriver on the screw inside the lid while turning wing nut). – slide on the washer and secure with the wing nut. – assemble the lids by inserting the post from the inside of the lid as shown. – colorize crinkle ribbon with distress spray stain and let dry. – adhere adornments to cards using distress collage medium and set aside to dry. – paint the nature adornments with distress paint, let dry a little, and rub off excess paint for the perfect distress. – trim small pieces from the doily and adhere them to the cards with distress collage medium. (note: whenever you’re cutting detailed dies, the precision base plate is important to ensure everything cuts clean). next die cut the doily using a vagabond and a precision base plate. – distress a piece of white cardstock with antique linen spray stain and dry with a heat tool. – adhere the felt pieces to the cards using distress collage medium and add a few hand stitched accents with craft thread. did you know you can cut thicker materials like felt from thin dies? just run them through the machine about 3 times to make sure they cut all the way through – it’s that’s simple! – using the sizzix sidekick and side-orders, cut a few elements from wool felt. – adhere the paper elements using distress collage medium and accent with design tape. – ink the edges of all paper pieces with distress ink using a mini ink blending tool. – select any paper embellishments to layer, i went with a few idea-ology flashcards. 2 1/8″ x 3 3/8″ and cut them from the smaller pieces of memoranda paper stash and rounded the corners.

i chose the size of a gift card which is approx. – create a card for the top of the jars any size you want up to 3 1/2″ in height. – splatter a little brown paint using a splatter brush to mimic robin eggs and set aside to dry completely. once the paint is almost dry, rub away any excess with a dry paper towel to create a distressed look. as for the lids that originally come on the mini mason jars, you can repurpose them in another project or use them to sort small embellishments, as a paint palette, etc. – start by painting the lids & hinge clips from the photo clip kit. pair them with the photo clip kit which contains lids with pre-drilled holes, threaded posts, washers, wing nuts, and hinge clips and you have the perfect way to create a few special gifts. – one of my favorite things about the idea-ology mini mason jars (besides their cute size and vintage quality star design) is the fact that they are food safe so you can fill them with your favorite treats. misc: wool felt craft thread needle candy (and lots of it).tonic: media mat scissors shears paper trimmer.sizzix: sidekick side-order spring doily vagabond precision base plate die pick.

