4/23/14

A new craft project....Button jar


A friend of mine did a jar in burlap and I loved it so I decided to do me one. I made a trip to Hobby Lobby yesterday evening to get what I needed. I came home and gathered the supplies. I bought the embellishment in the jewelry department and picked up some burlap and a piece of lace. Everything else I already had at home. 


First I traced the lid and cut out a circle.


I hot glued that to the lid. I didn't want to have the Ball logo showing on my lid. 


Then I glued the lid inside the jar ring. 


Now when I take it off to get in the jar, it will be all one piece.


Next I cut a strip of burlap about 2 3/4" x 11".


I hot glued one edge to the jar.


I worked my way around until the jar was covered. Burlap is very hard to keep straight. Next time I am putting a chalk line around the jar to have a guide line to follow. Once you glue it, you can't move it.


Then I got my lace and my jute string.


I wrapped the lace around the burlap, gluing it about every inch or so.


Next, I tied the jute in a bow around it. 


Next I filled it with buttons. I am going to need more buttons and I want to look for vintage ones, but right now I just used what I had.


Then I glued the embellishment on the front. It has scissors, a button, a little ruler and a flower on it. I am very pleased with the result. 


And the good part is that I had a 40% off on the embellishment and I had most of the stuff around the house. Here is what the entire project cost me out of pocket. 


A cute little jar for just $3.61. You can't beat that. 

3 comments:

ThrifterSisters said...

What a fun project! I see those burlap jars at shows and antique malls all the time. I never buy them because I just figure I can make my own. Yours turned out great!

~Erica

Liz said...

Cute idea! I have a box of buttons, what a great idea to store them!

Terri D said...

A very cute idea!