Thankful jar tutorial

Thankful jar tutorial

I saw this tutorial on Little Birdie Secrets and thought it was too cute. I decided to change it a little and make it a little more rustic. So here is my version, although I totally recommend you checking out her tutorial. It was a lot of fun making it. Ella had fun playing with the ribbon. :)

Here are the supplies you need.

A jar with lid

A stamp and stamp pad

ribbon

Scrapbook paper

Begin by stamping your thankful quote onto a solid piece of cardstock.

Take the stamped paper and glue on to a piece of scrapbook paper. Using mod podge, glue the scrapbook paper onto your jar.

Take the inside part of the lid off the jar. You are left with jar and the part of the jar that screws on.

Cut your ribbon.

Tie your knots around the jar lid.

Once all your ribbons are knotted around lid, it should look like this.

Cut your strips of double-sided paper. You want double sided so when you make links both sides are pretty.

Put your strips of paper into the jar. Start taking them out one by one once November arrives to link them together. I remember my sister making an advent calendar with links. This is kind of like that. This is a great family activity. Your children can help write down what they are thankful for. Ella is too small to have input yet, so I wrote what I was thankful for. As I take each piece of paper out to staple, it will be a reminder to pray for that person, organization, event etc. I hope you all have as much fun creating your thankful jar as I did.

What are you thankful for today?