Hi guys! :)
A couple of months ago I was having a look on tumblr and I came across this cute little jar filled with stars, I then found that they sell these jars in the online
etsy store.
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| Image from tumblr |
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| Image from etsy website |
I decided that I wanted to make my own version of these jars so I decided to look into the whole idea. I found out that some people have the stars simply for decoration but others write wishes or good times they have had on them. I took a liking to the good times idea and started my own good times jar.
If you were wondering what a good times jar is it's a jar filled with stars or notes of any good time you have ever had, when the jar is full you open them all up and remember all those good times. It also helps if you are having a bad day and you open up one of the thoughts and remember that there are more of those coming up in the future. *this is getting very mushy, lets move on :p*
So I went to my local thrift store and brought a nice jar and a cute ribbon, I wanted to tie the perfect bow onto my jar but after trying for 45 minutes to tie a bow I gave up and went for the regular double knotted bow. (which also took me 20 minutes to tie :/)
Some people start their jars in January and open up all the notes at the end of December, but seeing as I started mine in May I thought I would open them all up when the jar is full
To make these stars is a bit fiddly, I asked my sister to teach me how to make them and its easier than it looks, write your message on the inside of the strip and then fold everything towards the writing so the writing doesn't show up on the outside. Have a look at this
tutorial, but if you would like me to make a tutorial on making these stars please ask me.
My jar is sitting on my desk with my valentines balloon (which still has not deflated) and the strips have all been cut out so I can quickly make one and pop it into my jar whenever I have a good time. If you start your own good times jar, send me a picture of it on instagram (@kajalganesh) or on your blog.
*phew that was a long one*
Byeeeeee :)