Along with all of my pretty old books, I added a couple of
old jars filled with spring branches.
Not exact matches
For
older explorers, have them try
filling their
jars with different amounts of rice or noodles — how does this change the sound?
Older children can get hands - on with the baking, while younger ones will enjoy
filling the
jars.
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Strung some lights, hung more vintage shiny brites, added an
old silver trophy
filled with hydrangeas and put a few snowy mason
jar candles on the steps.
, organising folders, cleaning,
filling our spices into
jars (we live near an awesome place to buy grains and spices in bulk so they all need to be siphoned into
old pressed juice
jars), cleaning out and sorting my wardrobe, reading books from life coaches (#livingyourbestlife), researching the finer details of web programming and #seo stuff that I may have overlooked in the past and shooting a few stories I can not share yet (exciting stuff to come - preview above!).
Vintage Winter — This white Christmas tree we found on Eclectically Vintage features a combination of vintage and upcycled elements ranging from
old mason
jars filled with popcorn to
old doorknobs to key holes and mercury glass napkin rings that serve as pretty ornaments.
I'd
fill a mason
jar with mussel shells from a beach walk or
old fishing weights any day of the week.
My initial attempts were rather clueless and I'm amazed I didn't get botulism in the process —
filling Mason
jars only three - quarters of the way, reusing
old sealing lids, processing without covering completely with boiling water — all the things you're not supposed to do.
Every once in a while I run across a can, or
jar of buttons and I am reminded of when we were sick (as children)-- mumps, measles, chicken pox, colds, etc, etc. my mother would give us the
old mayonnaise
jar filled with buttons and some string to play with.
We also have a lot of sentimental things in the house from my Amish grandparents, including an
old pew bench, a ladder
filled with Grandma's quilts, and Grandpa's handmade tool box that I
fill with mason
jars and anything pretty from our yard.
old mason
jars and milk jugs (empty or
filled with fresh flowers, buttons,
old spools of thread...) 7.
A few ceramic Christmas themed containers with faux succulents, an
old pickle
jar filled with left over ornaments, my vintage light up glass tree, and the skinny tree that my son hates.
I love adding history to a room, a tarnished silver platter
filled with family photos, a
old jar with little treasures gathered from trips to the beach or walks in the woods, pine cones, feathers, sea shells.
Fill old jars with fall berries to bring the colors of fall to any shelf in your home.
An
old mason
jar is ready to be
filled with «confectionary candy».
I went to my favorite
old wooden box and
filled in with fresh greenery, pinecones, door knobs, bells, ornaments and candle
filled mason
jars.
To finish, pop an
old spice
jar with water inside to put the flower stems in, rathe than
filling it directly as this will wash away the apint.
One of my favorite items that I have in my home is an
old canning
jar filled with bottlecaps.