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WThe Perfect Project For Holiday Gift Card Givers
e’ re just a couple with dry ingredients to make Snow Much Fun!” If you this idea for other occasions sonalize this craft.
of weeks away a batch of hot cocoa or cook- think they won’t open the jar, and switch out the snow for You can find the project from Christmas ies)? Well, in this week’s add a tiny note telling them a different filler. How about sheet to make the snowman
but some us still don’t know project, we decorate a jar to to check inside. some popped popcorn? You version at benfranklinhawaii.
what to give for gifts — and gift cards seem to be our only choice. Thankfully, we’ve got the perfect craft for you.
hide a gift card inside. Of course, we want to make it fun, so this jar is actually a faux snowman kit and we’ ll add a tag that says something like “For my Coolest Friend” or “Hope This Brings You
1 Measure out three
“F”-size balls of
white Hearty
Clay. Roll two
into round balls
for the eyes.
Shape the third
into a cone approximately 1 inch long with a 3/8-inch base for the carrot nose. Measure out five “C”-size balls of white Hearty Clay. Shape into imperfect balls to make“coal”for the mouth. Let the pieces dry.
Carefully fill the jar
com. Have fun with your hol- iday crafting, and don’t for- get to send in your cool crafts to joyofcrafting@gmail.com. When I share it here, I’ll send you a Ben Franklin Crafts gift card.
Remember years ago when the craze was making gifts in a jar (a mason jar layered
The gift card will be inside a pocket that you place in the center of the jar. The snow all around hides the pocket from view. Bonus: The jar can be used as a decoration for years to come, too. You can use
can slip in a gift card for the movie theaters and tag it with “Just Poppin’ in to say Happy Birthday!” or fill it with flowers and green shreds for a gardener’s gift. There’s lots of ways to per-
3 Place the 3 1/4-by-10-inch white cardstock onto the
scoring board with the 3 1/4-inch edge along the top. Score at the 1/2 and 2 3/4 inch points. Turn the cardstock so that the 10-inch edge is now along the top. Score at the 4 3/4 and 5 1/4 inch points.
8 Place the cover back
onto the jar. Embellish the jar with a ribbon around the lid and add another tag with fun messages.
SUPPLIES AND TOOLS:
• 3 1/2-by-5-inch round glass jar with lid (No. 30215552)
• 3 1/4-by-10-inch white cardstock, for pocket
• white Hearty Clay (No. 77856070)
• Hearty Clay measuring tool
• black acrylic paint (No. 77624890)
• orange acrylic paint
(No. 77627810, bittersweet orange) • cardstock, for tag with pocket
• 1/4-inch hole punch
• 1/4-inch double-stick tape (No. 30013284)
• 12 inches of 3/8-inch or smaller ribbon, for tag
• scoring board
• scissors
• pencil, for tracing
• ruler
• ribbon, tag and Christmas picks,
for embellishing outside of the jar lid • gift card
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Paint the eyes and coal with
black acrylic paint. Let dry. Paint the cone shape carrot nose with orange acrylic paint. Let dry. Set on the side for now.
7 Place the gift card onto
a tag with the ribbon attached. Place the tag into the jar pocket. Leave the ribbon on the top. This will make it easy for the recipient to pull out the gift card.
4
Cut slits at these four cen-
ter points, stopping at the 1/2-inch scored lines, creating a small tab on each side.
5 Crease and fold the scored piece, tucking
in the bottom tabs to make a pocket. Overlap the 1/2- inch sides and tape together to create the pocket. Insert the pocket into the center
of the jar. Remove and add tape to the bottom of the pocket. Place the pocket back into the jar and stick to the bottom of the jar.
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with snow. Avoid putting any snow in the center pocket. Starting with the mouth, place pieces of the snowman’s face into the jar, close
to the glass. Pack snow around to hold the piec- es in place. Fill the jar all around the outside of the pocket with snow.