FF: Space Jars

Welcome to family friday. This week, I thought I'd share a little crafting that littlest princess and I have been making a lot of recently. Space jars. Seriously, my kid is obsessed. Every time I open her crafting cupboard she asks to make a new space jar - and since they're pretty easy, I generally oblige.

This isn't even our whole collection

We got the idea from this blog post which I found via pinterest (whichI spend far too much time on), They're super easy, and you'll need the following things

• poster paints
• water
• a jar
• glitter
• cotton wool

Smaller ones are trickier, and I ended up using a pipette to fill the tiny ones

For the cotton wool I found that either cotton wool balls or just cotton wool works, but if you use the balls, it looks a lot better if you unravel them first. Our current glitter jar has stars in as well as glitter, which makes a great space jar.

I love the colours on this one

These are super quick and easy to make, and littlest princess (who is nearly 3) can do a lot of it on her own. I hope you guys have fun making some too!

WNW: More wish jars

As I hinted on Monday, this weeks what's new, is some newer versions of my wish jars. I love creating these, they're like happiness in a little jar. My earlier versions were all fairy themed, but I've had some different ideas since.

My elf jar is a variation on the fairy jar

Keeping with the fairy theme, I was asked to make some for a fairy themed birthday party, but was asked for a more gender neutral design, so I made this magical elf jar.

This jar is perfect for someone you love

This heart jar is perfect if you're in a long distance relationship, it has a heart charm and some heart confetti in the bottom, and the poem attached says it's filled with love and kisses. 

A jar full of snow for a little Christmas gift

This one is perfect for Christmas - do you know that awkward person who says they don't want anything for Christmas, or says they're just dreaming of a white Christmas - which here in the UK is a bit of a hit or miss situation. This jar is full of fake snow and is a perfect gag gift or stocking filler.

My 'spoonie' wish jar

Whenever my friends are having a tough time, I always wish I could send them an extra 'spoon' of energy - if you feel the same way, you could always consider sending this. It doesn't actually contain extra energy of course, but it can often give you a boost just knowing that someone understands what you're feeling.

All of my different wish jars

I managed to take pictures of all of my wish jars lined up - there's one or two now, and I love this 'family photo' shot.

MIM - Wish Jars

Today's made it monday is going to let you in on a magical little secret. I'm talking about my little wish jars, full of magic and sparkles.

My Angel Wing wish jar 

Each wish jar is a small glass jar with a few bits of glitter in the bottom - in the future I'm hoping to move to biodegradable glitter.

My mermaid wish jar contains a real shell

The charm inside the bottle is suspended by invisible thread which is held in place by the cork stopper in the bottle.

This cute little fairy promises to grant your wishes

I love making these, knowing that they're going to bring a little bit of magic into someone's life. Each of them comes with a card and poem attached - each of the poems written by me.

This is my best seller, my fairy godmother wish jar

Stay tuned on the blog for a sneak peek of some brand new wish jars on Wednesday

TBT: Wish Jars

Hi Everyone and welcome to another throwback Thursday. This weeks throwback is going to be about my wish jars. Now I absolutely adore these little beauties, and they're one of the best sellers in my shop. Whether they're going to be a stocking filler, or just a little gift to remind someone how much you care. Currently I have 4 different wish jars available through my shop, but there's another one or two (or four) in the works, so keep your eyes peeled.

The fairy godmother wish jar is without a doubt my most popular out of all of them - with a magic wand suspended by magic, and full of glitter - it's the perfect gift for any godchildren you might have.

My Fairy Godmother Wish Jar

This cute little fairy in a shower of fairy dust I actually made nearly 20 of for party bags for a fairy themed birthday party (it was awesome, the kids were totally convinced the entertainer was a real life fairy).

My Fairy Wish Jar

The mermaid version only has gold glitter in - it makes me think of golden sandy beaches. It's got a real shell suspended in it, and the poem talks of mermaid kisses.

The Gold in the Mermaid Jar makes me think of sunny beaches

Last but not least is the tiniest little angel wing - a perfect gift for someone who's having a tough time or who needs cheering up.

A beautiful Angel wing finishes off the quartet