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Hello, my name is Dionne and I have been crafting for a very long time. As a very young child my mother tried to teach me to knit, it was a disaster. However, it must have sparked an interest in making things and, partly to prove that I was not totally useless and partly because I really wanted to make things, I taught myself to crochet. Over the years I have developed a love of cross stitch and all types of paper craft ..... I eventually even taught myself to knit.


I am married to a very understanding man, thank goodness, because I spend all my time either crafting, thinking about crafting or talking about crafting. I am hopeless at housework and dinner is often late!


Thank you for visiting my blog.


Dionne

Wednesday, 9 December 2015

Fairies in a Jar

I have a quick and simple decoration to share with you today.

I purchased some second hand Kilner jars from ebay.  The lids were a little rusty, I was not comfortably using them for food, so I looked around for something else I could use the jars for.  I recently saw something similar to this on Pinterest.


My initial idea was to hide the battery pack in the lid but the pack was too large for that.  However, because of the design of the Kilner Jar I was able to take the wire out through the top of the lid and the little fabric mop cap nicely hides everything.  (The micro lights can either be on static or flashing.)  Finally I tied some Christmassy ribbon around the lid and finished it with a bow.

The current Crafty Boots Challenge is 'Christmas'.  Don't forget to enter your Christmassy projects.


Dionne
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4 comments:

  1. Pamellia9 December 2015 at 12:00

    What a fabulous way to use something that might otherwise have ended up in the bin! Love this idea, gotta get me some of those micro-lights! Very creative Dionne! hugs :)

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    1. Dee's Craft Room9 December 2015 at 23:37

      Thank you. I got a batch of those lights because I have a few other ideas.

      Dionne xx

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  2. Mrs Beez11 December 2015 at 09:01

    Love this idea, especially with the coloured lights. Thinking a row of these would look fabulous on the Christmas table :)xx

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    1. Dee's Craft Room13 December 2015 at 22:55

      Ow, yes. Especially if you set them to twinkle.

      xx

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