Mason Jar Pin Cushions

I made these mason jars for a friend of mine whose birthday was in January.  There's a few of us who always exchange crafty little ideas which is always a joy.

All you need to make some of your own is any mason jar of choice, these are the short squatty half pints from Ball, which I found at Walmart.  Then you'll need some fabric scraps big enough to cover the circumference of the lid to the jar + one inch all the way around for folding under.  You'll need some cardstock scrap, scissors, pen, cotton balls or batting and a hot glue gun.

The first thing you'll want to do is take the lid of the jar and trace onto a piece of cardstock and cutout.  This piece of cardstock will go over your glued piece once it's complete for a finsihed look when you open the jar. 

Now, take the lid to your jar and place on top of your fabric piece and trace with your pen around the lid.  Then when cutting out make sure you cut about an inch or so out from your traced circle (you will need this extra to fold around your lid).  After your fabric has been cut out place cotton balls or batting inside the circle you drew on your fabric, about one or two layers of cotton balls should do.  Now place your lid on top of the cotton balls and then hot glue the fabric around the lid to secure.  You can now place your cardstock piece on top to finish off.

Hint:  Try not to get your hot glue all lumpy and clumpy.  This reeks havoc when you're all finished and trying to screw the lid on. 

Let me know if these directions are whacky... sometimes when you're writing directions down they make sense to you because you've already made the thing but when looking at them for the first time you might think, What? and then Huh?

Here is the gable box that stored these cute little jars:

Thanks for stopping by!

Recipe:

Stamps: Yummy

Paper: My Mind's Eye dp, More Mustard

Ink: Basic Black

Accessories: SU slit punch, buttons - Michaels, ribbon from stash, gable box - Papertrey