How to make a pretty mason jar sign for Thanksgiving to add to your holiday decor or present as a hostess gift! This decoration doesn’t take long to create. I love creating new things for Thanksgiving each year, as sometimes this holiday gets overlooked after all of the Halloween hype and the pre-Christmas planning. I...

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How to make a beautiful rustic wedding date sign! With some basic wood burning and a fun wood mason jar shape in a shadowbox, this is a wonderful gift! With the popularity of rustic farmhouse weddings, your gift to the special wedding couple can also have a rustic flair with a handmade wedding date sign...

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I finally came up with a way to store my ribbon scraps that works. I use my ribbon scraps much more, plus I can easily retrieve any color I’m looking for. This solution rocks! Thanks to DecoArt for sponsoring this project and sharing it with their readers. This project idea and the tutorial are both 100% my...

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I’ve got the perfect pine garland idea: take it apart and decorate your home for the holidays and beyond! I think most of us end up with a fake pine garland at some point that we don’t really use. Either it’s too flimsy, or we use something different now, or we moved and it’s gathering...

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Make a festive fairy garden bench with colorful ribbon scraps and buttons! It’s so easy – and really fun and satisfying – with this inexpensive craft kit from Laura Kelly Designs. Fairy gardens will never be the same! Laura Kelly has always created fun crafts with her own signature colors. Whenever I see colorful buttons...

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Make this Spring Mason Jar Decor in just five minutes using the prettiest floral jute garland! It doesn’t get any easier than this! Welcome to our Spring edition of Crafty Hangouts, where we’re sharing crafts you can make in less than 10 minutes!  I’m doing something even quicker . . . Spring Mason Jar Decor...

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It’s that time of year again, when Pinterest fills up with everyone’s top ten lists for the year! Here’s my contribution: my top craft and DIY posts for 2014, based on how much traffic and interest they generated here on Pet Scribbles! In no particular order . . . Peat Pot Wedding Favors This was...

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I love painting mason jars, but it occurred to me that I’ve never tried to paint the blue glass Ball mason jars. What would a distressed paint finish look like over the blue glass? When the blue anniversary jars first arrived on store shelves last Summer, we bought some right away! I was in love...

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Recently I showed you how to make distressed mason jars using Chalky Finish paint and wax. Are you looking for a tutorial that is even easier? Then head over to Deja Vue Designs today, where I’m sharing a super-easy tutorial to make painted mason jars! Click here to see just how easy it is: Easy...

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It’s time for another round of Crafty Hangouts, which are short Google Hangout videos showcasing how to craft with a particular product or crafty supply. This month’s theme is all about mason jars, and I want to give a shout out to the Ball Corporation for sponsoring this month’s Crafty Hangouts and providing us with...

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