Autumn Jubilee in the Garden

Cool October nights are bringing the garden season to a close. While I still have some tomatoes on the vine, and more still green, they are mostly done. I harvested these, and I'll pull up the plants when the first frost occurs. There is still one squash left on the vine, and it finally appears …

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Autumn Jubilee Mason Jar Wraps

Our first embroidery project of the event is today, but you can still sew along if you do not have an embroidery machine. Fussy cut motifs or hand embroidered designs will work just as well. This project is made to fit a large 3-cup (or 24 oz), wide mouth Mason Jar. Remember the four flying …

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Having Fun with Mason Jars

Going through my kitchen, it is surprising to see how many Mason jars I have.  When I saw an article in an older magazine on collecting and dating jars, I had to dig mine out just to see what might be there.  As I have said before, I was the one in school getting gleeful …

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Beaded Mason Jar Holiday Decoration

Last year I accidentally discovered that a flared votive candle holder will fit the top of a Mason or Ball canning jar.  That post is here showing a filled jar with the candle.  I wanted to enter a jar with that concept into the fair, but I knew that two glass pieces not held together …

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Mason Jar Holiday Candle

Ever have one of those serendipitous moments where something out of place becomes an inspiration? I was in one of my local craft stores recently and found this little votive holder sitting on a shelf where it wasn't supposed to be. It is one of the ones that just holds a little votive, and it …

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Autumn Mason Jar Project

Aren't Mason jars the neatest things?  I don't know why I am so drawn to them, maybe because they remind me of a simpler time.  My grandmother made the best jams, and always used those jars.  I found these lovelies in a thrift store, and had to get them.  They say Golden Harvest on the …

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Changeable Mason Jar Candles

Purely by accident one day while shopping at a big box crafting store, I found that the little flared votive candle holders will fit the top of a medium size mason jar.  The votives were just around the corner from the jars, and on an impulse I decided to see if one would fit.  You …

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