Gift in a Jar ideas

rainmac

mary43 wrote: »

northernlass - I clicked on to the link that was put on here for 'safe keeping' jar and right at the bottom of the page in a blue dot in red box it says 'projects'..........click on that and a list comes up. Hope that helps

think this might get it -not v. good with links
http://www.craftsayings.com/projects/

Love this site Mary, thanks for posting!!!

rainmac

CandyB101 wrote: »

Thought this might be an idea for a jar gift for the kids ....
http://www.madsci.org/experiments/archive/878680114.Ch.html

I hadn't got a clue what 'Borax' was, so searched on internet and this is what came up. Hopefully we can find it on the supermarket shelves.
http://www.kingswoodecocleaning.com/borax.php

Don't quote me on it but I think you can buy borax in a box in the 'natural cleaning' section in Tesco.

BigMummaF

Me likee the Slime :j Just wondering if his mum would let him do this, if I gave the 'kit' to my almost 12 y/o nephew...:rolleyes: ...could add a couple of those disposable gloves in the pack, until they establish whether the ingredients aggrevate his ezcema...

You can find Borax with the starch & stain zapping stuff in Wilkos or in a chemist if your supermarket doesn't have any. The ones I've seen are in a cardboard box & stood next to bicarbonate of soda if that helps This is the site I was thinking of---look under 'cleaning'
http://www.dripak.co.uk/

mary43

Don;t think I dare do a jar of the 'experimental slime' for grandson..he'd maybe think it was fun to smear it over grandaughters hair...............lol Their Mum wouldn't speak to me again (having said that she doesn't anyway.............lol)

rainmac

mary43 wrote: »

Don;t think I dare do a jar of the 'experimental slime' for grandson..he'd maybe think it was fun to smear it over grandaughters hair...............lol Their Mum wouldn't speak to me again (having said that she doesn't anyway.............lol)

No reason not to do it then :rotfl:

mary43

rainmac................I daren't................she''d only take it out on my son..........lol - plus grandaughter would get a right attitude............lol

Found this link for every day quotes just in case anyones wanting to do a 'quote a day' in a jar
http://www.bookreporter.com/community/quote/index.asp.

CandyB101_2

I wish I could keep off this site for at least 2 mins, it is soooooooo addictive!!!

Whilst searching for jar gift ideas, I keep coming across sites for selling 'sun jars'. I now see that there are also sites for making your own.

http://www.reuk.co.uk/Sun-Jar-Solar-Powered-Light.htm
http://www.instructables.com/id/Home-made-Sun-Jar/

Hmmm, I wonder if I can sweet-talk the OH into helping me make one for our DD.

mary43

candy - they are just brilliant !!!!!!! If only I had the nerve to rip apart our solar lights....................lol Knowing me I'd get in such a muddle and cut something where it shouldn't be cut and completely b**** the whole thing up. Bit what a clever idea...................:T




(Think I'll stick with the 'can of sunshine'...........old gravy tin or something, filled with sherbet lemons.................lol)

rainmac

mary43 wrote: »

candy - they are just brilliant !!!!!!! If only I had the nerve to rip apart our solar lights....................lol Knowing me I'd get in such a muddle and cut something where it shouldn't be cut and completely b**** the whole thing up. Bit what a clever idea...................:T




(Think I'll stick with the 'can of sunshine'...........old gravy tin or something, filled with sherbet lemons.................lol)

Mary, stop coming up with fab ideas, no not really only joking! Love the can of sunshine idea

mary43

rainmac - just need to find suitable can..................lol Did think about one of those gravy granule tubs but get the feeling the brown stuff will rub off so any ideas ? Needs to be that sort of thing really, with the plastic lid...........mind is drawing a blank

Just had a thought.............could make a whole basket of 'gifts in jars' and make it look a bit like a food hamper....................lolNow there's a thought !