Gift in a Jar ideas

rainmac

pollywollydoodle wrote: »

That's a great ideal. You could sprinkle a bit of fairy dust in the jar too and attach a label "Missing Fairy, reward for safe return" or something like that

Think you've just made my slightly odd idea into a great idea

rainmac

BigMummaF wrote: »

Hmmmm....:think: ...just going over the bits I have for me muvva &--does this sound silly to yooze guys?
She still lives independantly & is very good at cooking for herself every day...She's beginning to ask me how I use things like red lentils in "proper food" cuz she "won't eat that foreign muck" like bolognaise I've been keeping all my jam jars etc & wondered about making up a little selection of dried bits so she doesn't go & buy a 'big' bag to get left to fester in the cupboard.
I know she's pretty keen to try a pease pudding so I'll have a look for a recipe for that & I saw one somewhere for faggots, so perhaps I could fathom some way of keeping little bits of herns & spices too--the standard size pots are far too much, altho I s'pose I'd get it back eventually Ooooh :idea:..what could I put them in first to help keep them fresh, before putting them into one of those boxes we use for retro sweetie gifts????

C'mon folks! Thinking caps on _party_ <<that's me in my cap & all the daft ideas I do come up with!

That's a great idea BMF

I can't think of how you could store small amounts of herbs and spices? I'll keep my cap on and hopefully something will come to me

pollywollydoodle_2

BMF - re storing small amount of herbs, Lakeland do mini plastic storage containers pack of about 10 on a storage tray that would be ideal. Problem is they dont come cheap

pollywollydoodle_2

mary43 wrote: »

Is there a way of creating a 'fairy in a jar' without having to buy a fairy ? My friend loves them but I've about spent my christmas budget

Picking up on the idea of a fairy wand in a jar with glitter sprinkled in (earlier post) the theme for the jar could also be a 'magic wish jar' . Baby food jars would be ideal for this

mary43

polly - thanks. Be a lot easier than trying to make a fairy...........I could just put some glitter in, make a wand and write something to the effect that the fairy left my friend this little 'wish jar'

I've got some little paste spread pots that would do the job

Sian_the_Green

Ooh, have such an urge now to write a fairy poem

What if it were an invisible fairy then you wouldnt have to make it... he he
I like the idea of making a mini wand and using the glitter

Sian_the_Green

Yikes, I just looked up some fairies in a jar and it looked pretty cruel

mary43

How about this

Once there lived a Fairy
Lily was her name
She watched your every move with care
Through your window pane.
Sadly Lily had to go
To the Fairyland on high
But on a starry night you'll see her
On a moonbeam in the sky
She left her wand and magic dust
In this jar, specially for you
Take care of it and then, who knows
Your wishes could come true.

Sian_the_Green

mary43 wrote: »

How about this

Once there lived a Fairy
Lily was her name
She watched your every move with care
Through your window pane.
Sadly Lily had to go
To the Fairyland on high
But on a starry night you'll see her
On a moonbeam in the sky
She left her wand and magic dust
In this jar, specially for you
Take care of it and then, who knows
Your wishes could come true.

Wow, that is awesome Muchos kudos

mary43

Think I might just use that one for my friend