Sharing an Idea and some Christmas cheer...

For you Cricut users out there....here's an idea for sharing your homemade goodies in jars with a personal touch.  I made round labels for the tops of my jars.  The label gives the name of what is in the jar along with a Christmas wish and the date.

I'm sharing my homemade strawberry jam, my homemade apple butter, and nuts & berries.  I also made some Cinnamon Honey Butter too.

Here's how simple it is.......

I used the circle shape from the Plantin Schoolbook Font Cartridge

I measured the inside top of the flat lid~a wide mouth measures 2 1/2 inches across.

 I gathered some pretty and festive scrapbook papers and started cutting.

I cut out lots of circles.......
and more circles.........

I wrote on the circle cut-out with my Sharpies *love sharpies*!

Then I glued them down with a little of Martha's glitter glue....it is the right

thickness without being too wet.  Just make sure you go all the

way to the edges of the circle with the glue. I used my finger to smooth it out!

Add some ribbons to brighten the jar up and presto! 

You have a beautiful personal touched label on your goodies.

Now for those who want to know what is in the Nuts and Berries jar.......

Some things that are right yummy and good for you.  After I baked my pumpkin from October I saved and roasted the pumpkin seeds with a little EVOO and some Kosher salt.....added to these were roasted walnuts, sea salted almonds, golden raisins and Craisins...sweetened cranberries.  The mixture is divine!

Just the right amount of sweet and salty all in one.

Here try some!

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Yesterday I went shopping.....blah....yuck!

I did manage to find my happy place.....An antique mall.

Land of Cotton Antique Mall in Dothan, AL. My kind of place. 

Here's what I found:

Pixie Elves!  From Japan.....is anything made in Japan anymore?

Aren't they just cute.  I've added these to my collection!

These are the cutest vintage cut-outs.  Printed on both sides,

one side dull and one side shiney.  They are 14" BIG!

HO HO HO

I also found an antique Campbell's Soup Christmas Tin.

PS~There's a thrift store right next door to this mall... YaY!

 

I also found this vintage PINK ornament.

*swooning over the lovely pink*

~Merry Christmas~

Enjoy your Holiday Crafting and Thrifting!

Remember this: 

"Giving in it's purest form is expecting nothing in return."

Quote from the movie "Secret Santa"