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Today my family is coming over for a barbecue and I wanted to make it special. Too often we're so busy, rushing around, cleaning the house, doing all kinds of things that we think are so important that we don't take time to enjoy the time we have with others. I am really guilty of this!
I decided to make our impromptu family BBQ a bit more special by decorating several Mason jars filled with lemonade, wrapping our napkins and forks with patriotic paper and twine, and making little goodie bags for chips, pretzels, and snacks for the kids.
I used the ColorBox Limited Edition MADE IN USA pigment inkpad to stamp a patriotic postage stamp image onto kraft cardstock, using a heat gun to set the ink. I then cut out the postage stamps with a postage stamp edged decorative scissors.
I used the Decades Antiquing Inkpad by ColorBox & Graphic 45 (exclusively available from Hampton Art) along with the Stylus and Tips Set to ink the edges of the postage stamps, giving them an aged look.
Then I dragged the edges of the postage stamps across the pad to further darken and age the postage stamps.
To decorate the jars, I sprayed several doilies with Smooch Spritz in Gold Glow. This made the doilies curl. I then laid the doilies onto the side of a Mason Jar. I cut a 12″ x 1″ piece of patriotic patterned paper, inked the edges with a ColorBox Fluid Chalk Ink Cat's Eye Inkpad in Chestnut Roan, and wrapped it around the jar, adhering to the top of the doily. I added the postage stamp image to the side of the doily using a 3d foam dot. I wrapped baker's twine around the paper strip and tied it into a bow. The final touch was a star punched from patterned paper and inked with a ColorBox Fluid Chalk Ink Cat's Eye Inkpad in Chestnut Roan.
Next I folded a napkin in half and wrapped it around the handles of a fork, knife, and spoon. I wrapped a 1″ x 6″ strip of patterned paper around the napkin to hold it in place and then tied two lengths of baker's twine in a bow around the strip. A punched patterned paper star on a 3d foam dot completes the look.
Finally, I created goodie bags for the kids. I sprayed hardware store style small kraft paper bags with Smooch Spritz in Navy Twinkle. To make the opening of the bag cute, I cut about 1/2″ off the end with pinking shears. Then I added the stamped postage stamp and two punched patterned paper stars.
To make the smaller star “sparkle”, I applied Glue Gloss to the star and sprinkled on Clearsnap's Fairy Dust Glitter by Donna Salazar in Pralines & Cream.
The Glue Gloss' lip gloss style applicator allows complete control of the glue — I was able to apply the glue and glitter to the stars while they were adhered to the bag with NO glitter or glue being applied to the bag. Pretty sweet!
Supplies:
- Clearsnap Smooch Spritz in Gold Glow and Navy Twinkle
- ColorBox Limited Edition MADE IN USA Pigment Inkpad
- Glue Gloss by Clearsnap
- ColorBox Fluid Chalk Ink Cat's Eye Inkpad in Chestnut Roan
- Clearsnap Fairy Dust Glitter by Donna Salazar Designs in Pralines & Cream
- Graphic 45 Decades Antiquing Inkpad by ColorBox Exclusively Through Hampton Art in Venetian Lace and Dark Cashmere
- Bags by ULine
- Cardstock by Bazzill
- Patterned Paper by Bo Bunny Press
- Twine by hydrangeahippo.blogspot.com
- Doilies by Wilton
- Punches by Fiskars
- Stamp by Close To My Heart
Don't forget to leave a comment here for your chance to win your very own Limited Edition ColorBox MADE IN USA 3 Color Pigment Inkpad!! This is the only way you can get your hands on this inkpad :)
AND if you are here from Designer Crafts Connection, be sure to check out Julie McGuffee's blog for a special Scrapbook Soup related giveaway….you'll have to go there to get the details. Good luck!!
Now, I'm off to eat some ribs.
Happy Hopping!
What a lovely project! Love those stamps with inking a lot! Great hop and thanks!
What a great idea for summer party!
Such a great set of projects to enhance any Labor Day BBQ……enjoy!
Cute project! I like the stamp stamp. Hehehe.
love your projects, well done and such a great hop too. Thanks.
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Sweet idea Jennifer.
What a fun project!
Fabulous! Your family will really appreciate having such a magical table setting to celebrate the day!
Wow! I love this idea!!! Thank you so much for sharing, I am totally going to make mason jars a part of our next family outside event! LOVE the look! Thanks for sharing!
Oh, I see some supplies I NEED! I didn’t know about that aging pad and LOVING that Navy spritz and how cool is that red/white and blue pad! You showed them of well in your cute project.
Wonderful projects to make today special!
Great Blog and amazing ideas love it xxx
I love this!!!!
Love your projects, great ideas and such fun.
awesome project,love the ideal and love this ink,tfs
Very pretty party setup.. thanks for sharing
I am flippin’ out over your lemonade mason jars – I often use vinatge mason jars in all shapes and sizes as drinkware for parties, but you have just inspired me to step up my game! GORGEOUS!
What a GREAT idea!! It makes me sad that summer is over! I am thinking Christmas gifts to make everyone wish for summer!!
Thanks for sharing your wonderful ideas!
Always wonderful! I love the fun fast treat bags! Who doesnt love a treat bag?!?!
Janice
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Awesome project! I love the presentation! Great for any day in the sun!!
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LOve everything u made~sooo pretty! thanx~prhmangel at gmail dot comLOve everything u made~sooo pretty! thanx~prhmangel at gmail dot com
so festive and creeative~love made in America and Clearsnap products!!
great ideas.. love them all.. really love that glitter! All of my mason jars are full of crafty things.. may need to get more. thanks for the awesome tips & cute ideas