This rainy weekend the kids and I had fun making Valentine’s Day gifts from jars I had saved. We used spaghetti sauce jars, salsa jars, chocolate syrup jars…..any jars you have! I measured some muslin around the jars and sketched a design in pencil. Place the muslin in an embroidery hoop and use embroidery floss to stitch your design. It only took a few minutes and was fun to do while watching a movie with popcorn. The supplies cost around $10 depending on how many colors of floss you purchase. You can make quite a few jars with this small investment.

If you don’t want to embroider a design you can use paper to wrap around the jars as well. I used some tissue and the bark I mentioned in my earlier Valentine article. The peace sign heart was gold tissue glued onto a cereal box and cut out. I tied it on with red rafia. Paper, ribbon and a left over buttons would be fun to use.

You can fill the jars with anything you want to give your sweetheart. We bought some flowers and one bunch filled 3 -4 jars. Valentine candy is always an option everyone loves to receive. You can also make a candle out of the jar. I filled them with pistachios because I had them in my pantry but you could use sand or white beans, too. Just place the candle on the top.

A handmade gift for your Valentine is a true gift from your heart. Have fun!!!