Something fun

This is a jar from salad dressing. I had saved it a long time ago because the jar was a nice shape and weight but had never used it for anything because the lid was ugly, and plastic.

Not anymore!

Well, underneath it's still ugly and plastic. But it now looks much more interesting.

My mom was given this idea to cover jar lids or Altoid mint tins with beads from a friend of hers who learned from someone else, who heard about it from....well, you get the idea.

You use double sided craft tape (like Provo Craft brand "Terrifically Tacky Tape") and strings of beads and then cover the whole thing with something like Modge Podge.

I haven't put the Modge Podge on this yet.

We read one blog that recommended stringing the beads on fishing line because it's cheap and easy to find. I used some beading thread because I happen to have a lot of it but I can see how fishing line would work well.

It was fun, it isn't a really fast project but something you can work on for a little while and set it aside and then pick it up again later.