Ideas for Paper Crafts

"Wisdom Notes"

Supplies You Need:

12-16 ounce Mason jar (vintage jar found at a flee market or antique store makes a unique gift)
Construction paper (your choice of color)
Ribbon
Scissors
Glue stick
Memories of a lifetime


Directions:

1. On a plain piece of paper, write or type "little" lessons, incidents and memories; cut out each one (approximately 1-inch to 6-inch pieces)
2. Fold in half and put in the jar (fill up the jar with "memories")
3. Cut the construction paper the size of a 4x6 index card
4. Type the following on a piece of paper and cut it out and glue it to fit on the 4x6 piece of construction paper:

Ingredients
Life was not meant to be bottled up forever. This jar is jam-packed with deliciously interesting "life lessons" and "memories" that are sure to warm your heart!

Recipe
Combine a generous slice of your life history with a dash of nostalgia and several cups of facts and feelings. If you follow this recipe you will soon find that you have a very delicious, personal history of my life. Spend a few minutes thinking about the memory shared. This jar was prepared to preserve my stories.
ENJOY the scrumptious memories!!!

5. With a hole punch, put a hole in the "recipe" card, put the ribbon through the hole and tie it onto the jar
6. Type "My Life In A Jar" on a piece of paper and cut it out and glue it to the mason jar

This is the gift of a "Lifetime." It will be treasured by your children!

Tip: You can also use this same idea for "love notes" for a special someone, or a child can write little memories and sayings that can be given to a parent as a gift to be treasured.

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