Here's the How-To:
Materials Needed:
Babyfood Jars
Scrapbook paper/cardstock
Distressing ink
Magnets
Hot Glue & Gun (or superglue!)
Glue
Spices
1. Feed your baby lots and lots of baby food. :)
2. Remove labels and wash bottles and lids in the dishwasher--don't stress too much about that little sticky spot from the label. You'll be wrapping the jar with paper anyways, so it's not a huge deal.
3. Choose your color scheme and paper.
These go on sale all the time, and there are always coupons floating around.
But anyhoo--whatever paper you choose, cut it into 1" wide strips, and make sure they are long enough to wrap around the jar and overlap a little bit. You will need to cut out circles for the labels, as well--two for each jar. I don't have a fancy paper cutter, so I went about this the old-school way. I pillaged my box with old coins, and found two that were about the right diameter.
I think I used a silver dollar and a quarter? Maybe? Once I cut everything out I distressed the edges with brown distressing ink.
4. Fill in your labels with your spice names. I wrote mine by hand, but you could also use your printer before cutting them out.
5. Get some magnets. I used some 1/2 inch diameter earth magnets I got on ebay. Because I'm a cheapo I used two of these smaller diameter magnets per jar, but if I did it again, I would spend a little more per magnet and use one per jar instead.
6. Now it's time to assemble your spice jars! Use the Glue to adhere the strips around the jar, let dry, and then cover the strip with another coat to give it a nice even sheen. Use the same method to adhere the labels on the end. Glue the bigger circle first, then the smaller one with the spice name, then cover the whole shebang with a final coat.
7. Glue your magnet(s) to the lid using hot glue or super glue and you're good to go!
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