Potpourri Jar

I love potpourri. It is also one of the easiest ways I have found to decorate the house. Just open up a bag and put it in a jar, at least that is what I normally do. But then I got the brilliant idea to make these for gifts and give them to friends and family. All it takes is a little imagination and they make great gifts. This is one that I have made recently, it is a bit different than pictured but I gave it as a gift because it was so pretty.

Materials Needed:

• pint glass jar
• 6″ crochet doily
• 3 assorted buttons, 1/4″ to 1/2″ sizes (colors to match ribbons)
• 1/8″ satin ribbons: (1 yard each of 2 colors, and 16″ of a matching color)
• 17″ mm string pearls
• 2″ silk flower with leaves
• 1/2″ safety pin
• 3-4 ounces potpourri (about 2 cups)
• 3″ craft wire
• scissors; hot glue; ruler

Instructions:

1. Fill the jar with potpourri.
2. Attach the safety pin to one end of the 16″ satin ribbon. Weave the ribbon in the doily evenly 2″ from the edge. (You should try out the doily on top of the jar for ribbon placement.) Make sure that the woven ribbon pulls the doily tight across the top of the jar when it is pulled tight under the screwing ridges. When the doily is pulled tight, knot it securely under the last ridge. Do not trim off the extra ribbon; allow to hang down the front of the jar.
3. Cut the mini pearls into the following lengths: 3″, 6″, and 8″. Form a loop with the 3″ piece. Glue this on top of the knotted ribbon in the doily, with the loop extending slightly above the top of the jar. Form a loop with the 6″ piece. Glue on the knotted ribbon with the loop hanging down to the bottom of the jar. Do the same with the 8″ piece as you did with the 6″ piece.
4. With the 2 satin ribbons left, make a loopy bow with 2″ loops and 4″ tails. Twist tightly with the wire to secure. Glue bow to the knotted ribbon to cover the ends of the pearls. Trim the ribbon ends at angles.
5. Glue the leaves and flower to the center of the bow. Glue the buttons to the top of the doily, off-center and slightly overlapping.

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