I went with the title because everything I did here took about 10 minutes (mine took longer because I did several).
There's a similar tutorial available here. It's a cute idea for a wedding shower or reception, but the thing that bothered me is that these beautiful displays will not hold up in an average household. Without a lid, any number of things can get into the water and gross up the display (think cat hair, dust, random bacteria that love to grow in water). The other immediate thought was about curious little hands playing in the water or pulling out the flowers. To solve my dilemma, I decided to use one of my favorite things in the world: glass jars. I've already confessed to being a bit of a pack rat and keeping all of my old spaghetti sauce/fruit/pickle jars (because you never know), but for this project I wanted to use actual mason jars. The tutorial said to use distilled water (which I have no idea why, since open air would kill the purity of the water); I used filtered water from my refrigerator door. I traced the interior lids on some scrapbook paper, cut out the circles and glued them to the lids using mod podge on each side of the paper.
Now my entryway finally has a unique splash of color!
While I was making these, my desk was covered in silk flowers and jars; it got really cluttered really fast. I moved the flowers and dropped them in an empty Pringles can (I had another purpose for it, I swear), and realized that they fit absolutely perfectly. I grabbed my favorite sheet of scrapbook paper and wrapped it around the can, gluing it on with mod podge. Took me about two minutes, total. I LOVE IT.
What quickie crafts do you love? Feel free to post in the comments; I love new ideas!
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