Don’t you love giving – and getting – beauty gifts? With Mother’s Day just a few days away, graduations on the horizon, birthdays, bridal showers and other celebrations, what girl wouldn’t love a jar full of little beauty products and maybe a gift card to her favorite store? Let’s make the presentation really spectacular AND give Mom or another special lady her own Bee Beautiful jar!
I have to be honest – I have absolutely fallen in LOVE with this jar and want to keep it for myself! Guess I’ll have to make more! With a beehive on top, some cute little bees, flowers and a tag that reads “Bee Beautiful,” this jar will look too cute sitting on a dresser or vanity!
Here’s what I used and how to make the jar.
- One quart Mason Jar
- 1 7/8 x 3-13/16 inch Styrofoam Egg
- Twisted Sisal Rope (from Wal-Mart)
- Sheet Moss
- Chipboard
- Scrap of black felt
- Bee buttons (from Joann’s) and spool wire
- Ribbon of your choice
- Silk or paper flowers (optional)
- Low-temp hot glue gun and glue
Use a serrated knife (not a good one!) to cut a slice off the bottom of the Styrofoam egg so that it sits flat. Of course, I did not get a straight cut! I used an emory board to lightly sand away any rough and bumpy edges until the egg was flat.
Starting at the very bottom, hot glue the sisal rope around the egg. Keep gluing, pushing each new row of rope against the previous row. Keep gluing until the egg is completely covered. From a piece of scrap black felt, cut a little oval-topped “doorway” to the beehive and hot glue to the front of the egg.
Remove the inside metal cover of the Mason jar (save it for another project!) Trace the lid of the jar onto a piece of chipboard and cut out the circle. If it’s not exactly circular, use a file or emory board, to sand smooth. Cover the top of the chipboard circle with hot glue and press onto a piece of sheet moss. Trim the sheet moss; if you’d like to, add extra moss around the outside of the circle and trim any stray, wild pieces.
Hot glue a piece of ribbon around the outside of the jar’s lid. I used a cute black ribbon with white flowers. If the ribbon is wider than the width of the rim, fold it over and hot glue it to the lid. It’s going to be covered and doesn’t have to look pretty!
Remove the shanks from the bee buttons and hot glue them as desired to the beehive. I had one adorable little bee button left from another project and wanted him to stand out! Twist some spool wire around a pencil; hot glue a bee button to one end of the wire, put a little glue on the other end and push it between two rows of rope on the hive. Add some flowers if you’d like; I added some little roses in shades of yellow and white.
With a generous amount of hot glue, secure the beehive to the moss-covered chipboard circle. Hot glue the chipboard circle to the Mason jar lid.
I used my Cricut and the “Walk in My Garden” cartridge to make a cute beehive tag that reads “Bee Beautiful.” I punched a hole in the top of the tag, tied it around the jar with sheer, dotted ribbon and finished it off with another little bee button and a black & white polka-dotted brad.
What do you think? Kind of adorable, isn’t it? Now, what to put in the jar? How about the Wonder Cloth and Hollywood Fashion Tapes, which we talked about recently? A favorite lipstick or balm, (come on, this is screaming for something from Burt’s Bees!) a gift card to Ulta, Sephora or to her favorite salon or spa? The beauty possibilities are endless to fill this “beeutiful” gift jar!
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“Bee” beautiful and happy today and always! Thank you for visiting!
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This is too cute! So creative!
Hi Karen, thank you and I SO appreciate the visit! Have a great week!
This is so awesome. Love this cute jar idea!
Hi Judy! Thank you so much for visiting and your kind comment! Have a wonderful rest of the week!
Very cute! You are so clever!
Thanks, Danni! Hope you are having a good week with sunshine!
My son’s teacher LOVES bees so I know she’ll like this (passing along the link).
OMGOSH! That is so adorable. Thanks, for the inspiration. I am definitely going to make this.
Hi Marisa, thank you so much for visiting and your sweet comment! I would love to see yours if you make one – it is cute! Have a wonderful rest of the week! Hugs!
I absolutely love this, so adorable! Thank you for sharing on Fluster’s Creative Muster.
Robin
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Robin, thank you so much, that is so kind of you! It was my pleasure and thank YOU for hosting the party! Enjoy the rest of the week!
This is just adorable! I am in love with decorated Mason jars and yours is one of the cutest I’ve seen! And the tie-in with the “bee-utiful” products is so clever!
Joyce, thank you SO much! I’m so happy that you like it and it’s really easy to make! Thank you for visiting and leaving me such a sweet comment. Have a great weekend and a wonderful Mother’s Day!
Oh my! This is so gorgeous and creative! I live in the beehive state…so this is a fun project!
Thanks, Gloria! I should make one and send it to you, to celebrate your home State! Have a wonderful weekend!
Shut the front door!! Way too freakin cute! This is seriously adorable and soooo creative. Way to go Cindy! Have a wonderful Mother’s Day!
Doreen, you are just so funny, your comments always make me smile! Just love when you visit and thank you so much! So glad that you like my little “bee” jar and fingers crossed my Mom does, too. Have a great weekend and the best Mother’s Day!
Cindy this is so stinkin’ cute!!! I love it! Pinning! ? xoxo, Claire
Thanks, Claire! It did turn out kind of adorable, didn’t it? Thanks for the visit and pin, my friend, and don’t be surprised if this “buzzes” in for a visit at your party tomorrow! ? Hugs!
This is so cute, Cindy! Love it. Definitely sharing this one! Thanks for crafting with STYROFOAM Brand Foam, too. Happy Mother’s Day to you!
Sharon, thank you so much for your visit and sweet comment. I kind of love this little jar! Hope you have a wonderful weekend and a very happy Mother’s Day, too!
Wow, this is so cute. You are very clever.
Hi Beverly – thank you so much for your visit and kind comment! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Adorable! And now I know why you were trying to make a beehive shape! What a fun gift to give someone. I love it!
Sherry, thanks SO much! All that overthinking and it turned out cute. So sweet of you to leave me a comment, thank you and have a happy week! ?
Cindy!! It came out soo cute. It does look like a beehive…I knew you could do it!!
Oh, thanks, Denyse! That’s so sweet of you to say! I was definitely overthinking it, but am happy with how it turned out. I appreciate your visit!! Enjoy your Monday night!
It most certainly IS adorable ~ and bee-autiful!!! Pinned it! I’ll be featuring it on the blog Wednesday ?
Thanks so much for linking up at I Gotta Create!
<3 Christina
Hi Christina! Thank you SO much and excited that you are featuring this. So sweet of you stop by, I really appreciate it and of course, ready to party tomorrow night! Have a wonderful Wednesday and see you soon!
So cute, love it, and I happen to love BEES!
Julie, thank you so much!!!