Before I start this blog post I would just like to write a small disclaimer!
I am not in any way claiming that I came up with this idea, I would definitely link the original creator of this gift if I knew who it was - I just saw a picture online of something similar and thought it was an amazing idea!
And with that out the way...let's begin!
I don't know about you but I sometimes really struggle with gift ideas for people. It can be really difficult - you're invited to someone's birthday party, you're not too close with them so you don't want to spend a lot of money what do you do...or you just don't have very much money and you really want to give someone a gift that looks special and that is very thoughtful - this is the perfect idea!
I did this for my mum for her birthday. I had very little money to spend on her, in fact I saved up a lot. I could have made the presents inside a LOT more inexpensive, but that's the sacrifice I make for my mummy.
As I said in the disclaimer I saw a picture of one these 'jar presents' online and the author of that photo had put in some nail varnish, a nail file, cotton balls, toe separators and had made it into a 'mani-pedi jar gift'. I really loved that idea but my mum wouldn't appreciate it so much as she's not the biggest mani-pedi fan in the world. HOWEVER, she does do a lot of cooking - so I figured a JAR gift would be amazing for her! The wrapping is a present too, it's awesome. Of course you could use a small gift bag, a pretty box etc. not just a jar but in this instance I used a jar!
I got my jar from a local craft shop and they're really inexpensive and very good quality. When you buy your jar make sure you can easily fit your hand into it. This will mean that the person can reach in to get the presents and it means that it should be big enough to fit a few small little gifts inside!
In my mums present's case I included the following:
- An O.P.I Nail Polish in 'Japanese Rose Garden'
- Berts Bees Lip Balm
- Slice of Cake
- Lavender and Lime Candle
- Cube Photo Frame (Wrapped up) Not in Jar
- Clarins Eyeshadow Pallet Not in Jar
I also use Jelly Belly Beans as stuffing for the jar too!
As you can see this jar has no theme whatsoever unless you count 'pretty-things-small-enough-to-fit-in-the-jar' a theme!
Go and get creative friends!
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