Jar of Dummies–Favour For New Parents?

I am always on the look out for sweets that I can use for/in favours …. and these jelly dummies are just perfect for giving to new parents ……. or for parents/grandparents to  announce a new arrival……

Small jars like this can be found in Ikea and Asda and cost around £2.00 give or take a penny or two for sets of four jars.  I recently found some with red/green/yellow/blue lids in a pound shop in Stourbridge that even came with a shelf …. so I bought copiously!!!!

I’ve put a length of self adhesive ribbon round the lid and added Paperchase baby stickers to the scalloped edged label, on which you could put lots of different phrases to suit.

Smartie Pants Sweet Jar

It’s always nice to give someone a surprise when they have done something special …… like passing an exam or their driving test etc..

These jars can be found in Asda or Ikea for £1.99 a pack of four and have been filled with ‘real’ Smarties but other chocolate beans would do.

I’ve put self adhesive ribbon round the jar lid and then added a “Smartie Pants” label to the front and back using punched shapes, stickers from Hobbycraft, a bit of handwriting and a few stars.  Done and dusted!

Little Princess Beans

I love pink Smarties, but they only seem to be around at certain times of the year, like Christmas.

I’ve put them in small jars (IKEA – Rajtan, 4 for £1.99) and embellished them using a variety of punches for the front, back and lid, gems, self adhesive ribbon and Princess stickers from Accessorize (£1.75p per pack).

I’ve decorated the front and the back of the jars, using a different sticker on each one.

Jingle Beans Revisited

I made Jingle Bean Jars last Christmas and they were very popular.  I wanted to make them again but didn’t want to repeat the design.

   

So this year I have decided to use up some of the many Paperchase jingle bells I have been hoarding for a couple of years.

The jars are from Poundworld (4 for a £1). They don’t have them very often, which is why I buy in bulk when I see them.  IKEA do an almost identical version called Rajtan which cost £1.99 for 4.

The red snowflake is made from felt and is also from Paperchase and the red gingham ribbon is from Stampin’ Up but is now discontinued.

I keep meaning to make up a few extra jars to keep aside for unexpected birthdays – with Birthday Beans instead of Jingle Beans written on, but as always there just isn't enough time.

Birthday Beans

This sweetie jar is for my Brother-In-Laws 50th Birthday
The jar is from Poundworld and comes in a pack of three, which is a brilliant bargain! It’s really hard to tell them apart from the Rajtan jars in IKEA which cost more than double the price. Poundland have similar packs of jars too but to be honest the tops are not as nice.

Unfortunately, Poundland and Poundworld don’t have them on their shelves very often, so when they do I REALLY stock up ….. especially as I want  to make some more “Jingle Bean Jars” for Christmas. http://itsallfiddlefart.blogspot.com/2009/10/jar-of-jingle-beans.html

I’ve used my Stampin Up scalloped and plain circle punches for the labels and tag and a self adhesive ribbon strip for round the top of the jar.  The font is “Knits and Scraps” which you can downloaded free from http://www.dafont.com/knits-and-scraps.font.    The jelly beans are from Poundworld too and contain enough beans for two jars – so not a bad crafty make for 83p plus a few paper scraps.