DIY~Apothecary Jars

When I saw these Apothecary Jars on The Graphics Fairy, I knew instantly they were something I really wanted to make.  I already had the bottles from an old spice rack we got 12 years ago for a wedding gift (I saved them in the back of my cabinet for that many years).  I knew I had some stained fabric from one of my last projects and the rafia cord is something I gathered up off of my mothers living room floor after some presents had been opened. 

So, it all came together very nicely and timely this morning.   

Here is what you need: Coffee stained fabric in the color and pattern of your choice, small glass bottles with lids, cording or some other material that will tie around the lid of your jar, aged paper, and a glue stick.

I did not have any more aged paper so I set "Baby" to work.  Actually, she saw what I was doing and shoved me over to do it herself.  She loves to paint and this was right up her ally.  I was happy for the help:)

First, you need to cut your fabric into squares that are at least an inch away from the edge of your circle on all sides.  Second, use a glue stick (glue gun will leave lumps and wet glue will soak through your fabric) and put glue on the top of your lid. Third, put the lid in the middle of the fabric.  It makes it easier to center this way.

See the arrow on the picture?  It's pointing to a small clear elastic used for little girl's hair.  I had a bunch of these on hand (imagine that).  I used them to secure the fabric around the lids before I tied the cording on.  It really helped to hold the sides in place as I was tying.

Fourth, measure your cording around the jar and cut leaving enough on the ends to tie a knot.  Fifth, decide what part of the bottle you want for the front.  Fold your a cord piece in half to mark the middle and secure it with glue to the exact opposite side you have decided is the front. Tip: If you are using an elastic around the jar, make sure none of the glue touches it or it will melt and snap it.  Sixth, tie the cording around the jar and finish with a knot.  

You can find the template for the labels here~Round Labels, Rectangle Labels. Seventh, Print them onto your aged paper and cut them out.  Last, write what you want on the lables and attach them to the bottles.  I filled my bottles with expired perscriptions (yes, for some reason, I keep those too) for the picture and then dumped them in the trash.  I can't have wee little hands on them:{  

Hope you enjoyed my spur of the moment craft and blog post.  Thanks for taking the time to visit.  I enjoy sharing things with you.  And sometimes......it might be worth while.  Ha ha.

Have a great weekend.