"Spring Captured"

I have always loved miniatures, things under glass, and SPRING! This weekend I combined all of these loves and "captured spring" in a jar!

It was really simple to make and I will tell you how I did it. You will need: -a glass jar with a lid out of your recycling bin -moss or paper grass -spring miniatures of your choice -spray paint -ribbon -scraps of paper -small flowers -and of course a hot glue gun :) How to put it together:

1-Clean the jar and remove the label with warm water, a scrubbing sponge and some goo gone (not the most fun part of the project :)

2-spray paint the lid in the color of your choice ( I used a light green)

3-use hot glue to affix paper grass (or moss) to the bottom of the jar

4-use hot glue to affix your miniatures to the bottom (the egg with the bunny I used is from Joann's) you might need to use long tweezers to place your miniature.

5-place small flowers around in the grass, I didn't glue mine down, I just tucked them in

6-cut a small piece of scrapbooking paper or other decorative paper to use as a background, tuck it in at the back of the jar, I didn't glue this either

7-make a little flag out of a tooth pick and scrap of paper, use a small dot of hot glue to keep it secure

8-place the lid back on, hot glue a ribbon around the rim and then top the jar with a scrap of decorative paper, I trimmed mine with scalloped scissors and hot glued it on to make it look more finished.

I hope you have fun making your own "spring captured" project. If you make one email me a picture at mollyknox@hotmail.com I would love to see what you do!

~Molly