Season Scape Jars- Summer Sandy Treasure!

I bought a wide round and tall glass neck jar. I took my nautical rope and hot glued the end to the bottom of the neck of the jar and began to weave the rope over the other going up the rope and hot glued the new rope to the other rope as I went so that the neck of the jar was covered in nautical rope. I took a larger seashell and two smaller seashells and hot glued them to the nautical rope in a crown formation. After that I took some white sand, I’m not sure how much I used but close to a bag or so but each jar will depend on how deep you want it, and poured the sand into the jar and moved it around so it’s not all level but some rising higher up the sides then others so it looks more natural like. Then I took more seashells and stuck them under the sand and or sticking out of the sand, again go for a natural straight out of nature look.

I then took red and green sticker gems and placed them under a seashell as if they are a pirates hidden Ruby and Emerald gems lying to be plucked from the sands but wait…. A trusty lobster has been given the task of protecting the hoard of treasures! I placed the lobster with seashell support as if he is coming over the shell claws at the ready to stop anyone from touching the Ruby and Emerald gems.

So this Summer Season Scape Jar is a very iconic sandy seashore like one but this season scape has near endless possibilities to play around with! So go have fun in making the Summer Season to last all year long!

• Wide Round and Tall Glass Jar- $1 at Dollar Tree
• Bag of White Sand- $1 at Dollar Tree
• Seashells- $1 for a Bag at Dollar Tree
• Nautical Rope- $1 at Dollar Tree
• Crab- $1 at Dollar Tree
• Red and Green Gems- $1 for each Red and Green at Dollar Tree

Season Scape Jars- Spring Loves in the Air!

So today I bring you my Spring Season Scape Jar! So I bought a heart shaped glass container and took my pink mesh wrap and blue mesh wrap that I had left over from when I made my bouquet holder for my wedding in July 2017 and since each strand has four rows I measured it to around the jar and cut it a little longer so I had more to play with. Then I took each of the mesh wrap pieces and cut it down to two row of strands each and you’ll see what I mean in the pictures. So carefully I hot glued the pink strands to the top outside of the heart jar, I think I started at the top of the heart in the crevice so that its hidden where it meets the other end of the mesh so it looks fluid. So right below the pink mesh I hot glued the blue mesh ribbon the same way as the pink.

So next I took some pink sand and spread it on the bottom of the jar up to a good level, I kind of eye balled it to how I felt so it really depends on depth of jar and how you feel about how much or little sand is in there. Once the pink sand settled and I was happy with it I took my bluish purple sand and put that over the top of the pink until almost at the top and so each level of pink and bluish purple were about even and were opposite to the placement of the mesh ribbon as the mesh were pink then blue and the sand was flipped to blue then pink and I thought that looked way better than had they been pink mesh blue mesh pink sand blue sand, if that makes since, lol.

I then took two purple and two pink roses and placed two purple and one pink on one side of the jar and the other pink on the other side of the jar. I then took a few strands of this white beady looking foliage I believe was supposed to be baby's breath and arranged that in the center of the jar with it mingling amongst the roses. I then took a purple and pink dragon fly and since they have wire at the bottom of them it was easy to twist it through the white foliage as if resting after flight.

So even though I say it every time Spring too has endless possibilities as well for decorating a season scape jar but this was a really fun one but took a bit of thought for me. Have fun!

• Heart Shaped Glass Container- $1 at Dollar Tree
• Bag of Red Sand- $1 at Dollar Tree
• Bag of Blue/Purple Sand- $1 at Dollar Tree
• Pink Mesh Wrap Ribbon- $1 at Dollar Tree
• Blue Mesh Wrap Ribbon- $1 at Dollar Tree
• Pink and Purple Roses- $1 for each Bushel of each color at Dollar Tree
• Bushel of White Baby’s Breath Foliage- $1 at Dollar Tree
• Pink Dragon Fly- $1 for a pack of two at Dollar Tree
• Purple Dragon Fly- $1 for a pack of two at Dollar Tree

Season Scape Jars- Winter Wonderland!

So now we have the Winter Wonderland Season Scape Jar! So my husband helped me with this one. We bought some Frosted Glass spray paint at Walmart and he took it and did the spray paint layers to the round scalloped lip glass jar and after he spray painted it he took time with a knife scraping along it to give it a look as if the it wasn’t all uniformed but as if the glass had frosted un-evening as does in nature. I think the look was interesting and at first not what I was expecting but after a bit I came to really love the look and still do and the winder wonderland is one of my favorite season scape jars.

So after it was let to fully dry I got some cotton balls from my mom so I didn’t have to buy a whole bag and not use but a handful. So I took a few cotton balls and pulled and fluffed them to make snow. I heard of other methods but the cotton balls method worked good for me. So after they were fluffed to how I liked them I laid it within the jar and maneuvered it so it was uneven and falling with the frosted glass outside so it looks as if the frosted glass and snow were uniformed but in the very real way you see in nature! Also I sprinkled a little bit of iridescent glitter onto the puffy cotton ball snow!

After the snow/fluffed cotton balls were laid just how I liked I went to positioning the silver white bird I had bought at Dollar Tree. It took a bit of time but I found just the right position and I hid the silver clip below the bird in the snow but just like the cardinal in the autumn season scape you can hide it as I did or remove them if you wish. So then not to have just white all throughout I bought a small bag of like 6-9 red shiny beads and I placed 3 of them near the silver white bird so as to resemble red berries which she can feed upon while nesting her eggs.

Speaking of eggs I bought 4 beads about the size of maybe a nickel or quarter and they were a dark green, I got these beads in the box of variant beads at Walmart in the craft section, the same as I got the red shiny beads. I decided to keep the green color but to cover the holes at the ends of the beads I used small rounds of cotton ball and stuffed a tiny bit in the hole and honestly upon placement of the eggs and the further elements you can’t tell very much. So I took some of my husband Anthony’s white paint pastel pencils and colored the outside of the eggs a spotted white color because the paint pencils didn’t adhere all that well but the look turned out well! So then the last element was I took some glow in the dark glitter glue and I applied it to the two eggs with a Q-Tip and coated the eggs in it but then smoothed it all out so it wouldn’t clump together and make the eggs look weird so it took a few frustrating minutes to do that, lol, also I added a little glow in the dark glitter glue to the cotton ball rounds in the holes at the end of beads and it blended in nicely. So after the eggs dried over night I added two of them to the jar beside the silver white bird on the opposite side of the bird from the red shiny beads. The other two eggs wound up with the red cardinal in the autumn season scape jar! I think the eggs being glow in the dark and the bird being sliver white it gave it a very out of this world winter wonderland look which I love!!

So with this one there are so many possibilities to make a winter scape so breathtakingly beautiful but I for one love the way mine turned out! Also word to the wise don't let dust coat them as I did as it dulls it and is hard to clean off so dust them often.

• Round Scalloped Lip Glass Jar- $1 at Dollar Tree
• Cotton Balls- A few Dollars at any Health and Beauty section of most stores
• Silver White Bird- $1 at Dollar Tree
• Green Beads- $0.98 for a bag of 4 of at Walmart
• Red Shiny Beads- $0.98 for a bag of 6-9 at Walmart
• Glow in the Dark Glitter Glue- A few Dollars at Walmart
• Frosted Glass Spray Paint- $3 or $4 at Walmart
• Iridescent Glitter- a few dollars at Walmart

Season Scape Jars- Autumn Forest!

So the next season scape jar I made is a definite fall themed one. So I bought a round scalloped lip glass jar at Dollar Tree and I took some of my lace ribbon from Dollar Tree and hot glued it to the bottom base of the jar which I think gave it a unique look. After that I added a little of the moss from the bag I bought at Dollar Tree and used on the other Season Scape Jar for summer/fall forest to the bottom of the round jar. I pulled a few autumn leaves from a bushel I had and laid them atop the moss. I took one acorn from a bag of decorative acorns and placed it inside beside the leaves as if it had fallen amongst it so to look fluid and realistic.

Now I took a red cardinal clip on then placed it atop the leaves. I originally had a LED tea light underneath the leaves which looked cool glowing beneath the cardinal but every time I took the LED tea light out to turn it off it kind of messed up the whole thing and I had to keep repositioning everything which was infuriating so I removed the LED tea light. Now in the pictures I had moved the cardinal bird to clean the dust off the jar as mentioned in the summer/fall forest floor season scape post and it moved the bird so that the silver clip is showing in the pictures. Usually I had the clip hidden from view by having moss or the leaves being closer to the cardinal bird so you can do something similar or I suppose remove the clip from the bird decoration all together.

The last element actually came about when I made the winter scape jar but I added two to this one as well and that is the glow in the dark eggs! So I bought 4 beads about the size of maybe a nickel or quarter and they were a dark green, I got these beads in the box of variant beads at Walmart in the craft section. I decided to keep the green color but to cover the holes at the ends of the bead I used small rounds of cotton ball and stuffed a tiny bit in the hole and honestly upon placement of the eggs and the further elements you can’t tell very much. So I took some of my husband Anthony’s white paint pastel pencils and colored the outside of the eggs a spotted white color because the paint pencils didn’t adhere all that well but the look turned out well, its spotted better on the winter eggs! So then the last element was I took some glow in the dark glitter glue and I applied it to the two eggs with a Q-Tip and coated the eggs in it but then smoothed it all out so it wouldn’t clump together and make the eggs look weird so it took a few frustrating minutes to do that, lol, also I added a little glow in the dark glitter glue to the cotton ball rounds in the holes at end of bead and it blended in nicely. So after the eggs dried over night I added them to the jar beside the red cardinal!

So this one took a bit more items so it cost a bit more but I think it turned out great! The colors of everything as well blended well! So there you have it the Autumn Season Scape Jar!

• Round Scalloped Lip Glass Jar- $1 at Dollar Tree
• Moss- $1 for a bag at Dollar Tree
• Leaves- $0.97 at Walmart for a Bushel of them
• Acorns- $1 for a Bag of them at Dollar Tree
• Red Cardinal- $1 at Dollar Tree
• Green Beads- $0.98 for a bag of 4 at Walmart
• Lace Ribbon- $1 for 3 Yards at Dollar Tree
• Glow in the Dark Glitter Glue- A few Dollars at Walmart
• Pastel Pencils- Depends where you purchase I just borrowed mine from my husband

Season Scape Jars- Summer/Fall Forest Floor!

So a few months after getting married last year I got into crafting again and I saw some cool seasonal based jars online so I decided to do a few of my own for each season that came by and place them on the ledge that divides the living room from the kitchen and looks very nice and I enjoyed very much making them.

The first I made is a cross between Summer and Fall! I bought a small square glass container at Dollar Tree and I also bought two colors of glitter mesh ribbon, one in brown and one in green. I cleaned the square container and then I took the green glitter mesh ribbon and hot glued it to the bottom outside of the container and then put a layer of brown atop it which gives it a forest floor vibe but if I do this again I won’t hot glue it because the glitter mesh ribbon having slight holes allowed the hot glue to seep through and if you look close you can see the dried hot glue which I really hate. So if I had a do over I’d probably use E6000 Adhesive spray which I’ve begun using as of late and it works on most surfaces as long as time and pressure is applied for a bit but hot glue is still my go to on most things but in this one I’d use an adhesive spray next time.

So I used a tiny bit of the green moss I picked up at Dollar Tree and after pulling it apart a bit I applied to the inside of the container. Then I took a pine cone from the bouquet I had bought at dollar tree and after using wire cutters to the base of the wire I had placed the pine cone on top of the moss and then I pulled the white foliage off of the stem and leaned it beside the pine cone on the moss but since longer it leans itself up and out the glass container which I think makes it look even nicer. The last element is a green dragon fly decoration which has a wire on the underside which if bent can be placed in between the white foliage and as if supported atop it like its resting in midflight! So all the colors and the theme seem so much as if seeing a small element of a forest which I think is lovely.

Word to those that make this do better than I did in getting dust off the jar, they were kind of forgotten dusting item and so before the pictures were taken I cleaned them off but not with glass cleaner and so they may seem a bit dull in color but next I get a change I'll dig out my glass cleaner and take care of them better from now on, lol.

So if you make this there are so many possibilities with jar size and decoration items but just have fun!

• Square Glass Container- $1 at Dollar Tree
• 9 feet Glitter Mesh Ribbon- $1 each for brown and green at Dollar Tree
• Green Moss- $1 for a bag of it at Dollar Tree
• Green Dragon Fly Decoration- $1 for a pack of two Dragon Flies
• White Foliage and Pine Cone- $1 for the bouquet the white foliage and pine cone was part of at Dollar Tree