I'm calling 2014 "The Year Of Social Endeavour": the idea for a Memory Jar came about after I spoke with my friend and fellow spoonie Diana on Twitter about our goals and plans for the year. Of course after a lot of research (faffing and scrolling) on Pinterest, I got inspired to design and decorate my own jar.
My mum had some Kilner jars that she was no longer using, so I put one of these to good use. I designed and printed a little lilac label for the front of the jar, and framed it on to the glass using decorative washi tape, which I bought from this Etsy shop aaages ago. I then added a cover for the top of the jar using a circular design from some fabric scraps I had lying around in my stash, and some ribbon which came free with an issue of Mollie Makes.
I'm using bright, bold origami papers that I got from Hobbycraft and writing little notes to myself, then folding them up and building a colourful confetti memory stash that I can open on New Year's Eve 2014, and relive all the wonderful things I have done, the achievements and memories I have made throughout the year. I already have 4 memories in the jar, and it's only the 15th of January! Also, being a spoonie is not without it's memory problems, so I will probably be in for some pleasant surprises come December 31st!
What creative plans do you have this year? Do you have any special crafty projects you want to tackle, or just simply some goals you want to achieve? What do you hope to be in YOUR memory jar in 12 months' time? Let me know in the comments :)
Look after yourselves,
J x
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