This is one of those projects!
Since I sew, everything I needed to make this adorable sewing-kit-in-a-mason-jar I already had! SCORE. Seriously, my craft organizational skills are embarrassing. It's amazing I can find anything. And it would probably amaze me how much I already have if I actually organized it...but I digress.
So here is what you need to get started - and the best part about this project is you can improvise how you see fit! Add what you like, take away what you don't - it's easy, fun and quick! I went through my supplies and pulled out a bunch of sewing kit items: straight pins, an extra measuring tape, pretty spools of thread, a thimble (do people use those?), buttons, etc. I piled those into my Mason jar and got to work on the pin cushion lid. This took me a few tries to get right. I started with burlap fabric like the original pin, but I was having a hard time securing it just right. It was too bulky for me to be able to actually screw the lid back on the jar. I ended up going with a fun green fabric which was much more lightweight and works just as well. Then I hot glued the fabric and polyfill to the lid, and it screws on easily.
I stuck some straight pins in the top, and there we go! An adorable go-to kind of gift. These would be fun to make up ahead of time and have on hand.
I bought those adorable tags from Pick Your Plum. A totally fun website that sends you an awesome deal of the day specifically for crafting! Sign up to get their emails if you don't already. I had the letter stamps and ink pads left over from our wedding so I put them to use!
The coolest part about this - Anthropologie has the ORIGINAL original version for a cool $48. Mine? Free. And, made with love!
Just for fun - let's recap:
Frugalicious Me's version (SO stinking cute - adore the pink and the burlap together):
Anthropologie's version:
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