One of my secret passions is chutney making and I'm always on the lookout for nice jars to bottle my pickles....the new style Nescafe coffee jars caught my eye a while back so I started to stockpile them. But they are too good for chutney so I gave some of them a makeover....
and turned them into containers for buttons with pincushion tops. First I cut a circle of cotton fabric, stuck it on to the jar lid using a hot glue gun leaving an opening. Then I stuffed under the fabric with cotton wadding and glued down the remaining section of the circle. Any edges and dodgy bits were covered with a crochet frill and some ribbon. Then the outside of the jar was decorated with flowers, buttons, more crochet.
What you see is only a teeny weeny portion of my button collection, lol! Coffee/Buttons/Crochet - a great combo and a bit of recycling as well.
Ger x
What you see is only a teeny weeny portion of my button collection, lol! Coffee/Buttons/Crochet - a great combo and a bit of recycling as well.
Ger x
These are great Geraldine!
ReplyDeleteA great recycling idea Geraldine - I won't be throwing my Nescafe jars away in future! Love your crochet (I'm still struggling with mine)!
ReplyDeleteSylvia x
oh Geraldine... this is a fabulous idea.. i may just have to make one!
ReplyDeleteI too collect jars throughout the year as i often end up making tomato chutney when they don't ripen!
Thanks for the inspiration
Lisa x