I have recently become a Pinterest-aholic and can seriously spend hours pinning and repinning, discovering new blogs, etsy stores, and designers. The inspiration is endless and it truly can be dangerous if you’re not careful. But here is an easy gift card packaging idea that I found on pinterest that would be perfect for any snow globe lover like me! I personally have a hard time giving gift cards but that’s usually where I end up just because it’s easy and it’s practical. I battle with the thought that it’s boring and I haven’t put too much thought into it, but ladies, here’s where our creativity comes in! I’d love to be given a beautifully wrapped (and heavy) box only to open it and see a gorgeous snowglobe with a gift card from my favorite store encased. How fun is that! Happy Christmas Crafting 🙂
Supplies: a jar with a lid (we used empty salsa and olive jars), a gift card, a small embellishment (we bought ours at a local craft store), a hot glue gun, glitter, some ribbon and water
How To:
1. Wash the lid and jar. Remove any stickers.
2. Spray paint the jar lid if you would like a different colored lid.
3. Glue a thick line of hot glue onto the base of the gift card. Stick it to the inside of the lid.
4. Glue the embellishment onto the inside of the lid, in front of the gift card. Let the glue set for an hour.
5. Add some glitter to the jar and fill with water.
6. Tightly screw the lid back onto the jar.
7. Tie a ribbon around the base of the jar, if desired.
*We tested these gift cards after a week and they still worked. However, we don’t recommend leaving the gift cards in the water longer than a week.
PICTURES AND DIRECTIONS FOUND HERE: http://onecharmingparty.com/category/christmas-time/
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