Last month, I was invited to a friend and her husband's birthday party. Yes, they have the same birthday! The year before, I made a beautiful (and time-consuming) nectarine tart from scratch. I knew that I would not have as much time to get a gift together AND I needed it to be a joint gift, which made it a bit harder.
They were married less than a year ago (I wore this dress to their winter wedding), so I decided to do something a little sneaky. I stole the monogram from their wedding invitation! It was for a good cause, of course. :)
In the end, I made a Monogrammed Glass Cookie Jar for them to enjoy their sweet life and sweet desserts together!
I used Silhouette Studio to trace the monogram from a scan of their invitation. Then, I used the vinyl as a stencil for the glass cookie jar I purchased.
Next, I filled it with cookies. Ordinarily, I would have made the cookies myself. However, with no time on the clock, I filled it with my favorite storebought ginger snaps. Delish!
As always, I included the "sticker" of the design as a bonus gift. :)
It's not a tutorial, but I figured that some of you might like this idea for a future gift, or even for your own cookie jar. Also, it is a wonderful way to dress up what would be a boring storebought gift.
Enjoy!
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Monogrammed Glass Cookie Jar
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Last month, I was invited to a friend and her husband's birthday party. Yes, they have the same birthday! The year before, I made a beautiful (and time-consuming) nectarine tart from scratch. I knew that I would not have as much time to get a gift together AND I needed it to be a joint gift, which made it a bit harder.
They were married less than a year ago (I wore this dress to their winter wedding), so I decided to do something a little sneaky. I stole the monogram from their wedding invitation! It was for a good cause, of course. :) In the end, I made a Monogrammed Glass Cookie Jar for them to enjoy their sweet life and sweet desserts together! I used Silhouette Studio to trace the monogram from a scan of their invitation. Then, I used the vinyl as a stencil for the glass cookie jar I purchased. Next, I filled it with cookies. Ordinarily, I would have made the cookies myself. However, with no time on the clock, I filled it with my favorite storebought ginger snaps. Delish! As always, I included the "sticker" of the design as a bonus gift. :) It's not a tutorial, but I figured that some of you might like this idea for a future gift, or even for your own cookie jar. Also, it is a wonderful way to dress up what would be a boring storebought gift. Enjoy! |
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