My craft room has looked like a bomb went off since we moved in. Brimming with supplies but no space to work. The crafty destash challenge was the motivation I needed to start using my mountain of supplies. The only rule was no more than $10 could be spent. I’ve got a rock what you’ve got attitude, so this is right up my alley.
The fabric stash really needs to be cut into, but my mind has been going towards giving mantel a little more attention. With my barn wood stocking hanger tucked away until next Christmas, it’s been looking a little sad. I decided the first thing my mantel needed was some greenery.
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Materials
Not having a green thumb (unless I get paint on it!), I’m good with faux greenery. It’s quite possible there is some kind of silk flower in my treasures, but nothing easily found. I knew this would be where I spent a little money. Wanting to keep it cheap, I settled for 3 stalks of “onion grass” from the dollar store.
I can’t turn down a mason jar of any kind. While I have quite a few I use in my kitchen for canning or whatever I need them for, I also have a collection available for crafting. Seriously, every year at our church yard sale, they put all the various mason jars in a box for me. Not knowing where they came from and then gathering dust in my basement, these become my crafty jars.
Pallet wood is usually easily found at my house. IronFish would prefer to burn it in the fireplace, but I have made quite a few things out of it. I usually keep 1×2.5″ pallet or crate pieces. These come from work, so the supply is always there.
Other Tools and Supplies:
- floral foam
- nail gun with nails or finishing nails and hammer
- stain
- foam brush
- Saw
Let’s Get Started
Determine the length the wood needs to be. This is really technical…. ready for it?
Yep, I just held the wood around my jars, marked where I wanted it cut. That’s it
Once the wood is cut, give it a quick coat of stain. Don’t mind my bubble wrap table cloth. It was in the recycling bin. My table needed some protection because it was too cold to stain outside. I used a foam brush to apply a coat of special walnut stain and then wiped away the excess with a paper towel.
Assemble
Once the wood is dry, it’s time to nail the box together. I’m loving this nail gun, it’s not as powerful as my pneumatic one, but the battery makes it so convenient! Great for a quick project or anything that needs 18 gauge finishing nails. A few nails in each side should do it. Finishing nails and a hammer would work as well.
Place the jars into the box.
Fill the jars with floral foam. I took this out of a bucket I obviously thought I’d make a floral arrangement in again someday. Using a pen or another object, make holes for the stems of the grass to fit into easier.
Onion Grass
I disassembled the onion grass. Simply by sliding the sections off of the main section. This is dollar store stuff, it comes apart pretty easily.
Insert the sections into the holes in the floral foam
Continue until all the stalks are in!
Super simple and it adds a bit of greenery to my mantel. I need to do more, but at least I finally got a start with sprucing it up. Everyone says how great the whitewashed brick looks, now I’m ready for the whole wall to be a focal point.
Ready to see what these other awesome bloggers have been up to? Are you ready to take the #CraftyDestash challenge? What will you make?
I literally love this idea! It looks so home warming! I love having plants at home and these don’t need to be watered 😉
Watering just never happens around here!
Oh that’s a great idea. I always have jars and wood around.
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CVERY CUTE AND I LOVE THOSE JARS!! VERY UNIQUE.
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This is a great project Emily! I love mason jars and the little box is perfect!
Thank you!
Very cute idea! Love the greenery you used. Visiting from Crafty Destash.
Thank you, I wanted some greenery but was hoping it wouldn’t look cheap
I totally understand about not passing up a mason jar. 🙂 Great job.
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WOW! I love this. It’s so easy and cheap (my favourite things). Thank you so much for sharing this project.
Me too!
I love the look of the mason jars with the greeny peaking out of the pallet crate. Cool project.
Thanks!
I love to use mason jars in my decor! This is a lovely idea.
Thanks, mason jars are just awesome
very cute and I am so jealous of your nailer, I want one so bad.
I love it! I can do so many more projects on a whim with it!
I love easy woodworking projects. This would be such a nice DIY gift idea!
What a great thought! Now I’m thinking of who I could make one for, lol
Such a cute idea. I really like how it came out. I love using pallet wood too! 🙂
Thank you!
I want to make one of these wooden boxes for my table. You make it look so easy! I also have a hard time saying no to mason jars. Love them.
Thanks for sharing your crafty destash project at the #HomeMattersParty this week.
It really wasn’t too hard! Now I’m looking for other places to use mason jars
That is so lovely and creative! Great idea! Thanks!
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Craft destash is a great idea! I have the wood, stain and mason jars, so I’d just need to get some plants to make this. Thanks for sharing:)
Ist’s great when you already have the majority of the supplies on hand!
You had me the minute you brought out the mason jars. I love any craft with mason jars. Good luck with the rest of your mantel refresh project. Can’t wait to see the final reveal.
I still have quite a collection of mason jars too!
It looks so real unless you mention that onion grass is fake. Such a nice project. I have hoarded a lot of items that nowadays I plan my project around the supplies I already have. So, it’s quite a challenge for me every week 😉 But I love it that I don’t have to spend a lot. #HomeMattersParty
It’s my goal to use up at least half of the supplies in my craft room this year! And not buy new!!!
Love this project Emily & so happy to have you as co-host of #homemattersparty 😀
Thank you, I love being a co-host!
I chuckled when I saw you were decluttering your craft room as I have been doing the same thing. I found a big bag of wool and so much more.
Its fun to let what you have be inspiration.
It’s nice getting to know you while cohosting the #HomeMattersParty
You too! And I still have so much to do to get my craft room usable!
Ooo! I’m loving all the creative ideas like this one. I haven’t heard of the destash challenge and might have to try this out. ::) Happy #HomeMattersParty !!
There is a group of us doing a destash each month!
I just saw some of this floral foam in the store the other day. Such a cute project – great for Spring! Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty 🙂
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What a cute idea. And I will need to check into the nail gun. It looks perfect for the little projects.
LOVE my nail guns!
What a great DIY project. I love to see different ways to use mason jars and reclaimed wood. They go together perfectly. #HomeMattersParty
It looks fabulous! You whipped it together nicely! Looks like you paid a lot for it!
Thanks for sharing! #HomeMattersParty
Jeannee
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Very CUte! Love the rustic flare.