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I had never considered myself a creative, crafty person. But years ago, I was planning a party for my daughter\u2019s 2nd birthday. I wanted to have party decorations and favors. With entertainment funds low, I went through my collection of \u201crainy day stuck in the house when we\u2019re really bored this stuff will have a use\u201d box. In there I found material scraps not big enough to make anything with\u2026feather boas, lace, ribbons, and about 12 small stuffed teddy bears that I bought for ten cents each at a clearance sale, plus many jars of various shapes and sizes. That box also contained numerous personalized greeting cards<\/a> that I had saved because the pictures were so pretty.<\/p>\n

The box held birthday cards, thank you cards, holiday cards, and a few note cards that a charity had sent me in the mail. (Yes, I did send a donation!) I set everything out on the kitchen table and thought, \u201cThere has to be a party here somewhere!\u201d I left out all of the pieces for a while, wondering what I would do. I\u2019d look and walk away, look and walk away\u2026hoping to have an epiphany. This went on for a couple of hours and finally the light bulb went off!<\/p>\n

Girls love teddy bears, boas, ribbons and lace. I took a bear and gingerly pulled off its head, arms, and legs (It was more painful for me than him, I assure you). I took out my hot glue gun and attached the head to the lid of a jar. Then I placed the arms on the sides of the jar. And lastly, I glued the legs to the sides near the bottom of the jar. I shaped pieces of material into a party hat trimmed with ribbon and lace and wrapped a boa around the bear\u2019s neck. My creation was really starting to look great!<\/p>\n

Next, I took some of the birthday cards and thank you cards and cut out the words \u201cthank you\u201d and \u201chappy birthday.\u201d I glued the text to toothpicks and placed the signs in the bear\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n

I filled the jars with wrapped candies, and each girl who came to the party left with a teddy bear jar. These made the most memorable party favors. After the party, I got so many compliments on the favors that I started making clown jars and giving them as gifts.<\/p>\n

I no longer need a \u201crainy day box\u201d but I do still save my greeting card<\/a>s in another crafty creation. Using a cardboard shoe box, I cut and pasted the fronts of birthday cards and thank you cards onto the box. The greeting cards turned a plain old box into a beautiful storage container. I even store my photos in these homemade greeting cards boxes, too.<\/p>\n

Anyone need a jar?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I had never considered myself a creative, crafty person. 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