Finish: Jar Topper

When we were clearing out my parents' house, we found a bunch of small stitched pieces. My mother thinks I stitched them, and I say she must have because I have no recollection of doing them. It is, of course, possible that I did. No matter where these little pieces came from they need to be finished! These mushrooms seem like they will be happy on top of a mason jar.

Here's how: 

• Vonna's pincushion finish.
• If you are using a mason jar with a two piece lid (like me) instead of one (like Vonna) Amy Sinibaldi shows you how on ehow. (I used this one.)
• The Seasoned Homemaker has a useful tutorial as well.

And there are literally hundreds of things you can put in the jar to give as gifts:

• Darby of Life with the Hawleys made a manicure set.
• Desiree of 36th Avenue shows sunshine in a jar.
• Becca of Cul de Sac Cool has recipes for baking mixes.
• Classy Clutter made a spa pampering kit.
• Southern State of Mind has the perfect holiday survival kit with booze!
• Candy--do I need a link, really? It's just a jar filled with candy.
• Love grows wild gives you hot chocolate.
• Jarspot--where they love them some mason jar--has a sewing kit.
• and most apropos, mushroom soup from Relish.

I went with a sewing kit that was filled with the seventies--avocado, orange, and harvest gold threads and flosses. Because seriously, they are bringing mushrooms back into home decor from the seventies. (Trust me people, I was there!)