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Birthday Candy Gift Jar with Balloon Gift Tag

March 18, 2019

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Every month, a group of bloggers are challenged by C’mon Get Crafty to create a new craft or project from their own stash of goodies! Everyone is allowed a $10 allowance for necessities to complete their project (i.e. paint brushes, glue, etc), but the bulk of it must be created from their own stash of goodies.

This month I am sharing a quick and easy gift idea. I put these together for my cousins this year, and thought it was a cute little idea. I had trouble deciding whether to put the first letter of their name on the gift tag, or the balloon motif, but the motif has been on my list for a while now.

I had everything on hand for this project, except the candy jars, but I picked those up at my local Dollar Tree for only a $2.13 investment.

Materials:

  • Small Jar – Specifically, I used this Candy Jars with Ribbed Accents I found at my local Dollar Tree
  • Candy – I filled each one with 7 snack size bars, and 6 peanut butter cups
  • Small Amount of Aunt Lydia’s Classic #10 Cotton Crochet Thread
  • 2.35mm Crochet Hook
  • Crochet Balloons Applique, Free Crochet Pattern from Petals to Picots
  • Small Amount of Cardstock, or a 3.25″ tall by 1.38″ wide tag
  • Hot Glue and Sticks
  • Spare Thread for Attaching
  • Tape Measure/Ruler
  • Optional, Spray Adhesive

Material Notes:

Motif: In place of the crocheted balloons, you could cut a balloon motif out of some felt or scrapbook paper, or maybe even find an appropriate sticker or stamp in the scrapbooking aisle of your local craft store.

Tag: I cut my tags from cardstock I had on hand, but you could buy pre-cut tags. Uline has some pretty colored ones in a large variety of sizes.

Time Spent:

The balloon motif took me under 10 minutes to work up, and the whole process of putting the gift together took about an additional 5 minutes. So quick, and easy!

Crochet Pattern Notes:

The balloon pattern was so easy to follow! After I finished the first one, I had the pattern memorized already to complete my second one.

Cute little pattern. I think the only thing I would change for next time is the “string”. I think I might actually work up a chain “string”.

Gift Tag DIY:

I used my tape measure to cut the two tags out of some cardstock from my stash.

Then I used my hot glue gun to secure the balloons to the tags. If I were to do these again, I would try crocheting a chain “string”, so I wouldn’t have to worry, but as is, you can see in the green one that hot gluing the “string down” looks ugly and messy. I should have used some spray adhesive for this as is, but I was rushing to gift the jars, so I just went with what I had.

Jar Gift:

I pulled some candy out of my fridge (because they’re better cold!)…

And filled the little jars up.

For the tag, I threaded my needle with some extra crochet #10 cotton thread, poked it through the balloon, and cardstock, and tied it around the jar, finishing with a simple square knot.

I only made two, and I color coded the balloons so I knew who it was going to, but you could write on the bag of the tag the name of the recipient.

So quick, so easy, so fun, and so versatile!

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Filed Under: Crochet Pattern Reviews, Other DIYs Tagged With: #10 Crochet Thread, 15 Minutes or Less, 2.35mm Hook, Applique, Aunt Lydias Classic Thread, Birthday, C'mon Get Crafty, Destash Challenge, DIY, Dollar Tree, Gift for Him, Gift in a Jar, Gift Tags, LoveCrochet, Pattern Review Crochet, Petals To Picots

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Comments

  1. Kristie says

    March 18, 2019 at 7:41 am

    The balloon gift tags are cute, and who doesn’t like chocolate? Very good.

    Reply
    • Alexandra says

      March 18, 2019 at 6:45 pm

      Mmm, I’ll take chocolate any day hehe

      Reply
  2. Deborah says

    March 18, 2019 at 11:45 am

    Such a great little present!

    Reply
    • Alexandra says

      March 18, 2019 at 6:45 pm

      Thanks!

      Reply
  3. Beverly says

    March 18, 2019 at 11:48 am

    What a fun idea! The crocheted balloons are such a pretty finishing touch for the gift jars. Pinning.

    Reply
    • Alexandra says

      March 18, 2019 at 6:45 pm

      Thank you, Beverly!

      Reply
  4. Habiba says

    March 18, 2019 at 1:08 pm

    What I would do for a Snickers right now, lol. Love your balloon tags but I think I would have liked the initial letter ones, too. It’s a great idea. I will see if I can find a pattern for letters, else I will simply have to make them up. Scheduled for a pin.

    Reply
    • Alexandra says

      March 18, 2019 at 6:46 pm

      hehe. If you weren’t so far away, I would share with you! I still plan on trying some initial ones because I just love that idea. My favorite letter pattern is the Crochet Alphabet from Moogly Blog. It’s free. I have used it over and over again – it’s great!

      Reply
  5. Gail says

    March 19, 2019 at 8:52 am

    What a cute and unique idea for just about any occasion!

    Reply
    • Alexandra says

      March 21, 2019 at 5:30 pm

      Yes, I have so many ideas!

      Reply
  6. T'onna | Sew Crafty Crochet says

    March 20, 2019 at 4:27 pm

    Such a cute gift idea! Now I want a Butterfinger! Yummy!

    Reply
    • Alexandra says

      March 21, 2019 at 5:31 pm

      Hehe, your welcome 😉

      Reply
  7. Roseann says

    March 20, 2019 at 9:08 pm

    Such a cute idea! This would be great for a teacher gift!

    Reply
    • Alexandra says

      March 21, 2019 at 5:31 pm

      Definitely!

      Reply
  8. Donna @ Modern on Monticello says

    March 21, 2019 at 7:57 pm

    Great gift with a personal touch. I look forward to seeing what you do next.

    Reply
  9. Marci says

    March 22, 2019 at 6:02 am

    What a lovely gift! Everyone loves candy! (especially me!) I love how you added the personalized gift tag. -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

    Reply
  10. Teresa says

    March 28, 2019 at 11:57 am

    So cute! I love those tags!
    Thank you for sharing at The Really Crafty Link Party. Pinned!

    Reply
  11. Emily says

    April 6, 2019 at 1:13 pm

    I love the tags! What a fun and creative way to use your crochet talents

    Reply
  12. Lauren | Mom Home Guide says

    April 8, 2019 at 4:12 pm

    Nice! Adorable gift tag!

    Reply

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