{"id":17430,"date":"2017-08-16T06:00:24","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/highdesertmg.wpengine.com\/our-holly-days\/2017\/08\/16\/diy-apple-mason-jar-pencil-holder\/"},"modified":"2017-08-16T06:00:24","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T13:00:24","slug":"diy-apple-mason-jar-pencil-holder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.highdesert.com\/our-holly-days\/2017\/08\/16\/diy-apple-mason-jar-pencil-holder\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Apple Mason Jar Pencil Holder"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Holly Sosa<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

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Before the beginning of the school year, I like to sit down with my kids and create a thoughtful gift for each of their teachers. Not only is it a kind gesture for the person who will be educating my kids for the next nine months, but it’s also a way of instilling thoughtfulness and kindness in my children. My boys and I created this adorable DIY Apple Mason Jar Pencil Holder together for their teacher this year, which I hope brings a smile to their face as they’re welcoming several new students into their classrooms on the first day.<\/p>\n

I started by pouring some red paint into a mason jar.<\/p>\n

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Then I poured some fine red glitter into the mason jar.<\/p>\n

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And swirled it all around, using a paintbrush for the harder places.<\/p>\n

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I set aside the mason jar to dry for several hours.<\/p>\n

While the mason jar dries, I cut out two leaves from green pattered paper, hole punching the end of each one.<\/p>\n

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Once the jar was completely dry, I screwed the rim on and use twine to string the paper leaves onto the jar.<\/p>\n

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Lastly, we filled it with plenty of fresh number two pencils for teacher. It’s about as close to a bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils as one can get (we should be friends if you get that movie reference).<\/p>\n

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I love that this sweet little gift is a fun play on the original apple gift teacher’s are known for. It’s a sweet way of saying how excited we are and how much we appreciate all the hard work that the teacher has already put in before the year has even begun.<\/p>\n

For more back to school ideas, crafts, tips, and inspiration, be sure to follow Our Holly Days on Facebook<\/a> where I update daily.<\/h3>\n

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