Firefly Jar

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Designer: Kelly Purkey

When I was younger I spent many summer evenings spent chasing fireflies and keeping them in a jar next to my bed to watch them glow during the night.  If this is a tradition in your house too, you and your kids can put together this simple jar to house them in.  The Fiskars Craft Drill makes it so easy to poke air holes in the top of the jar (I used an empty plastic peanut butter container).  Decorated with Heidi Grace paper and embellishments, the jar will be fun to create and keep all summer long.

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Instructions (Print version)

1.) Clean out a jar for your firefly home.  I used an empty peanut butter container.  Punch two circles out of Daydream Believer and Baby patterned paper and adhere together.  Rub "we love fireflies" using alpha rub-ons. 

2.) Cut out a dragonfly body from patterned paper and adhere to circles.  Add epoxy heart accents for wings.  Adhere circles to the jar.  Rub on icons around the sides of the jar.

3.) Drill holes into the top of the jar using the Craft Drill.  Tie ribbon around the top

Supplies:

Fiskars: Round 'n Round Squeeze Punch XL, L
Fiskars: Craft Drill
Heidi Grace: Daydream Believer patterned paper, alpha rub-ons, icon rub-ons
Heidi Grace: Baby patterned paper
Heidi Grace: Midnight Kisses Heart Accents

Other: Ribbon