Candy Shop Crafts: DIY Wish Jar

I saw this on pinterest and thought it was inspiring and adorable, so I made one for myself. Basically, this is a cute little jar where you can put your wishes in, and open them back up later to see if you have achieved them (self-explanatory). I usually write my wish on a strip of paper and make it into an origami lucky star, then put the stars in the jar. However, if for some reason you don't like doing origami or whatever, you can just write down your wishes on scraps of paper and shove it into the jar. This is super fun and easy to make.
My inspirations for this craft are: http://vi.sualize.us/charmed_kingdom_cute_inspiration_colour_wishes_jar_picture_pzLu.html and
http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/a-year-of-wishes-ginger-jar-music-box-daughter-gift-by-ardleigh-elliott
Okay, let's get started!

You'll need:

a glass jar (i got mine pretty cheap at hobby lobby)
some labels
ribbon
a small section of scrapbooking paper

Step 1

Cut the ribbon two parts, one longer than the other. Set the shorter part aside. Take the longer section and tie a bow around the neck of the jar, cutting off the ends if necessary.

Step 2

Design and print out a label for the jar. You can make your own or you can use mine (download printable at the bottom of the post), which I used on Avery's Address Labels 5160.
After printing the label, just stick it on the jar.

Printed sheet

Close-up of the label

The jar with the label

Step 3

I printed out a pink heart with "Wishes of (my name)" in the center off of Microsoft Word. I then cut it out, and cut a heart the same size from a sheet of scrapbooking paper. After that, I glued the two hearts together and hole punched the side.

front of the heart tag

back of the heart tag

I proceeded to take the smaller piece of ribbon that I had set aside earlier and strung it through the heart. Then, I tied the heart to the ribbon on the jar.