stress relief gift

One of my friends is getting ready to move soon and as someone who moves a lot I know it can be really stressful! So I wanted to make her something to possibly help relieve that stress. I saw several other little renditions of this stress relief kit, but I tweaked and combined a few that I loved and ended up with this adorable mason jar/bubble rap present.

The basic design is below, you can probably just copy it into word and make it your own. I attached it and the bubble wrap and gift tag to a small candy filled mason jar and presto you're finished!

I got the bubble wrap and mason jar at the dollar store.
The candy I bought at Winco in the bulk foods section so I didn't have to buy several bags of candy.
Use twine, scrap paper and crafty decor at your own free will!


Hope everyone has a happy stress free day!

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Stress Relief

Directions: Simply pop stress relieving 

capsules ever 4-6 hours or as need.

If symptoms persist grab some chocolate!

Snickers- To give you a good laugh!

Hershey Kiss- To make everything feel better!

Andy’s Mint- To help you remember everything will 

turn out as it’s “mint” to be!

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Pallet and burlap flower boxes

I've seen several versions of pallet flower boxes online, but until I made my own I did not realize how simple this project is!

What you need:
-1 pallet
-Paint  (choose your desired color)
-burlap (you can buy large sleets of burlap at Lowes or Home Depot for under $10.)
-small nails
-hammer
-circular saw or jig saw
-sand paper or small sander
-potting soil
-flowers

Step 1 - cutting your pallet
I used a jig saw because our circular saw wasn't working, but either works fine to cut the pallet. Each pallet will make 3-4 flower boxes depending on it's size. I chose to measure 14 inches from the top of the pallet to make my first box. 12 inches on my second and what was left became my 3rd. You can play around with these measurements as you see fit. (Side note - My pallet was old so it was missing a few boards. I nailed  1 x 2 boards to add support in these areas.)

Step 2- Sanding
 Lightly sand your pallet. If your pallet was previously used it's probably dirty. Sanding will help clean up your pallet and allow you paint to stick better.

Step 3- Paint

I wanted my boxes to look rustic so I actually added vasoline to the corners and edges of each box then lightly painted mine a cream color. Afterwards I used sandpaper to distress the edges.

Step 4- Add burlap
After your paint is dry it's time to add burlap. I used small nails to secure mine in place. Nailing 3 in the front and back and 2 on each side. For extra flare leave the burlap overhanging the edge of the box.

Step 5- add your potting soil

Step 6- plant your flowers

Presto you're done and you're created beautiful flower boxes!