It's that time of year again! I don't know about you, but around this house, summer has gone by way too fast. We started getting summery weather about 3-4 weeks ago, so there's no way it's time for school, right? I started to step out of my denial and think about school and teachers.
Every year, I take a gift of school supplies for Hunter's teacher on our meet and greet day. At first I worried the teacher might think I'm kissing up, but after asking some teacher friends, they all agreed they want as many supplies as they can get. Teachers have a lot of out of pocket expenses, so I feel like it's my job to help them out.
This year, my gift was made better by a project I built workshop at the Haven conference in July. We built DIY Wood Mason Jar Totes with Jaime of That's My Letter and Jen Woodhouse of The House of Wood.
Here's a picture of our groups totes after our build.
Now fast forward to August 28 & 29.....I'm doing a DIY presentation at the first ever Randolph's Midwest DIY Blogger Roundup. If you're a blogger and interested in attending make sure to register ASAP to secure your spot and your swag bag!! If you're not a blogger, still come out and see what Randolph Street Market has to offer!! 

At the roundup Sunday at 1PM, I'll be showing you how to build this fun multi-purpose Mason Jar Tote.
These are the supplies you will need for this project:
Materials:
1 - 1x4x6 pine board
4' - 1 1/2" x 1/4" flat moulding
1 - 3/4" dowel
1 1/4" finish nails
wood glue
3/4" spade bit
If you're interested in building this fun tote, here's a link to Jaime's build plans
It's a quick and easy project.
This is my tote before:
I painted the tote in DIY Paint in Faded Burlap. I gave the tote two coats of paint and I was done.
I added some green ball jars I had on hand, tied a cute ruler ribbon on the handle. For the last step, I placed sharpened pencils and markers in the jars.
This is a quick and easy project that could be changed in so many ways. You could make the tote bigger or smaller by adjusting your measurements. A longer version would be gorgeous used as a centerpiece filled with vases and flowers.
I hope Hunter's new teacher appreciates the gift. I know our teachers have a tough job, so it's important to know how much we appreciate what they do for our kids on a daily basis. My Passion For Decor LOVES teachers!!! Thank you!!!
Thank you for reading!
It was a blast making these with you at Haven!
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ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see it in person at the market. You have mad skills girl.
oh I can't wait to see you build this at the Market! :) Its gonna be fun
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