Wise Owl Journaling Jar

This is a project I did a while ago (but haven't yet blogged about!). I did it for my Mother-in-law's birthday.  I got the idea from this post by Patter Cross.  I used an old perfume tin (I knew it would come in use!) and covered the front of a notepad. I used brown paper (from a pack I bought from Ikea), some Smirk paper and my images are these owls from DigiSparkle coloured with my copics.  I also added some pink grosgrain ribbon (a bargain from a market) and I made a flat bow ribbon using Julie's method. There are 52 questions in the jar (one for each week of the year) and I tried to make them personal to Mum.

Patter put a little message on her jars, sort of instructions so I decided to include a message for Mum and created this little poem:


Mum, this little jar and journal,
Celebrates someone dear.
Just follow this simple plan,
For a journal in a year.


Just pull out one question,
Once a week will do.
Then read, remember, write.
This journal’s all about you.


Don’t worry about the grammar
I’m sure it will enthral, 
Just tell YOUR story and remember
You are loved by us all.


This project fits into these challenges:
Daisy Doodles - Anything but a card
The Pink Elephant - Mummy I Love you
Project Tuesday - Altered tin
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Animals
Stamptacular - Mums