Happy New Year and welcome to My Thrifty House! I love the feeling of a new beginning, fresh start and a clean slate for the year. I am looking forward to slamming the door on a horrible year and having an over abundance of “happy memories” in the coming year.
As some of you may know, my son Cody unexpectedly passed away at the age of 23. Riding the waves of grief and trying to keep my head above water have become my new normal. Besides my amazing family and friends, what keeps my mind busy and at peace is being creative. This blog is where I get to be creative and put my journey in writing. So let’s get started with a great project to capture those happy memories.
I made this Memory Jar for my daughter as a fun and creative way to do a year in review on New Year’s Eve. Wouldn’t it be great to have 52 weeks of happy memories to look back on at the end of the year? If you’re really motivated….pictures and scrapbooking those moments would be an added bonus.
How to Preserve Your Happy Memories
You can easily make a Memory Jar out of recycled and repurposed items you already have on hand around your home. I just happen to have a big stash of crafty “stuff” around here and I love the challenge of making something new out of something old.
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- Empty jar (mason jar, pickle jar, candy jar, candle jar etc.)
- Patterned papers, tags, rub on quotes, letter & number stickers
- Ribbon, twine or string
- Scissors, punches and die cuts
- Pretty stuff (buttons, flowers, metal accents, Washi tape etc.)
Preserving Happy Memories With A Berry Basket
These berry boxes are such a clever way of repurposing and reusing something that would have ended up in the recycle bin. The box is wrapped in Washi tape and the tags were embellished with stickers from the Christmas tag bin. The 3 x 3 note cards are perfect for writing about all those happy memories throughout the year.
Preserving Happy Memories In A Mason Jar
Don’t forget about the ever so popular mason jar.{They’re not just for moonshine.} I wrapped the mason jar with a piece of scrap burlap ribbon, added a chalkboard label on the lid, a cardboard tag and a key from my flea market finds and some 1 x 2 pieces of paper so I can journal my happy memories.
I’d love to see your memory jar projects. Feel free to visit the My Thrifty House Facebook page and link your project.
So proud of you. You are amazing.
Thank you for your support and love. xoxox
Definitely doing this!! Got my jar, now time to decorate & get some fun paper!
Make sure you share it on the My Thrifty House FB page so I can see your Memory Jar.
Great idea! Thanks for sharing! I can’t wait to copy your cool ideas!
Thanks. Make sure you send me a pic of your project.
I love your color combinations and I pray your journaling helps with your grief.
What a fabulous collection of ways to gather and save all of those precious memories! I love the colours you have chosen!
What a great idea, Denise! I love the idea of writing down special memories all year!
I love all of these fabulous ideas! They sure are a beautiful way to remember all of those special times, reflect and cherish! Thank you so much for the lovely inspiration, Denise! xx
I just love this idea and I made one with my daughter. I need to crack it open and review all the happy things that happened last year.
Yes, open it up. I promise there will be happy memories you forgot all about.
Such a great way to remember all those special moments!
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