15 Unique and Practical Gifts in a Jar (Round-Up)

I constantly struggle to find or come up with gifts I haven't already given that are both stylish and useful. You're going to think I'm crazy (if you don't already), but I am beginning to plan my Christmas gifts (yes, I'm already looking forward to Christmas!) and birthday gifts for the year since I am anticipating an extremely busy fall and winter. I recently found some very inspirational, beautiful and handy gift ideas that I'd like to share that are perfect for Christmas, but really could work for any occasion; so below I present 15 unique and practical DIY gifts in jars:

For The Crafter

Crafty Christmas Gift Idea (Craftaholics Anonymous)

Crafter Gift in a Jar (Mad in Crafts)

Holiday Mason Jar Gift Tag Kit (The Silly Pearl)

Holiday Gift Tag Kit (Tried and True)

Rock Painting Kit in a Jar (The Crazy Craft Lady)

For Kids

Mason Jar Craft Kit (Munchkins and Moms)

Gingerbread House Kit in a Jar (The Shabby Creek Cottage)

Elsa Frozen Mason Jar Gift (Petticoat Junktion)

Boredom Buster Mason Jar (The Gunny Sack)

Edible Gifts

Cupcake Lover Mason Jar Gift (The How-To Home)

Sundae Kit in a Jar (The Country Chic Cottage)

Tea Lover's Mason Jar Gift (Stone Gable)

Peppermint Mocha Java Jar (The Gunny Sack)

Body Care Gifts 

Six DIY Winter Scrubs and Lotions (Sara Laughed)

Aromatherapy Vapor Shower Disks Tutorial (Bre Pea)

I hope you find these ideas as useful and inspiring as I do! I will soon post an adoption party, so come again soon!

-Lauryn

Valentine's Day 2017 Round-up

Happy Valentine's Day (again)! Here's a quick little round-up of my previous Valentine's Day posts. Just click on the images below to go to the posts. Enjoy!





5 Easy DIY Valentines

5 Botanical Minimalist Interiors

A new year means new designs and remodeling...so here are five botanical minimalist interiors that I found inspiring (and hopefully you will too):


(Sarah Sherman Samuel)


(Apartment 34)


(Roomed)


(The Design Chaser)


(Oak Furniture Land)


-Lauryn

The Best of 2016

Before I begin some brand-new posts, I want to look back at 10 of The Vibrant Vision Blog's best posts in 2016:

The Top 5 Parties from 2016:

William's Down the Rabbit Hole Party


My Classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Party


My Indigo Boho Easter Party


Mother's Day Party, 2016


Riley's Modern Minnie Mouse 3rd Birthday

The Top 5 DIY Projects from 2016:

DIY Birthday Gifts in a Jar

DIY Orange Vanilla Sugar Scrub

DIY Out-of-the-Blue Party in a Box

Handmade Classic White Rabbit Costume

DIY Magic Wands

I can't wait to begin this year with new posts! I plan on posting twice a week, so visit again soon!

-Lauryn

New Year's Party Round-up

Happy New Year's Eve! Here are three wonderful New Year's parties to inspire you today:

New Year's Eve Kids Party (Beijos Events)


A Golden New Year's Eve At Home (Modern Sanctuary)


A New Year's Party in a Box (Style Me Pretty)


I hope you find inspiration and I wish you all a great new year!

-Lauryn

Christmas Gift Review, 2015

Only four more days until Christmas!! Today I want to go back to last Christmas and show you some of my gifts. Sorry about  the blurry photography; please keep in mind that I didn't have a DSLR camera at the time. I listed 12 of my handmade gifts below. I hope you find inspiration!

1. For my cousin, who was two, I made a mini snow globe. All you do to make one is hot-glue something to the lid, put glitter in a baby food jar, fill it with water, and tightly twist the lid on.

2. For my grandmother, I made this dream-catcher. Maybe I'll do a tutorial in the future.

 3. For my art teacher (who is a cat-lover), I made this jewelry dish out of clay and hand-painted it with acrylics. I also added a gloss on top.

4. For my grandmother I made this 'Christmas Memories in aJar' using this tutorial.

 5. For my grandfather, I made this coaster out of clay, painted it with acrylics and added a clear coat. It turned out to not be very liquid-proof, though.

6. For my brother I created a 'Build a Fort' kit. There are countless versions and tutorials online.

7. For each of my brothers I made wooden slingshots made from sticks, rubber bands, glue, and felt. I painted the sticks and gave them pom-poms to shoot. Be careful if you use a pocket knife to smooth out the branch, though. I have a nice scar to remember creating them by.

8. For my younger cousins, I made this character watercolor-and-pen artwork of Mario, Luigi and Toad.

9. For my great-grandfather, I drew this picture of himself.

10. For my grandmother, I drew these birds.

11. For my great-aunt, I made this typography picture.

12. For my two-year-old cousin I made this easy hair elastics with this tutorial.

All of the above artwork can be seen on my business website's art gallery here. I hope you enjoyed! I'll soon be doing a Christmas party post!
-Lauryn