That's exactly where I got the idea. Only it was a Memory Jar. And I figured since it was for church, I'd change it up a bit. I'm doing a Memory jar with my kids. 

This is a "Blessings Jar" that I made for my secret sister at church. The idea is to jot down your blessings and then fold 'em up and place them inside the jar. Then on New Years Day next year, open your jar and read all your blessings. I plan to include a pretty pen and note pad. The jar is just an old spaghetti sauce jar. I covered the lid with fabric using mod podge and then made the cozy using the same fabric. The lettering is done using a fabric transfer that I printed. I was going to stitch it by hand, but the family has been sick with the flu and I was short on time. 

Thanks guys. I think I have enought left over fleece to make him a Jake hat and some pocket warmers too. And I bought fleece from the bargain bin to make a Finn pillow. 

Thanks! His muzzle, eyes and nose are cut from fleece and then sewn on. I did stiffen the pieces with deco bond before sewing them on.

My son saw a Jake pillow at the game store for $19.99!  I thought, "I can make a bigger one for a whole lot less." So here's what I came up with. It's a 20x20 pillow. I only spent $12.50 on supplies and have enough fleece left to make a Jake hat and pocket warmers. 

Fantastic!!!

Glad to be of assistance! 

Thanks gals. I liked this one so much that I decided to make one for all of my sister-in-laws. 

Whipped up this cute little bag using a tute I'd added to my faves a long time ago. Glad I got around to making it. It's a little gift for my SIL. Found the tute on vintagericrac.blogs pot.com, in case anyone is interested.

They're not hard to make at all. So I bought myself a brown one as well. Check e-bay. I got a great deal. The newer version (like my black purse in photos) has a zipper closure, but the original had a snap instead. Since they retired the snap version, you can find them quite reasonably priced. Now I have a brown and a black bag and I'm so HAPPY!