fruit salad mason jar lights

how much fruit do you eat?

if you've hung around this blog awhile you may have noticed that fruit is lacking 'round here.

it's not purposeful though.

it's just that i tend to lean toward unhealthy foods 

(ie: cookies, cakes, donuts and such)compared to healthy foods when it comes to my food crafting.

i think it's all the nursey stuff i have to do all the time so i gravitate to sweets, 

cuz it's just more fun.

but today is different cuz i have some fun fruit for ya finally!

well, sort of.

does this count?

heehee
these guys make me giggle!

keep reading to make your giggle fruit too.

i've had that stripe green tissue paper for while now and so so sorry but i have no clue where i got it! 

but try any green tissue paper even if it's patterned because it'll add to the whimsy of these lights.

ok next up:

no need to measure your squares or anything since you want them to overlap each other.

and no need to glue them on perfectly either.

kids can help too!

now let's tackle the lid.

gluing the tissue paper strips for the leaves onto the cardstock gives them strength to stick out.

just freehand cut the leaves. 

the more imperfect the better whimsy.

now time for the face.

use any jar you want. don't worry about the shape or size to match the fruit.

that's the fun of these jars.

no worries=more fun

so using the same steps above, only making different leaves and a folded rectangle nose, make him:

or her:

so now that i got a fruit salad going, 

i think we need a purple something.

(or maybe mister grape?!)

anyway we now we have our salad.

so how's 'bout it?

put more fruit light in your daily life.

summer's comin' real soon and fruit's always the best kinda treat to have.

sugar or no sugar.

:)

oh and speaking of sugar, sweet Dawn did a whole post on me on her blog, PRETTY SHABBY UK.

hope you check it out even though i shy away from things like these-lol