Glitter Jar

Well, the school year is in full-swing...hence the lack of posts.  Between class, clinical, club, and my enjoyment of sleeping and working out, I haven't had a whole lot of time to blog.  However, I did make time to do crafts one day.  My roommate and I have this little problem with getting worked up about things...one class in particular... You know, it's one of those classes where you learn 1+1=2, the homework tells you 2+2=4, the test goes like "Johnny has 4 apples, now calculate the volume of the sun" or something to that effect.  My point being, craft day was necessary.  Craft day was necessary because we saw these jars on Pinterest...GLITTER jars.  They're actually for kids, as some kind of alternative to time out.  The idea being, you shake the jar and, by the time the glitter settles, you've calmed down.  Totally brilliant.  Plus, who doesn't like glitter?  We decided that the big jars were so great that we made baby ones too.  It's amazing how fascinating it is to watch the glitter.  Maybe it's just because we have ADD, and sparkly things grab our attention.  But, we like them! Here is mine:

I added this verse from Exodus 14:14 to my jar.  It might be my favorite Bible verse ever.  You just use a dry-erase marker to write what you want on the jar (to make sure you get it where you want it...it erases easily).  Then, grab your paint pen and go over it.

What you need:

• Jar or bottle with a lid

• 1 TBSP of clear glue or glitter glue to each 1 cup of hot water to fill jar 

• Glitter 

• Food coloring (if you use colored glitter glue, you don't need this)

• Dry-erase marker and paint pen (optional)

Note: The glitter falls and settles REALLY FAST at first.  However, the water/glue mixture gets thicker with time...thus, it takes longer for the glitter to settle.