Ryan's Gift

I am making most of my Christmas gifts this year. This is not an attempt to be pretentious; this is me being broke. Also, I really like to make things.

It was difficult to think of something to make for Ryan. The gift I'm making for my girl friends is, well, girly, and it's obviously not feasible to ship pie in a jar to Chicago. So here's what I came up with: a jar filled with his favorite snack (Reese's peanut butter cups) that he could keep on his desk at work. I got the idea for a lady's blog who did this for her husband. She made three jars (sweet, salty, sour), and put a picture of their kids on each one. I thought it would be kind of creepy if I collaged my face all over the jar, so I went with a Steelers theme instead.

I used Mod Podge and began with a layer of black tissue.

Then I did splotches of yellow.

Then I went through magazines and printed out pictures from the internet and collaged each side, including the bottom.

I'm actually really happy with the finished product! It was so relaxing and enjoyable to make, and I don't think it looks like something a 5-year-old would do. I really hope he likes it and puts it on his desk at work.