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Cranberry Mason Jar Candle Decoration November 24, 2011

Last week we showed you how to make a Cranberry and Pinecone Ice Bowl for a festive holiday decoration. Hopefully all of your ice bowls look marvelous! We had some cranberries left, and wanted to share another simple mason jar candle decoration to add to your home this holiday season. We got the idea from our friends at Do It Yourself Magazine - it's so easy!

Here's what you will need:

• Mason jar
• Cranberries
• Floating tea-light candle
• Water
• Matches

How to Make It:
1. Place the cranberries at the bottom of the Mason jar.
2. Fill the Mason jar with 1 1/4 cup of water.
3. Place the tea-light candle in the middle of the jar.
4. Light the candle and place the jars around the room.
5. Soak up the compliments you're going to get for your beautiful cranberry mason jar candle decoration!

Keep checking the Botanical PaperWorks blog for even more fun holiday crafts and freebies we're ready to share for the upcoming holidays!

Image Credit: Do It Yourself Magazine

Plantable Reindeer Holiday Card Featured in Do It Yourself Magazine November 16, 2011

If there's something we love almost as much as plantable paper, it's DIY projects (heck we even have a new DIY blog category!). So when we saw our very own Plantable Reindeer Holiday Card in Do It Yourself Magazine this month, we just about flipped.

This magazine is great, and full of tons of inspiring holiday projects. So great in fact, that we had to quickly scan it before it was snagged off our desk by another staff member.

We found our card in the article 12 Ways to Mail Merriment - a page dedicated to the most Giftable Cards. We're so happy that the editors of Do It Yourself Magazine agree that seed paper cards make for the perfect greeting and a gift in one!