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This might be admitting that my family is kind of screwy, but I forgot that my dad's girlfriend lives with him. Granted, she's only lived there a few months, and I've been thousands of miles away during that time, but you'd think I'd remember. Anyway, I thought I had my christmas shopping all done, when I remembered her. I didn't really have anything to give, and didn't feel like going back to the store, so I fashioned a gift out of stuff I had laying around the house.

1 large glass bowl/vase/something
stamped tissue paper
decoupage stuff
potpourri
small glass votive holder
votive candle

I rubber stamped the tissue paper, let it dry, then glued it to the outside of the large bowl. I let that dry, then applied another coat of modge podge. When it was dry again, I poured some potpourri inside, set the small votive holers in, and put a little more potpourri around it. Then, I put the candle in the holder and wrapped it all up so I could send it.
I'm not telling anyone but you guys, but the potpourri was half of a bag that I had left over from when I put the rest into another little jar in my house. I didn't quite have enough to fill the bowl I made her, so I had to mix some of my old, smell-less potpourri with the stuff that still had a scent. Reused potpourri. That's so sad.








It really does look a lot nicer in person. The flash on my camera made it look kind of funny here, and by the time I put the pictures on the computer, I'd already wrapped the bowl.