Agape Fruit Salad in a Jar

In ten minutes or less, 5 common items, and a little touch of creativity you can express your feelings in an extraordinary way.  Are you looking for gift ideas for a teacher, friend, child, husband, boyfriend, or someone who just needs encouraged?  Why not give them a salad with a vintage touch?  

This is what you need:

• 1Small wide mouth canning jar with lid.
• 1 Small scrap of fabric for the jar topper.
• 1 small piece of batting for the jar topper.
• A few grapes.
• A few strawberries.

Assembly:

• Wash/dry  Jar and lid.
• Wash/ dry the strawberries and grapes.
• Remove the strawberry stems reserving 2 for garnish.
• Carefully carve the strawberry to form a heart.

Layer the fruit:

• Layer the strawberries against the jar with a few grapes in the bottom of the jar and around the strawberry with out changing the shape of the heart.  
• Continue until the jar is full. 
• You will use more grapes than strawberries. 

Use the grapes to hold the strawberry in place while you fill the jar.  

Assemble the lid:

• Depending on the size of your jar, cut out a circle that will be large enough to hang down from the jar as shown.
• If you have pinking sheers it would give it a pretty edge.
• Take your batting and place it on the lid
• Position your cloth over the batting and lid.
• Straighten the edges to even it out.
• Screw the lid over the jar as shown.
• Garnish with Strawberry stem or a grape leaf.  

Name the jar:

I named mine Agape salad.
Other names might be:

• Aren't you Grape.
• Berry Nice of you.
• You are Grape.
• Grape teacher.
• Berry sweet of you.
• I heart U.
• Thinking of you with love.

These are  just a few.  
Include the name of the jar with a note or card.
If you have some clever ones please share. 

If I was on the receiving end of this gift I would certainly feel love from the giver. This is a clever way to express your sentiments and it is so easy to make.

I thank you for stopping by. Please drop in again you never know what I might dream up!
Have a great day!