Holiday Forest Apothecary DIY Jars
Filling your walls and shelves with Christmas and winter decor instantly makes your home a little more welcoming and inviting during the holidays. If you plan on throwing a Christmas party this year, create these Holiday Forest Apothecary DIY Jars and place them on your coffee table for everyone to ooh and aah at. To fill your DIY Christmas jars with snow, you'll want to use Fairfield's World Poly Pellets to create that freshly fallen snowflake effect. To add even more details, throw in a cute gingerbread man and a tiny tree to top it off. These jars are so fun to design and will make your table a little more enjoyable to sit around this year.
Estimated Cost$31+
Time to CompleteUnder an hour
MaterialsBeads, Glass
Primary TechniqueHome Decor
SeasonWinter
HolidayChristmas
Project TypeMake a Project
Materials List
- Fairfield World Poly Pellets - For bigger jars, you'll need this bigger box
- Oriental Trading Glass Jar Set
- Oriental Trading Mini Gingerbread Men
- Oriental Trading White Sisal Trees
- Battery operated tea lights
- Mini ceramic house - Check thrift stores
- Christmas miniatures
- Vintage ceramic trees - A great substitute is a mini artificial tree
- DecoArt Media White Gesso
- DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paints: Whispering Turquoise, Bahama Blue, Slate Grey, Fawn, Wisteria
- DecoArt Dazzling Metallics in Shimmering Silver
- Small paintbrushes
Instructions
Learn how to make this super easy Christmas craft in just minutes by following these steps!
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Fill the jars halfway with Poly Pellets. Insert a tea light into the jars, shifting it under the Poly Pellets. Make sure to turn on the lights, if you're displaying these jars in dim light.
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Arrange the sisal trees, Christmas miniatures, and mini gingerbread men into the jars, pushing their bottoms into the Poly Pellets.
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Coat the ceramic house in layers of white gesso, to disguise any old paint.
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Using small paintbrushes and DecoArt paint, carefully paint the house details. For the silver to shine well, paint slate grey as a base color.
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Arrange the tabletop trees, jars, house, and extra Christmas miniatures on your chosen space. If you're doing a table centerpiece, I recommend putting the jars in a tray, with Poly Pellets poured around them. Place the tabletop trees on either side of the tray, or in the center with the jars around it.