10 Jar Gifts to Get You Through the Holidays

November 9, 2016 by FaveCrafts 2 Comments

Whenever the holidays come around, I sometimes feel a sense of dread washing over me when I think about the many Christmas gifts I’ll need to get. People with big families know what I’m talking about. The thought of buying so many gifts can be slightly unnerving. That’s why I’m a big proponent of jar gifts. Gifts in a jar are the best strategy when you want to give something creative and special to everyone in your family (extended family included). Jar gifts are beautiful, easy to make, and very inexpensive. You can dress up each jar pretty easily, too. Add a ribbon here. Glue on some holly there. When you’re deep into decorating Christmas jar gifts, the task becomes mechanical at some point, and you can crank out a whole crate full of jar gifts in no time. I often turn on a favorite holiday movie in the background, too.

If I’m being honest, the hardest and most time-consuming part in coming up with the perfect jar gift is the idea. Great homemade gifts require thinking, and as Christmas gets closer and closer, time to think becomes less and less available. We all have so much to do! Whether we’re baking cookies or putting up Christmas decorations, there is never a dull moment in holiday preparation. This is why I LOVE lists. Did I make Christmas Cookie Gifts in a Jar last year? If so, then I’ll just gladly mosey on down to another item on the list. Making a list is quick. It’s convenient, and it lets you jump right in and tackle all of those gifts you still need to make.

10 Jar Gift Ideas Your Family Will Love

If you’re looking for EVEN MORE jar gifts to use this holiday, you really need to check out this 34 Holiday Ideas for Gifts in a Jar free eBook.

I’ve told you my secret. How do you prepare for the holidays?

10 Mason Jar Crafts and Handmade Gifts in a Jar

April 26, 2014 by AllFreeHolidayCrafts Leave a Comment

Whether a glass jar once held peaches or pickles, there are tons of ways to make it new again. 10 Mason Jar Crafts: DIY Home Decor and Handmade Gifts in a Jar shows you how to raid your recycling bin and turn glass jars into great gifts or decorative accents for your home. No matter what holiday you’re celebrating, there’s a Mason jar craft to commemorate the occasion. From the middle of summer to the depths of winter, there are Mason jar crafts and homemade gifts in a jar that will get you into the spirit of the season. Let 10 Mason Jar Crafts: DIY Home Decor and Handmade Gifts in a Jar teach you how to turn trash into treasure with these cute and clever projects.

Brimming with Mason jar crafts for all occasions, 10 Mason Jar Crafts: DIY Home Decor and Handmade Gifts in a Jar is your manual for crafting your way through the recycle bin. Short on time? No worries! For a last-minute present this holiday season, you can’t go wrong with a Mason jar gift. You can pull together portable party favors, too. What you use to fill each jar gift is up to you. Put lotion, emery boards, and nail polish in a jar to make an instant spa kit for your girlfriend. You can opt for a sweeter spin on a Mason jar craft and layer the dry ingredients for a batch of cookies in a glass jar. No matter what you choose, friends and family will appreciate your unique gift.

Once these beautifully-decorated jars have been emptied, people can use them for storage or decoration. Mason jar crafts combine fun and functionality. Show your gratitude to a hostess, teacher, or neighbor without breaking the bank. A budget-friendly gift in a jar is an effortless and affordable way to express how much you appreciate the people in your life. You can also treat yourself with some of the home décor crafts in this eBook. Make votives that give your living room or backyard a warm, festive glow, or dress up your dining room table with one of these pretty Mason jar ideas. When it comes to crafting with glass jars, the possibilities are endless. Check out 10 Mason Jar Crafts: DIY Home Decor and Handmade Gifts in a Jar and get ready to impress your friends and family with your creativity all year long.

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Canned Goods: 11 Mason Jar Crafts for Christmas

November 5, 2013 by AllFreeChristmasCrafts 1 Comment

Mason jars are not just for canning anymore! There are so many fun uses for these versatile containers. Really, is there anything you can’t use mason jars for these days? Surely you have seen them around. People use them as luminaries, candles, vases, and even lamps for weddings or home decor. They can also be used as gift containers, particularly for soup and hot chocolate mixes.

Christmas is a great time to try out crafting with mason jars. We here at AllFreeChristmasCrafts love mason jar crafts, and we hope you will too. We have some great DIY holiday crafts for you to try out this Christmas. From candles to gifts to holiday decorations, these jars have so many uses, especially around the holiday season. This list of 11 mason jar crafts for Christmas is sure to meet your crafting needs!

DIY Christmas Gifts

Choosing mason jars as gift containers is one of the best ways to use these versatile containers during the Christmas season. You can focus on decorating the jar itself using examples like a Decorated Mason Jar Teacher Idea or this Gorgeous Poinsettia Christmas Jar, and then fill the jar with candy or chocolates. You can also pay special attention to the contents of the jar and create a thoughtful, easy gift like a “We Love You” Jar that is filled with little slips of paper describing the reasons you care about the person you are giving the gift to. Either way, decorated DIY mason jars make simple, but classy gifts.

Homemade Christmas Ornament Crafts

While many mason jar crafts make great gifts, you can also use these jars to add to your collection of homemade holiday decorations. Make ornaments out of the jars themselves like this Mason Jar Greenery Ornament, and with just a couple leafy additions, you’ll have some beautiful pieces to add to your tree. Remember, you can also use the mason jar lids in your crafting. Check out these cute Mason Jar Lid Ornaments for an adorable way to incorporate all parts of the mason jar into your crafting.

DIY Christmas Decorations

Aside from ornaments, mason jars can be used in many other parts of your collection of holiday decorations. You can go the sensible route and choose a practical craft like Mason Jar Snow Globe Soap Dispensers. A more classic way to use mason jars is to make them into candle holders or luminaries. Use mod podge to make beautiful winter mantel decor, like Snowflake Jar Votive Holders, or fun, festive holiday clear jars, like Junkmail Snowflake Luminaries. Need more sparkle? Then these Light Up The Night Glitter Mason Jars are definitely for you. You even make the jars themselves into decorations like this Glittery Santa’s Belly Jar. Add some sparkle and shine to your home this holiday season with these homemade Christmas decorations.

There are certainly a lot of ways to use mason jars, especially around the holidays. We hope you have found the mason jar craft for you this Christmas season!

Still want more jar craft ideas? AllFreeChristmasCrafts has a list for you!

Here are 16 Jar Craft Projects for Christmas Jars Year Round.

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Saturday Special: Get those Christmas Wrapping Materials Organized!

June 15, 2013 by AllFreeChristmasCrafts Leave a Comment

Yes, it’s June, so you probably don’t want to see a blog post from AllFreeChristmasCrafts right now. But I’ll bet that your Christmas wrap is in shambles right now, shoved left and right in every crevice of your basement. Gift tags are mixed with bows are mixed with ribbon. You couldn’t find those Little Chalkboard Gift Tags if you tried.

Never fear, unorganized Christmas wrapper! AllFreeChristmasCrafts is here with a great DIY storage project to make your Christmas wrap endeavors a little less hectic. You’ll want to make this great DIY organization project now, so when Christmas rolls around, you’ll be prepared to wrap presents creatively and efficiently.

The Easy Christmas Jar Organizer

Cleaning up any kind of mess can be made so much simpler if you have an Easy Christmas Jar Organizer . . . or twenty. Use this jar craft to help create a cute but practical way to store your craft materials, gift tags, or whatever other Christmas wrap you’ve got in stock throughout the year. These Christmas jars can be decorated with your favorite festive scrapbook paper, so they’ll fit right in with the rest of your Christmas home decor. A way to organize that is also decorative? You bet we’ve got it here.

Materials for Jar Craft

Upcycle any plastic jars you’d like for storing your different Christmas wrap supplies. Use a small jar for gift tags, a larger one for bows, and an even larger one for wrapping paper! Okay, it might be a challenge to find a big enough one for rolls of Christmas wrap, but you get the idea. Pick out adorable scrapbook paper for this jar craft. The patterns and colors are totally up to you! You’ll need a ruler to measure your paper. Be sure to have plenty of Mod Podge on hand, and a foam brush to apply it. Last, get some chalkboard paint to cover the jar’s lid.

Instructions for Jar Craft

Once you have your materials on hand, you can put this fun Christmas craft together. You’ll paint the lid with several coats of chalkboard paint, and later you’ll label the lid with chalk. This craft is so versatile because you can easily change your mind about what you want to store in the jar; just erase the chalk and write a new label! You’ll need to Mod Podge your scrapbook paper to the jar after you measure and cut it out. Add glitter Mod Podge for an even more festive holiday look. Once your homemade jar is dry, you can add embellishments like ribbon to finish it off. You will absolutely love how cute and efficient this little jar will make your Christmas gift wrapping.

Get more detailed instructions to the Easy Christmas Jar Organizer!

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How to Make a Vintage Style Waterless Snow Globe

February 9, 2013 by AllFreeChristmasCrafts 2 Comments

Jar crafts are all the rage, and it’s easy to see why. They’re strong enough to support all kinds of craft materials and still look beautiful. A perfect example of this is the trend of handmade snow globe crafts that have appeared in recent years, all done with recycled jars! If you want your mantel to pop at any time of the year, then look no further than the impressive detail and old world wonder of the Vintage Style Waterless Snow Globe. This tutorial from AllFreeChristmasCrafts will show you how simple it is to add elegance to your home using a recycled jar and a few glamorous embellishments.

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What do you like to do with your leftover jars?

Link Love: Mason Jar Craft Ideas

September 6, 2012 by FaveCrafts 9 Comments

Mason jar crafts seem to be everywhere lately, and it’s easy to see why! People are looking for ways to reduce, reuse and recycle items in order to save money and add personal touches to their space. Mason jars are easy to clean, provide ample storage space and don’t go out of style! Next time you head toward your recycle bin with an empty glass jar, stop yourself and set it aside for your next craft project.

If you’re looking for a down home, country feel, mason jars are the perfect craft materials. Use them to hold candles on your table or hang some from your porch. You can even place flowers inside a mason jar and display them on a special occasion! Mason jars aren’t just for country folk, though. You can cover them in decorative paper or fabric to create a modern look or fill them with liquid for an out-of-the-box snow globe. Who knew a glass jar could be so practical?

You can also use mason jars for more complicated projects. Autumn is coming up, which means one thing… it’s candy corn season! Fill a upcycled mason jar with candy corn and create your own Candy Corn Jar Lamp. This project is perfect for autumn and can be displayed on Halloween, too! You can even decorate the lampshade to make the project one-of-a-kind.

Mason jars can also help you save money when it comes time to throw a party. For your next baby shower or birthday party, make Pretty Pink Mason Jar Cups for your guests to enjoy. Fill the cups with a sweet drink and hand them out at the end of the night. You can let people take home your creation as a party favor.

If you’re looking for an inexpensive and versatile craft supply, you can’t go wrong with mason jars. Keep a stash handy in case inspiration strikes – you never know what you might come up with!

Mason Jar Vases from Please Note
Pastel Glass Jars from Kootut Murut
Wedding Mason Jar Lanterns from Make It Do
Mason Jar Monogram Light from Oleander and Palm
Bouquets in Hanging Mason Jar from Intimate Weddings
Mason Jar Snow Globe from Julie Ann Art
Mason Jar Sewing Kit from Momtastic
Mason Jar Herb Garden from Camille Styles
DIY Painted Mason Jars from Stitch Me Softly

Link Love: Gifts in a Jar

September 8, 2011 by FaveCrafts 3 Comments

Mason jars are so popular, and for good reason–they’re adorable and versatile! Check out all the cool things you can do with them, from wedding favors and gifts to clever storage and decorations.

Hot Chocolate Bomboniere from Style Bridal
Birthday Cake in a Jar from Babble
How to Make a Mason Jar Meal from The Decorated Cookie
Pretty Scrap Jars from I Like Orange
Tiny Pies in Jars from Babble
Mini Jello Aquariums from Confessions of a Cookbook Queen
Mason Jar Chandeliers from Instructables
Baby Food Jar Animals from Craft Jr.
Pincushion Jars from Bobaloo