How to Decorate Mason Jars for Christmas Gifts

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Sometimes, the best gifts are the simplest gifts. Mason jars make great gift containers, because the recipient can continue to use them afterwards.

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Once you’ve decorated your mason jar, you can then fill it with all sorts of festive goodies. Alternatively, you can turn the jar into the gift itself, such as a snow globe or a candle.

1 Create a custom label and wrap it around a jar for a quick project. Cut a 3 to 4 in (7.6 to 10.2 cm) tall strip out of paper that’s long enough to wrap around your jar with ¹⁄₂ to 1 in (1.3 to 2.5 cm) overlap. Write a Christmas greeting on it, then decorate it with Christmas-themed washi tape and stickers. Wrap it around your jar, then overlap the ends in the back and glue them in place.
- Add a strip of double-sided tape to the back of the label first so that it doesn’t slide off the jar.
- “Merry Christmas” is a popular greeting, but you can also use “Happy Holidays” and “Season’s Greetings” instead.
- Fill the jar with anything, from spa kits to pet supplies to food.
2 Paint the lid a festive color and/or decorate it with ribbon. Remove the lid from a mason jar, spray paint it a festive color, then let the paint dry. Choose a festive ribbon the same width as the jar lid, then hot glue it around the lid, overlapping the ends by ¹⁄₂ in (1.3 cm).
- Red, green, or white are classic colors, but you can use others too. Blue is perfect for a Winter Wonderland theme, while silver or gold will look more elegant.
- If you can’t find ribbon, use washi tape instead! It comes in all sorts of colors and patterns, and you can find it in the scrapbooking section of a craft store.
- You can do one or the other, or even both! Leaving the lid unpainted will give you a rustic touch.
- The ribbon needs to cover the sides on the jar lid. If it’s too wide, it will stick out over the top edge of the jar, but it it’s too narrow, you’ll see the sides of the lid.
3 Wrap twine around a jar lid, then add a jingle bell and holly leaves. Cut 1…