Christmas in July Crafts with Mason Jars | Walking on Sunshine Recipes (2024)

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How do you make a winter scene in a jar? ›

Gather an assortment of clear glass jars with lids, fake snow and glitter, glue gun, and craft glue. Turn your lid upside-down. This will be the base of your winter scene. If you would like to raise anything up a little bit, you can glue a plastic milk or apple juice lid down first.

A Christmas Jar is a pickle jar, peanut butter jar, Mason jar or anything else you have to collect spare change each day. All coins are dedicated to the jar all year long, and during the week before Christmas you carefully select someone to give it to anonymously.

We started with a clear plastic ornament and pint size mason jar from Michael's. We filled both the ornament and the mason jar approximately 1/4 full with fake snow, then glued the ornament onto the mouth of the jar using E6000. Once that was dry, I used Americana acrylic paint to hand paint his face.

Make a gorgeous Christmas centerpiece with recycled glass jars. Gather various sizes of Mason jars and fill them with faux branches, berries, faux snow, and glitter. Fill the rest of the jar with liquid, seal the lid shut, and arrange the DIY snow globes into a show-stopping centerpiece.

If you're using regular paper or cardstock, place the label on top of a mason jar lid, then screw the metal ring on top of it. Or, punch a hole through the top and hang it around your jar with a bit of twine or ribbon.

Store Mason Jars Low

Keep the box of jars stored low to the ground. It might seem obvious, but it's also easy to overlook the weight of a full box of jars when you have a temptingly empty shelf high in the closet.

For a snowy wonderland, opt for white and cream houses and buildings, or paint existing ones to match. Decorate your village with mini flocked trees, faux snow, and fairy lights for a warm glow.

Try stuffing them full of gift cards, spa products, or hot chocolate fixings. Love Christmas decorations made with Mason jars? Then use them to make seasonal flourishes like ornaments, candles, and vases. And don't forget the lids!