Simple Mason Jar Craft For Any Occasion

Decorate old mason jars or bottles with your own stickers and make a custom home decor accessory or party favor in no time.

It's the perfect way to dress up a table for any holiday or occasion. Come see.


Every now and then I get the purging bug.

I go through my craft closet or a kitchen cabinet, see items I haven't used or have been meaning to use...for years...and donate them.

Well, last week when I was looking for some supplies to make my placemat apron, I found a few old jars and thought, well, it's now or never.

And you guessed it. I finally chose now.

They were an impulse buy from long ago, a dollar each, so cute, I had to have them...but I never really knew what to do with them, so they sat empty in the living room, collecting dust.

And I hate dust.

So I gave them to my sister for a bit, thinking she could use them, but after awhile, she ran into the same issue and gave them back.

I was all ready to pack them up and send them off to the thrift store when I stumbled upon a beautiful post by friend Jemma and was suddenly very inspired.

I knew exactly what I was going to do with my jars.

As a matter of fact, I knew exactly what I was going to do with my mini milk bottles, too. They had been sitting in my craft closet since my great niece's christening.

How long is that, you ask? Let's just say, she'll be going to kindergarten in the fall.

Five years, people. Way too long, but I couldn't toss them. They were too darling and just waiting for the perfect craft to come along.


And I thought I had it. Until.

I feel like I always have a crafting and DIY until...is it just me?

Ok. So I the plan was to design my own wreath printable and decoupage it onto the ceramic mason jars and the mini milk bottles.

I would then use them both to decorate my Thanksgiving table. No too difficult, right?

Well, the aforementioned until is your cue that it was harder than it looked.

Then design process was a breeze. I went to PicMonkey, dropped and dragged a few flowers into a circle shape, picked colors and then I added a banner and the words "Give Thanks". Easy peasy.

For the final step, I sized it perfectly ~ or so I thought ~ and printed it out. And it was huge. Way too large for my jars.


No problem, back to the drawing board to shrink and print and presto. Oh no. Too small. I sat back down at the computer attempting to get it just right, but it wasn't happening.

The project was turning into Alice In Wonderland and Goldilocks and The Three Bears all in one and I was losing patience.


So I walked away and went to run errands with my daughter. While we were out and about discussing my design dilemma, she said, mom, Why don't you just get those circle stickers and be done with it?

Ok, first of all, because I'm cheap, and secondly, because I hadn't thought of it...but honesty it was genius.

We found a pack and I headed back home to give it a try. Mine were white, but they do also come in clear if you'd rather.

Now, before I go through the directions, I want you to keep an open mind about the design. I made a wreath for fall, but this technique, idea, craft, can be used for absolutely any holiday or occasion.

UPDATE:  I RECENTLY MADE A DARLING VERSION FOR EASTER

The possibilities are virtually endless...Christmas, birthdays, spring, showers, weddings, graduations, gender reveals, anniversaries...you get the picture.


I have to say, I was a little intimidated when I started. It seemed complicated and I wasn't sure I would be able to line everything up right, but the directions were very clear.

I was directed to the website where I downloaded my PicMonkey design and centered it in their template.


I followed the instructions to print a test page and then I held my breath and printed my design on the stickers and it worked! Perfectly! They were centered and bright.

I did leave them in the tray for about five minutes, because I didn't want to smudge them. The directions didn't mention that, but I figured better safe than sorry.


I wiped my mason jars down with a damp cloth and then dried them to make sure there wasn't any dust on the surface. Then I centered my sticker, pushed down and stuck it on.

And I was done!! No decoupage gel, no brushes to wash, no cutting, no dry time, no ripped paper or bleeding ink. It was ridiculous how simple it was to do and totally worth every penny.


The mason jars look outstanding now, if I do say so myself. The add a real kick to my holiday table and I love them.

Of course, I matched my roses...they were a couple of bucks at the grocery store and that burst of orange just screams fall.


Feeling successful, I grabbed my milk bottles. They had been soaking in warm water so I could slide the old labels off.

When clean and dry, I centered my stickers and smoothed them on...and again the results were outstanding.


I decided to fill the milk bottles with candy corn.

I figured it would be a fun addition to the table, a sweet treat for anyone who wanted a little nibble and game pieces for anyone who wanted to partake in the corn on the cob challenge.


Plus it was orange.

I had it on hand.

And it looked great with my stickers.

Doesn't get any better than that!

Gobble, Gobble!


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