| Supplies Needed: | | | | piece of colored felt or velvet fabric. By adding |
| Most items can be found around the house or in a | | | | enough fabric, you can be assured the picture will |
| craft store. | | | | stay where it is. I do not recommend using glue |
| Jar Candle with lid - with removable plastic bottom | | | | on the top of the lid, as it will be visible. |
| Craft Glue | | | | You can also just use a pattern fabric to place |
| Paint | | | | inside the lid. A great idea would to use a pattern |
| Scissors | | | | that is in your room, maybe a leftover piece of |
| Decorating Candle Jars and Lids is a fun and easy | | | | wallpaper. Then you have a matching Jar to your |
| project for all ages. You can use many different | | | | room. Don't laugh, but I cut off a small piece of |
| craft items to embellish your jar and lid. If you | | | | fabric from the underside of my chair to use in a |
| are really creative, you could even make a snow | | | | lid, so that it matched my furniture. |
| globe out of the lid. But we are going to go over | | | | The jar itself can be decorated in so many ways, |
| a few inexpensive ideas to turn your Jar into an | | | | its impossible to list them all here. So I'll show a |
| attractive looking and still functional decoration. | | | | design and some ideas that I thought would be |
| Most jar lids come with a plastic under cap, which | | | | great to give as a gift to someone. |
| can be taken off by a screw driver. In this space | | | | One of my favorite designs is to use my old |
| you can add many different things, from dried | | | | Christmas cards or a specific holiday card as a |
| flowers to an elaborate scene. | | | | design on my jar. Cut the card it to fit the jar, |
| One of my favorite things to do is to add fake | | | | and then glue it to the jar using crafters glue or |
| flowers and greens to my lid, typically using the | | | | glue dots. This is a great idea for a gift around |
| same color flower as my jar wax. Everything can | | | | Valentines or Christmas time. You could even use |
| be placed at the top of the lid and adding green | | | | the inside of the card with the message. And to |
| leaves to keep it secure. | | | | top it off, adding a picture of yourself on the |
| Sand, Rocks or Marble pieces can add a different | | | | other side of the jar, will add a nice personal |
| look to the lid. One great idea is to use different | | | | touch. |
| layers of colored sand. Just make sure you fill it | | | | There are many things you can do to decorate |
| to the top, because the under cap will have a little | | | | your jar. Using some of the ideas above, like the |
| bit of space. You'll get the same look as those | | | | pattern in the lid, you can also use it on the jar. |
| colored bottles that you can buy at fairs. For | | | | Some other ideas are, painting a scene or |
| rocks, try using some Aquarium rocks, as they | | | | message on the jar, gluing ribbon strips vertically |
| come in multiple colors. | | | | to add stripes, gluing flowers to the base, adding |
| You can add a more personal touch by adding a | | | | your own custom label and something as simple |
| picture or personal message in the lid. Just cut the | | | | as red lipstick kisses all over the jar. |
| picture to fit the lid and put some kind of | | | | Your creativity holds no bounds. So have fun and |
| background behind it. One idea is to use a nice | | | | try anything, I bet it will come out fabulous. |