Aren’t jars brilliant! I’ve just reminded myself of the Fast Show with that quote and now I’m sat here giggling.
I’m hoping that by the end of this blog post you may never want to throw a glass jar away again, or at least just hang on to a few of them to pretty up your home. Glass jars are so versatile and if you’re planning your big day and thinking of going down the DIY route then they can be used in all sorts of ways for dressing your venue. Here’s just few ideas…
- Paint them different colours and fill them with flowers to match your theme.
- Decorate them with ribbons and patterned paper and stick a wooden spoon in them with table numbers on.
- Use jewellery wire to tie around the tops and make handles, fill them with tea lights and hang around the room or from trees if you’re having an outdoorsy wedding.
- Fill them with small favours and leave a note next to the jars telling guests to help themselves.
- Put pens and pencils in them next to your guest book as a nice finishing touch.
- Fill them with confetti for guests to use
- Use them to collect money for a good cause and put a little note next to them letting your guests know how their money will be helping.
- Use them for drinking out of as a quirky alternative to glasses and cups
I could go on, the list is endless!
Anyway, I wanted to show you how easy it is to make your old jam or pasta sauce jars (or whatever was once inside) look amazing. I decorated the jars below in literally minutes (it’s that easy!) from old scraps in my craft box. The larger jar was made by layering up different types of ribbon and the little jar was made by wrapping a strip of lace around the top and attaching some pre-cut shapes. On both of the jars I have secured the ribbon with double sided tape. This is surprisingly strong and stays hidden keeping your project looking tidy. The hearts and butterfly are cut out of pages from an old book using a shape cutter and they are also attached with double sided tape. I stuck a little silver gem on the butterfly to add some sparkle.
So there you go! All you need is some old jars, a bit of ribbon and some double sided tape and you’re away! To get your jars looking sparkly clean and label free before you start decorating them just pop them in the dishwasher and then peel any extra bits of label off while the glass is still warm. The labels should come off easily this way. Warm soapy water and a good scrubbing brush will also do the job.
