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I am so excited to be a part of a super creative group of bloggers who are bringing you EIGHTEEN awesome DIY gift ideas that will be perfect for your gift giving needs this holiday season! It’s called Happiness is Handmade DIY Gift Ideas Hop. This blog hop is such a great idea for this hectic time of year. You’ll find links to all of the ideas right at the bottom of this post. Plus, as an added bonus, we’re giving away $180 PayPal cash to a lucky winner to help purchase supplies to make these gifts (or to use on whatever you want)!

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For my gift idea, I’m sharing a DIY project that is super easy and uses items you probably have around your house already. These decorative candy jars can be used to hold more than just candy – they’re perfect for jewelry, arts and craft supplies, coins, buttons – just about anything. They’re a great hostess gift idea or something for a teacher, mail carrier or hairdresser. Fill them with your favorite candy and the recipient gets to enjoy a delicious treat and continue to enjoy the beautiful jar when finished!

Here are all the items you need to make these decorative candy jars:

  • recycled glass food jars
  • drawer pulls and/or fabric flowers – the drawer pulls can be found at any home supply store and the fabric flowers can be found at any arts & craft store.
  • spray paint
  • liquid nails
  • glue gun

And here are the steps:

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Remove the labels from the glass jars and clean them throughly with warm soapy water. Use a small amount of Goo-gone if the labels are not coming off easily.

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Spray paint the lids in your desired color. I chose a metallic silver.

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While the lids are drying, choose ribbon that coordinates with your decorative knobs and/or fabric flowers. I stuck with holiday colors since I’ll be giving these as gifts for Christmas.

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Using the glue gun, adhere one edge of the ribbon to the center of the glass jar. As you wrap it around to the other edge, pull it tightly and add a small amount of glue to the center of the ribbon so it stays in place. Finish attaching the ribbon on the other end with more glue. Add as many layers of ribbons as you’d like. I think this adds a lot of nice detail to the jars.

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When the lids are dry, attach the fabric flowers or knobs to the tops of the lids with Liquid Nails. Liquid Nails is a better solution for any items you put on the lids than the glue gun and they should hold nicely but the lids should be opened normally and not by these decorations. I think the fabric flowers are great for a more feminine look.

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Now fill them with your favorite candy and add a pretty tag. I love the red and white striped candies with the red polka dot decorative flower!

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You could have a lot of fun with the different ribbon, knob, flower and candy combinations. I hope you enjoyed my DIY decorative candy jar gift idea. Create a few of your own and you’ll be able to check so many people off your holiday list! Be sure to check out the other fabulous bloggers’ DIY gift ideas by clicking the link below.

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Click here to visit the Happiness is Handmade DIY Gift Ideas Blog Hop

And of course, don’t forget to enter the awesome giveaway for $180 PayPal cash!

Click here for the giveaway

Comments

  3. Love this idea, Lori! It’s a perfect upcycle and holiday gift! You better post this on Hometalk – it’s right up their alley! 🙂

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    • Thanks Bre!! I had never hear of Hometalk – I must be living under a rock. I love it and just signed up and posted! Thanks for the opportunity with the Blog Hop too. It’s such a great idea and lots of great stuff!!

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  6. YES! I’ve been collecting these jars for ages just waiting for a good use for them! This is it! Thank you!

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  10. Glad you posted on Hometalk. That’s how I’m here. I have tons of jars from a friend’s Mom. Hmmm. I may have to buy some candy??!!

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