Mason jars are everywhere these days – for both functional and aesthetic reasons. When it comes to these jars, there’s a lot you can do, and you’re sure to end up with something beautiful when you complete your project. Most importantly, you won’t have to spend much doing so!

Here are 6 DIY mason jar ideas that can inspire you to create some wonderful and inexpensive decorations for the home.

Mason jar Desk Organizers

Materials required:

• 3 Pint Size Mason Jars
• Black & White Baker’s Twine
• Black & White Wrapping Paper
• Gift Tag
• Chalkboard Paint
• Scissors, Tape

What to do:

Start off with taking measurements of the Mason jar and cutting the wrapping paper of different designs for each jar separately.
Wrap the paper and tape it on the jar.
Take the string/Twine and tie it around the jar.
Paint the gift tags with chalkboard paint and dry name it to organize your desk stuff.

DIY Mason Jars Colored Votives

Materials required:

• Mason jars
• Gloss Mod Podge
• Food coloring (you can add different colors as per your choice)
• Gold Sharpie paint pen

What to do:

Firstly, put 1 tablespoon gloss Mod Podge and 1/2 tablespoon water in a small container.
Add food colour and mix well.
Pour this mixture into the Mason jar and swirl it around until the glass is covered with mixture. Clean the outer edges if messed with color.
Let the jars dry for 45 minutes and then bake it at 225 degrees for an hour.
Once cooled, make designs on the outer side of the jars with paint pens.

Mini Mason Jar Aquariums

Material Required:

• Pint Sized Mason jar
• Sea Life Miniature Figures
• Assorted Plastic Aquarium Plants
• Aquarium Gravel (color of your choice)
• Water (filtered water is more clear)
• Blue Food Coloring

What to do:

First, take the jar and fill the base with Aquarium Gravel.
Put the plastic plants and add a little more gravel to settle the plants.
Add miniature figures one by one, positioning them as per your choice.
Now, fill the jar with water and add a drop of blue food coloring.
Once you are satisfied with the look of the jar aquarium, screw the lid on

DIY Spring Inspired Striped Jars

Material:

• Mason jars
• Painter’s tape
• Chalky Finish Paints (white and any other color of your choice)
• Crème Wax or any sealer
• Foam brushes
• Sandpaper

What to do:

Start with painting the jar with white chalky finish paint. Coat it according to the desired look and finish of the jar. Let the paint dry before applying the next coat.
Take painter’s tape and create stripes on the jar. Press the edges of the tape properly to get clean lines.
Paint the color of your choice on the remaining portions of the jar and let it dry.
Scratch off the excess paint from the raised letter on the jar using sandpaper.
Using foam brush paint the jar with crème wax or any other sealer and let it dry completely.

DIY Fabric Mason Jars

Material:

• Mason Jar in any size
• 1/4 yard of cotton fabric (Print of your choice)
• Mod Podge
• Scissors
• Medium sized paint brush

What to do:

Start off with measuring the jar about 1″ inside the lid to 1″ past the bottom to give it the maximum cover and hold to the fabric.
Measure and cut 1/2″ wide stripes of the fabric according to the mason jar measurement.
Dip the fabric stripes in the Mod Podge one by one, and using your fingers squeeze the extra glue from the fabric.
Now, gently press the fabric on the inside of the jar (1″) and take the fabric by the length of the jar to the bottom.
Keep pressing the whole fabric on the jar. Taking stripes one by one covers the jar with fabric stripes and let it dry

DIY Mason jar Tissue Holder

Material Required:

• Mason jar (with lid)
• Scissors
• X-Acto knife
• Scrapbook paper
• Glue stick
• Spray paint (for the lid)
• Craft Paint (for jar)
• Paintbrush
• Tissues

What to do:

First, paint the jar with craft paint and then spray paint the ring part of the lid as well.
Now, using the scissors cut the scrapbook paper as per the size of the lid. It is better to cut 2 or 3 circles of the paper and glue it together for more durability.
Cut an X shape with the help of X-Acto Knife in the middle of the paper circle and make sure not to cut the X till the corner of the circle.
After the paint is dry, put the tissues into the jar and place the scrapbook paper circle on top of it.
Now, screw the spray painted lid on the jar.