Christmas in July Crafts with Mason Jars | Walking on Sunshine Recipes (2024)

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Christmas in July Crafts are easy to make using mason jars, candles, glitter. I love using mason jars to package homemade gifts as well for the holidays! Everyone enjoys receiving homemade gifts around the holidays. Let me show you a few of my favorite crafts you can prepare now in July to give as gifts for Christmas.

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Ever since my kids were little, we loved making crafts for Christmas to give as gifts to family and friends. Now that they're grown, I still love to give something homemade as a gift. Giving something homemade as a gift shows that you took the time out of your busy schedule to put something pretty or yummy together to make the holiday special.

I put together a great list of DIY gifts, crafts,ornaments, decorations and even projects for kids to start working on now in July so we're all ready for Christmas with these beautiful Christmas in July Crafts.

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And make sure you check out my Shopping List at the end of the post for where to purchase my favorite mason jars and tags that I love to use for projects and gift-giving all year long.

Christmas Jar Crafts

Mason Jar Christmas Crafts

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Christmas in July Crafts

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Simmering Potpourri

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One of my favorite gifts to give to people is homemade simmering potpourri. Everything you need to make the perfect gift. Free labels and gift tags too!

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Chex Mix Gift Labels

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Print these out now and get ready to put these easy Chex Mix Treats together when the holidays arrive.

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Red Truck Christmas Tree Gift Tags

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Print out tags now to use for all your gift giving in a few months.

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Christmas Truck Printable

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Print this red truck photo out and frame it for a very unique gift!

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Dear Santa Printable for Christmas

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Get ready for the kids and grandkids to send letters to Santa!

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Mason Jar Hot Chocolate

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A fun way to give hot chocolate mix is with this cute mason jar craft topper. Make up a bunch of these now in July to put together for the holidays.

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FREE Printable Christmas Gift Tags

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It's never too early to start printing gift tags.

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Mason Jar Cookie Mix Gift Ideas

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Print out the labels, instructions and gift tags now so you can easily make a few of these cookie jars to give as gifts around the holidays.

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Simple Mason Jar Gifts with Printable Tags

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Really cut printable tags for different food gifts.

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Mini Snow Globe Ornament

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How cute is this snow globe ornament?

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Mason Jar Lid Ornaments

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Another fun project the kids will love to help you create to give to teachers, grand parents and even neighbors this holiday season.

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Mason jar lid ornament Christmas tree wreath

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This would look lovely hanging on any door welcoming friends and family over the holidays to your home.

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Snowy Mason Jar

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Another beautiful mason jar craft idea.

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White Christmas Mason Jar Luminaries

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These would look great lining the walkway to any home over the cold winter months.

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Christmas Candle Craft

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A simple craft idea to enhance a store purchased candle.

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Christmas Mason Jar Luminaries

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Luminaries make great gifts for everyone!

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French Sheet Music Christmas Candles

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One of my favorites over the years is the sheet music mason jar crafts.

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WOS Ebook Shop

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There are a few different ebooks you can print out and give as gifts to your family and friends this year. My favorite is the Cookie Recipes!

This recipe has been updated since it first appeared in 2016 with updated and new crafts. I hope you enjoy the updates as much as I enjoyed working on them!

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  1. buildingourhive says

    Way to get your Christmas projects going now! Love all the mason jar ideas!

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  2. Laurie says

    Yeah, I have some empty bottle at house. And my guy will be so surprise if I can make this one as a Christmas gift. It will be very nice. Thank you for sharing

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  3. robin lorraine williamson says

    love the trees in the jars pinning and sharing have a great week

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  4. Amy Pelzner says

    What great ideas! We recently cleaned out my grandmother's house and I brought home about 30 boxes of mason jars and I'm trying to figure out what to do with them! I'm definitely going to try some of these ideas, love the luminaries and love Christmas in July!!

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  5. Made In a Day says

    Cute ideas you made me want to get on it for the holidays! Thanks for linking up to Merry Monday! Pinned! Have a great week!
    Kim

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  6. Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl says

    I was just telling my friends a few days ago I was so excited for Christmas! I'm glad others feel the same way! Thanks for all these ideas!

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  7. Jani says

    I love the door hanging and all the other mason jar ideas! Great post Lois!

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FAQs

How do you dress a Mason jar for Christmas? ›

Try stuffing them full of gift cards, spa products, or hot chocolate fixings. Love Christmas decorations made with Mason jars? Then use them to make seasonal flourishes like ornaments, candles, and vases.

How to make a Christmas scene in a jar? ›

A Christmas Mason jar filled with sugar cookie trees and a reindeer is a sweet way to spread holiday cheer. Fill your jar with a couple of inches of granulated sugar to set the scene. Wrap the top with battery-operated fairy lights to complete the look.

What do you tie around mason jars? ›

Glue twine onto mason jar by applying Liquid Fusion and wrapping twine around. Take care to keep each wrapped round butted-up against the one above, so there aren't any gaps. Once jar is covered, snip off; let dry.

How do you use glass jars for Christmas? ›

5 Christmas craft ideas to try with glass jars
  1. Make a Mini Pine Christmas tree in a Mason Jar. ...
  2. Floating Yuletide Candles for the holiday season. ...
  3. Make a snow globe using a glass jar this festive season. ...
  4. Create a festive sheet music candle holder using a glass jar and some tea lights.
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What is the Christmas jar tradition? ›

A Christmas Jar is a pickle jar, peanut butter jar, Mason jar or anything else you have to collect spare change each day. All coins are dedicated to the jar all year long, and during the week before Christmas you carefully select someone to give it to anonymously.

How to decorate mason jar lids for Christmas? ›

Using the same technique as the wreath ornament, wrap a mason jar lid with jute twine. Then, hot glue a mini bottle brush tree and a mini plastic deer figurine onto the bottom of the lid. Finish with a bow and a jute loop hanger. And there you have it…

How to paint mason jars for Christmas? ›

Materials*
  1. Clean Your Jars! If you're not using brand spanking new jars straight out of the case, then be sure to clean the outside of the jars thoroughly. ...
  2. Mix Your Paint. ...
  3. Paint. ...
  4. Let the Paint Dry. ...
  5. Distress. ...
  6. Seal.

Why do mason jars break in hot water bath? ›

Breakage can occur for several reasons: Using commercial food jars rather than jars manufactured for home canning Using jars that have hairline cracks Putting jars directly on bottom of canner instead of on a rack Putting hot foods in cold jars Putting jars of raw of unheated food directly into boiling water in the ...

How to make snowy Christmas jars? ›

Mix together Epsom salt and white glitter. Spread a thin layer of mod podge over the outside of the jar with a foam brush. (Don't cover the neck of the jar.) Working over a baking tray or newsprint, sprinkle the Epsom salt mixture evenly over of the mod podge with a spoon, turning the jar as you go.

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