Mason Jar Gifts are so much fun to assemble you can put Everything In A Jar! Gather together a bunch of small times with a similar theme and color. Put them all in a mason jar, add a free printable label and your handmade gift is ready to go!
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With just a little over 10 weeks until Christmas, it is already time to start thinking about gifts!
The more gifts that can be taken care of ahead of time, the easier the holiday season will be. I came up with a really fun idea that can be customized to pretty much any person or occasion called:
{Everything} In A Jar Mason Jar Gifts
Today, I am going to show you the ones I made for teachers! Teachers spend so much time at school so I tried to think of items that could be used at school.
When I picked the supplies to stuff the jars, I tried to stick with a color scheme for each jar to make it look cuter. To make the gift jars in this post, I used the large quart sized (32 oz) jars. If you have smaller items, smaller jars could be used.
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{energy} in a jar
Peanuts
White Chocolate Hot Drink Mix
Suisse Mocha Latte Mix
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Energy Bar
Milk Chocolate Truffles
{pampering} in a jar
Cozy Socks
Sunshine Daisy Lotion
Sunshine Daisy Fragrance Spray
Moisture Rich Hand Creme
Soothing Massage Bar Soap
Eye Treatment Cream
Facial Scrub
Lip Balm
{refreshment} in a jar
Facial Cleaning Towelettes
Wrinkle Release Spray
Disposable Mini Toothbrushes
Tide To Go Mini Pen
Peppermint Gum
Peppermint Altoids
Mini Brush and Mirror Combo
The first step for assembly is to stuff the goodies into the jars. This takes some planning and coordination. A long pencil can help with shuffling items around and getting them to fit.
I designed some labels to print off and put on the jars. You can print these labels out, free of charge, if you would like to make your own jars. The first one is has the wording on the ovals and the second is blank so you can add whatever you want. I think I made the images large enough that you should just be able to print them from clicking on the image. My printer just ran out of ink so I can’t test it but if it doesn’t work just let me know and I can add a Google Doc or email you the file.
***update December 2011***
I am amazed at all of the support that has been shown for this post! Thank you everyone! I’ve heard from several people that they have had issues printing the labels so I am going to explain 2 ways to do it and again, if this doesn’t work for you please contact me and I will email you the file:
1) Right click on the image above of the label you want and choose “Open Link In A New Window”. It should open the labels in a new browser window. From that browser window, you can right click and choose “Save Image As” to save the labels to your computer. Then, just print them from your computer.
2) I have created a Google Doc for each of the label files so you can download and print them from there:
{Everything} In A Jar Mason Jar Gifts labels
{Everything} In A Jar Mason Jar Gifts ~ No Words Labels
Okay, second issue…some people have had questions about how to add their own wording to the blank labels. Just download the file to your computer and then open it in a photo editing program and add the words. PicMonkey is a great FREE online photo editing program, if you do not have one to use already.
I cut out the labels and using Elmer’s CraftBond Glue Spots #GlueNGlitter in the thin small style, I attached the long strip to the back of the jar.
Then, using more glue spots, I wrapped the strips around the jar. The 2 ends don’t meet but that is okay because the oval will cover the opening.
Using more of the glue spots, I attached the oval label.
My kids like the {refreshment} in a jar the most and keep claiming it as the one they are going to give to their teacher! I told them we can buy more of the same stuff and make another jar!
Here are some more fun ideas we came up with for jars:
{tide me over} in a jar
Beef Jerky, Nuts, Trail Mix, Granola Bars, Single Serving Drink Mix
{first aid} in a jar
Bandaids, Tweezers, Ibuprofen, Ointment, Gauze, Hand Sanitizer,
Non Latex Gloves, Antiseptic Wipes
{s’mores} in a jar
Marshmallows, Chocolate Bars, Graham Crackers
{relaxation} in a jar
Mini Candles, Bath Salt, Massage Oil, Eye Mask
{sewing} in a jar
Mini Scissors, Thread, Thimble, Buttons, Seam Ripper, Needles
You get the idea! This gift can be for teens, moms, kids, friends or anyone else. Just customized the jar to the recipient’s tastes! It is fun to try to find mini items that will fit in the jars!
More free printable labels for mason jar gifts :
If you love these gifts in a jar, you might also love:
52 Things I Love About You ~ A Year In A Jar
Ice Skating Date In A Jar
Spa In A Jar
tabbs says
Great Ideas! Looking forward to trying out some of them. Thanks!
Dana says
Love, love, love these ideas!! Super cute!!
tabbs says
Great Ideas! Looking forward to trying out some of them. Thanks!
Женя Joy_L says
great idea, thanks for sharing
Teri says
I just today found your site from another site but I am hooked been printing all morning! my love of mason jars has just been stepped up a notch!
Erika Torres says
I can’t wait to go shopping for my “jar items”… I have been racking my brain on what to give as a baby shower game prize and I have finally hit the jackpot. I am tiered of winning picture frames and candles. I am going to make people want to play the silly games I picked out just so they can win my adorable jars.=)
Aprilfrmn says
This is probably going to be my most used Christmas gift idea this year! AWESOME!
tmlawson says
I have made one of these today for a friends 21st birthday. I was able to fit loads in. I put a candle, face masks, eye masks, socks, nail varnish, toe dividers, chocolate and a iTunes vouchers so she can download a film. Basically everything for a night in without have to leave the house for anything. Thanks so much for the idea!! 😀
Tonia L says
Yay! I’m so glad you stopped by to tell me!
Peg says
love these I am so into jars…
Fiona Keel says
what a fantastic idea, thanks for sharing it, I will definitely be uswing your template for teachers gifts and stocking fillers, particularly like the complete colour co-ordination of each jar, inspired! Fiona
Shardae Hadley says
Incredible! Very Creative! Also, very practical. So many ways to go with this! Thanks for sharing! Can’t wait to go shopping now!
Whitney Griffin says
This is adaorable! I just made “night out IAJ” and “birthday cake IAJ” for a friend whose birthday I have to miss this year. 🙂 She’s going to be thrilled!
Joanna Schreck says
I just made “Date in a jar” for my parents’ anniversary. They are going to love it! I filled it with body oil, movie tickets, breath mints, hershey kisses, mini candles and advil. 🙂
Ang says
Hi! I found you on Sugar and Dots – this is the cutest project ever! I’m all about the canning jar crafts! 🙂
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Karen Aicken says
Wow – what a fun idea! Thanks so much for all the detailed photos, too.CheersKaren
beccadaniixox says
I love this idea!!! I start camp on Monday, and depending on how much I like my co-counselors I plan to give them each a little gift at the end of the summer and this would be perfect! 🙂 Here’s to hoping I have a good summer so I can do this!
Elizabeth Lucy says
These are a fun idea, thanks. libbywilko
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Tami says
Love this! I am obsessed with jars!
Reecea Henderson says
Wonderful post. I saw it on Pinterest and pinned it to my Giftables Gallery board months ago. Just wanted you to know that I shared it with a link back here in my Mother’s Day Gift Tutorials post here:http://freshjuniper.blogspot.com/2012/05/mothers-day-gift-tutorials-25-quick.htmlHappy Mother’s Day!