On the day of completing them, you add water with some drops of baby oil to them (the more oil you add, the slower the things fall down when shaken) then you can drop in glitter. Use contact cement around the inside lids ridge and put on the bottle, closing tight. They stay on always. When you shake the bottle then set the bottles upside down and you'll see it snow onto the objects that you had glued into the lids top on the inside.
You can also add tiny shapes from craft foam like fish stars etc punched from hole punches. Make themes like under the sea, trees for Christmas, use popsicle sticks cut for wooden people draw on them first with markers, put plastic beaded jewelry inside to move around when shook up. Or put a wooden stick in the center lid and add rings (toy kind) inside floating around to see if they can land them on the stick. They are real fun to play with. And the kids can even paint the outside with their names, etc., curled up tiny pieces of ribbon work good too for floating around inside.
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Take a string of mini Christmas lights and stick one light into each jar and secure with glue (test it first if using a glue gun),then, stuff fire proof angel hair in around the lights to hide the wire. If you wish, glue the bottom row of the tree on a narrow piece of wood (paint stick), and then set that on top of a short narrow cap or something to be the tree holder. I saw this at work and it was just beautiful with the lights on!
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Don't throw out those glass jars! Turn them into 'stained glass' with permanent markers.
This is a page about making a baby food jar Santa candy jar. Create cute little Santa candy jars using baby food jars.
This is a page about making "gerber" baby food favors for 1st birthday party. A special birthday keepsake can inexpensively be made with baby food jars.
Since I now have a grandchild, throwing away the baby food jars is hard. I have used them for inside drawers putting in small items, and have used them to keep things like nails, etc., but now I am looking for crafty ideas to do with them. Ideas?
Here's an idea. It's for Christmas. Glue Christmas wrapping paper on the outside of the lid. You'll stll need to be able to get the lid on the jar.
In the middle of the inside of the lid, use permanent jewelry glue to glue on a little plastic Santa, deer, snowman or tree.
Add a large spoonful of white, pearlescent glitter to the jar. Put the lid on the jar and glue it carefully shut with the permanent glue. When set on its lid, it is a little, waterless snowglobe.
Oh I remember years ago when all the craze was to make 'pickled bums', 'pickled pigs' and 'pickled people'. They are made from quilt batting and old nylons. We'd decorate the lid with gingham & ribbon and attach a label "Sweet Mixed Bums" or "Pickled Pigs".
Try filling them with potpourri, and cover the tops with lace and tie with ribbon. They make great table decorations for showers.
Decorate baby food jar as snowman to hold candy. Remove lid from jar and use as a guide to cut a circle of red or green felt.
I help raise four grand-daughters, all crafty. It is very expensive with art supplies for four. I asked a friend of mine who is also raising grandchildren (babies) for some of her taller baby food jars, and lids.
I saw an ornament at a craft fair that was made out of baby juice jars that looked like they were melted a little and pressed together. Before they melted and pressed it together, they had placed a picture of a snowman or whatever on the inside.
Does anyone know how to melt the jars and press them flat like that?They probably used a kiln...haven't seen anything like that though, so not sure!
I am looking for ideas for using empty baby food jars for Christmas crafts.
Nancy from Pryor, OK
When I was a kid we used to make snowglobes out of baby food jars. You glue an ornament (water-friendly) to the jar lid then fill the jar with water. You can add glitter to the water or food coloring. Close the jar very tightly and if nessessary, hot glue around jar edge. If the metal lid bothers you, it can be painted to match. Tie a ribbon where the lid meets the jar and voila, homemade snowglobe. Hope this helps:)
Smear a thin layer of ModgePodge on the glass and stick on (slightly overlapping) small pieces of colored tissue paper. When you've covered the jar, put a thin layer of ModgePodge over all the tissue and let it dry. Put a tea light candle in the jar and you'll have a "stained glass" candle holder.
I saw Carol Duvall make a tree similar to this on TV several years ago:
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You could also do mini Snow Globes in them.
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Take an empty jar (I used the 4 oz.), wash well and remove label. It doesn't matter if all the glue is off as long as all the paper is gone.
