Welcome, friend! Today I’m participating in a Christmas Craft Showcase with a bunch of creative bloggers and I’m so excited to share my project with you guys!
The idea for this started brewing a few months ago when I had the chance to review the fall issue of Celebrating Everyday Life with Jennifer Carroll. There was a Halloween banner made from mason jar lids and I instantly fell in love with it – see the photo and read my review HERE.
Here’s how you can make your own mason jar lid Christmas banner.
Start with mason jar lids – you can buy a 12-pack at the store for a few dollars.
Then it gets a little tricky. Drill holes in your lids at about the 10:00 and 2:00 positions. I’m proud to say that I did all the drilling myself – with a little help from a hammer, nail, and goggles.
Then thread jute through a large yarn needle and through all the lids, leaving several extra inches on the ends.
I went into PicMonkey (website for editing photos and creating graphics) and created an 8×10 design so it would be easy to print. I chose a font and typed JOYEUX NOEL (“Merry Christmas” in French) and then played with the color and size until they fit my design.
Click here to download the red JOYEUX NOEL letters (as seen below) for free: Joyeux-Noel-Banner-GITG
I traced circles from the lids onto a sheet of scrapbook paper and then cut around my letters, and taped them together. (I couldn’t escape one fuzzy pic… that’s what I get for finishing this project late at night!)
You may notice that I added a star lid with red paper between the words – I needed to separate them somehow. 😉
Each paper circle was taped inside a lid and here is the final product!
I really love how it turned out! And I think it looks great on my front porch for now… until winter gets a little more harsh.
Now you can visit the other bloggers on the tour to see what they’ve created!
Monday:
Marty’s Musings
Crafty Texas Girls
The Frugal Homemaker
Deja Vue Designs
House on the Way
Tuesday:
Worthing Court
Petticoat Junktion
Girl in the Garage 😉
My Soulful Home
Pet Scribbles
Wednesday:
The Everyday Home
Plum Doodles
Cupcakes and Crinoline
Create and Babble
Sweet Pea
And also – be sure to visit my Christmas Home Tour!
Happy Holidays to you! – Jen
Paula@SweetPea says
I love this idea! Your garland looks so pretty on your bench. The great thing about this project is it can be adapted for any season. Thanks so much for sharing your idea with us today.
Wanda says
I love you banner. So cute and it fits perfect across your bench. Don’t you just love Pic monkey? I can’t believe they have it for free. Have a wonderful week.
Laura / Pet Scribbles says
Jen, I love this banner! I see so many ideas for mason jars, but not many for lids. This garland is perfect for Christmas…and those lids left over from my other projects! Thanks for sharing!
Kathy, Petticoat Junktion says
Oh Jen, it is so cute. YOu have a great eye. Putting that red star lid in the banner really sets it off. Have a great week. p.s. love the bench too!!
Kim Gaynor says
Really, really cute and clever. I’ll share on Pinterest!
Shanna Gilbert says
This turned out so cute Jen! It’s perfect across that bench! Gotta love PicMonkey!
SheilaG @ Plum Doodles says
Ooh, your banner is so pretty! What a great idea, Jen!
Leslie @ House on the Way says
I’m loving your Christmas banner! It’s so cute and it’s such a great idea. It’s been such a pleasure to be a part of this Christmas Craft Showcase with you! Have a great week and Happy Holidays.
Leslie
Crystal says
This is super cute!! I love that you used the mason jar lids. Pinning 🙂
Linda says
Gorgeous. Pinned. Linda
Denise... On a Whim says
So cute, Jen! The star in the middle is a perfect touch, too!
Jeanie @ create&babble says
Jen, that turned out so pretty! Such a great use of those lids and I love the patterned paper that you used!
Marty Walden says
This is adorable, Jen! I love anything mason jar! Thank you for joining us on our Craft Tour!
Samantha Conner says
Love this project! Pinned to my favorite Christmas projects– great post!
Mary Beth|Cupcakes and Crinoline says
This is so cute, Jen. I love how the finished garland looks. Pinning and sharing!
kelly says
This is fantastic Jen! Love it…need to get a drill! Any suggestions?
Suzy @ Worthing Court says
This is soooo adorable. I especially love the lid with the star cut in it that divides the words. Love it!
Jen says
Kelly- Thank you! Actually I had to borrow the drill from my parents because mine was dead and I couldn’t find my charger… LOL. I wish I had some advice for you!
Donna Napolitan says
I was thinking that you could make them a bit more weather-proof if you covered the paper circles with clear contact paper or even laminated them before putting them inside the jar lids. They are so cute, and the idea would work for any type of message, even Happy Birthday! Thanks for sharing.