3 Crafts Made from Vintage Canning Jars

I am always coming across great vintage canning jars in all shapes and sizes at my local flea market. You can make so many wonderful crafts out of vintage canning jars! For the most part you can easily find vintage canning jars for about $1 a pop.

Craft #1 Made From Vintage Canning Jars

I think snow globes are a wonderful use for vintage canning jars. When you make the snow glove you can leave the vintage canning jar standing upright or turn it over to stand on its lid. Many canning jars can be found in blue, so if you are trying to use a little blue in your Christmas décor this is also a great look.

To make a snow globe you will need distilled water, glycerin, epoxy glue, glitter, plastic nick knacks to put in the snow globe, and a little time. For the most part you simply use the epoxy glue to adhere an object to the bottom of the canning jar or to the inside of the lid. Fill the jar almost all the way with water. Add a few drops of glycerin and then your glitter. Run a bead of epoxy glue in the lid and screw it into place. Pretty easy!

Craft #2 Made from Vintage Canning Jars

Ok, I came across this great little accent lamp at my local Goodwill a few years ago and it was made out of the cutest vintage canning jar! So cute. Now, you need to use a low watt bulb when making this small lamp, other wise it will get too hot.

You will need to use a drill bit to drill a hole in the bottom of the jar and in the lid. By a lamp kit at the hardware store and in stall it. Add a small accent lampshade and you are finished.

Make sure that hole in the bottom of the jar is coming out of the side on the bottom so your lamp can sit flat on the table.

Craft #3 Made from Vintage Canning Jars

So, the final craft is to turn your vintage canning jars into a whimsical "fire" in your fireplace.

Take some bricks and make a step in your fire place. Simply make a row of bricks in the back of the fire place. ON the ground in the fire place set out a row of vintage canning jars as wide as the opening. Now, repeat on the bricks making a second level. You can use more brick and vintage canning jars to make as many rows as you want. You can fill the jars with candles or even water and floating candles! Too cute!