Mason Jar Lid Ornaments for Your Festive Tree

Make mason jar lid ornaments and add a rustic touch to your Christmas decorating! Perfect for farmhouse style and can be customized easily.

Skills Required: Beginner. It helps to have a little bit of crafting experience but not necessarily required. You’ll going to Mod Podge a mason jar lid, paint an embellishment, use an awl to punch a hole, then hang on baker’s twine. The results are so cute and easy!

I had a very funny experience not so long ago when cleaning out my craft closet. I found a lot of random objects that I totally forgot about, and amongst them: mason jar lids and rings.

Where did these lids and rings come from? Where are the jars that go with them? And more importantly, how come I don’t have an equal number of lids and rings?

The world may never know.

My craft closet is a big mystery sometimes. But when I discovered said rings and lids, my mind immediately went back to the time last year that I hosted an ornament party with Plaid (makers of Mod Podge). And one of the projects during that party? Mason jar lid ornaments!

Mason Jar Lid Christmas Ornaments

The last time I made these jar lid ornaments, I did more of a whimsical feel with bright colors. This time, I decided to make them again using a little bit more of a modern rustic or farmhouse feel. I ended up having these wood deer embellishments in my stash that I thought went perfectly.

There are four steps to making these DIY Christmas ornaments. You’re going to trace the lids and cut out the paper, Mod Podge the paper down, paint the deer and attach, create the hole and attach the hanger.

Adults will enjoy this project as well as children. Old kids can probably make these on their own. If you’re ready to learn, scroll down for the simple tutorial!

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Gather These Supplies

• Mason jar lid and ring – one per ornament
• Scrapbook paper – Christmas themed
• Mod Podge Satin
• Wood deer or other embellishments
• Acrylic paint – to coordinate with your scrapbook paper
• Baker’s twine
• Pom poms
• Glue gun and hot glue sticks
• Pencil or pen
• Scissors
• Awl
• Paintbrush

Notes about this project:

• Mason jar lids and rings are sold on Amazon or separately in the craft store. I have seen them in Michaels. So yes, you can use them from mason jars, but you can also buy them.
• You can also use just the lids for your ornaments. If you don’t have the ring or want to buy just the lids (which are also sold separately), you can. In fact, you can use other type of lids too like juice lids! The resulting ornaments might be smaller, and you might have to make a hole with a drill. But don’t be afraid to get creative.
• Don’t pick a paper that is too busy. The paper just peeks out from behind your wood embellishment, so avoid big patterns or busy patterns. Simple works best, or repeating patterns like plaid, stripes, dots, etc.
• Any Mod Podge formula will work. We used Satin, but you can use Gloss or Matte – you can even use Sparkle if you’re so inclined! You can also add Sparkle to the wood embellishment.

Trace Lids and Cut Out Paper

Start by removing the lid from the ring.

Choose your scrapbook paper and flip it over to the back.

Trace the inner lid with a pencil.

Cut out using the scissors. Trim the circle to fit the lid, making sure there isn’t too much excess paper around the edge. It will crumple when you put it into the ring.

Mod Podge Paper to the Lids

Choose your Mod Podge formula. I like Satin because it’s in between the finish of Gloss and Matte (just a little sheen). And because I have a big bottle of it!

Place a medium layer of Mod Podge onto the lid with a paintbrush.

Smooth the paper down onto your mason jar lid. Let dry for 15 minutes or so.

Paint a layer of Mod Podge over the top of the paper. No, you don’t *have* to do this. Having said that, you can protect the paper with Mod Podge as well as add the sheen of your choice (or Sparkle if you are so inclined!). Let dry.

Place a line of hot glue inside the mason jar ring and place the lid down inside, holding until the glue sets.

Paint and Add the Embellishment

Use an embellishment you like, small enough to fit inside the ring of your mason jar lid ornament. For me, it was some wood deer I bought at the craft store a long time ago! Paint them various colors and let dry.

Then use the hot glue to apply to the inside of the ring as shown. If you would like, add a nose with a small pom pom – so cute!

Punch the Hole and Hang

To punch a hole in the ring, I used a tool called an awl. You can see it in the picture below. There are other options, like a drill, or a nail and a hammer (lightly tap through).

Punch the awl through the top (make sure it’s actually the top!) and slowly wiggle through to make your hole. Please be careful so you don’t punch your own hand.

You should have a hole like this. You don’t want it to be too big because you need the twine to stay when you hang the ornament.

Cut a piece of baker’s twine and tie a knot at the end, making a loop. If you need to tie the knot twice to make it thicker, do that.

Pull the thread through the hole. If it doesn’t stay, secure with hot glue on the back side.

Your mason jar lid ornament is finished and ready to hang! Now make as many mason jar lid Christmas ornaments as you like. I fully encourage you to go to town as I did:

I challenge you to use different shapes, different color metal lids and rings (silver and gold for sure). Have a great time!

What do you think of my Christmas ornaments? Do you want to make some too? Let me know in the comments!

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If you enjoyed these mason jar lid ornaments, I’d love for you to check out these other projects:

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• Easy Brown Paper Bag Ornaments for Christmas
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• Decoupage Christmas Ornaments Are Fun and Easy!
• Rhinestone Christmas Ornaments with Sparkle