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Cocoa Snowman Jars

Learn how to make these cute hot chocolate snowman jars for Christmas gifts! Great for neighbors or hostesses.
Prep Time15 minutes
Active Time2 hours
Dry Time1 hour
Total Time3 hours 15 minutes
Yield: 2 jars
Cost: $10

Equipment

Materials

  • Quilted mason jars 4 oz., 3 for each snowman
  • Acrylic paint black and orange
  • 2 pieces Felt turquoise; 1 long piece enough to fit around the jar. black; 1 piece
  • Round item slightly larger than your mason jar lid

Instructions

  • Wash and dry mason jars with mild soap and water. Let dry.
    Quilted 4 oz mason jars
  • Use orange acrylic paint and your liner brush to add noses to two of the jars. Let dry. Use black acrylic paint and the end of a paintbrush to make dots for the eyes. Let dry. On two other jars, paint three buttons in the same way. Let dry.
    Paint a snowman face on a mason jar
  • For the scarf, cut a strip of aqua felt about 1" wide. It's easiest to use your ruler, craft knife, and mat for this. Fringe the ends with scissors.
    Cutting turquoise felt with a ruler and craft knife
  • Grab the black felt. Cut a long piece the same you did for the scarf. Unscrew the mason jar ring and make sure that it fits around correctly with a slight bit of overlap. Trim to fit.
    Cutting the black felt into strips with a craft knife and ruler
  • Make the brim of the hat by tracing an item that is slightly larger than the mason jar lid (use the Silver Sharpie to trace). Place the mason jar ring inside the circle and trace the inside of the ring onto the felt.
    Tracing a circular item onto black felt with a Silver Sharpie
  • Make three cuts. Cut the outside of the brim, into the middle of the circle, and then cut out the inner circle. I found that cutting the felt this way made for the tightest fit.
    cut marks on the black felt
  • Before you glue any of your items together, fill the jars with the appropriate goodies. This will make it easier for you later - you won't have to unscrew the jars again.
    Filling the jars with marshmallows
  • Glue the jars together bottom to top, using the hot glue gun. Place about 4- 5 big drops of hot glue down on the mason jar lid and set the other jar on top.
    Placing hot glue on a mason jar
  • Secure the brim around the lid using a few dots of hot glue. Make sure the seam is in the back. The good news about felt is that it has some stretch. If you find it doesn't quite fit . . . stretch it gently.
    Securing the felt brim around a mason jar lid
  • Glue the top portion of the hat with hot glue - wrapping around to the back of the jar.
    Adding hot glue around the edge of the top mason jar
  • To finish your cocoa jars, place the scarf around jars and secure with dabs of hot glue. Let cool before gifting.

Video

Notes

There will be no painting on one of the jars - the bottom jar.
Black felt: you're going to need enough for two separate pieces for each snowman. You want a round piece that will be the brim of the hat, and then you need a long piece that will fit all the way around and be the main portion of the top hat.