Christmas Coin/Repurposed Plastic Jars W/lids
$1
2 Hours
Easy
This is a fairly easy craft project that can be done to give you something to set aside loose change for Christmas. ( Or another item you might want to save towards). And they do not have to be Christmas themed if you if you are going to give the jar as part of the gift as well.
The miscellaneous supplies you will need are one or more jars, a few acrylic paints or spray paint, Acrylic clear gloss or mod podge, a decorative paper napkin or two, something to cut or melt the coin slot opening, and whatever else you might want to embellish your coin jar with.
Once you have a jar or more selected remove the label(s) and any glue residue (goo gone works well for this part). Then simply paint the outside of the jar the color you chose. Rustoleum and Valspar paint work well for this as does acrylic paint. I often apply a coat of Zinsser primer first when using acrylic paints, or mix the colors using the primer then apply.
You can also glue a good piece of art paper to the jar then paint on the paper as seen on the small jar here. I often use gloss as a glue but spray adhesive works very well too.
Another option is to cover the jar with denim or cloth. For this, the spray adhesive works best,
The coin slots can be made early on especially if you are going to paint the lids as well . For me using a wood burning tool and cutting from the inside of the lid worked best and left a cleaner cut for the top. If using a grated cheese jar no cutting is necessary simply use the pour side of the lid to add the coin.
You can use paper napkins to decorate your jar. For the two outside jars, I painted the jars first then applied the cutout pieces of napkin and removed the excess paper. For the middle jar full squares of the napkins was used. On the reverse side the paper liner backing to the napkin was left on. ( I did not happen to photograph the decoupage process).
Once you have your jar completed and it has dried you, of course, can begin filling it with loose change into December then tally up your savings and purchase a gift or wrap up coin and jar and give that as the gift. ( Or you could treat yourself to something and start saving loose coin again).
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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I absolutely love the denim one. You did a great job on all of them!
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