DIY Christmas - Candy Jars

$12.00
1 Hour
Easy
Here’s a DIY Christmas idea that would look great on your buffet, counter or anywhere else you’d place some Christmas treats! (Original Post 12/2013)
Here’s a DIY Christmas idea that would look great on your buffet, counter or anywhere else you’d place some Christmas treats!


I’m a collector of sorts…okay, the hubby calls it trash most of the time, but every now and again I surprise him and create something magical out of my trash. This would be one of those times.


I’ve been collecting spaghetti/Alfredo jars, wine bottles and other misc bottles, because they typically have character to them. I’d been stashing them in the garage when I’d finished using the contents. I kept them because I knew one day I’d come up with something creative to change, transform them, repurpose them.


I was perusing Pinterest and found a pin where the spaghetti jars were repurposed. And of course, as always, I gave them my signature “Lisa spin”.


Your basic run of the mill spaghetti jar. I washed the jar and then soaked it in warm soapy


water to remove the labels. Worked like a charm.
I then sprayed the lid with flat black paint and drilled a hole in the center.
I found some pretty knobs at 50% off at Hobby Lobby.
I screwed the knob on, and used the washer provided to secure it to the lid. You notice I didn’t cut the screw shorter? I might reuse these knobs one day so I left them long.
Then I filled my jar with Christmas Candy, and you can hardly see the long screw inside.
Now, doesn’t that look cute all lined up?
Yup, fun Christmas crafting at it's best.
Interested in more ideas for you glass jars? Check out this follow-up post and see what else can be done! http://www.hometalk.com/diy/decorate/rooms/diy-christmas-upcycling-glass-jars-for-gifts-11143987
Author Lisa L Wiedmeier
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  • Fmb0427 Fmb0427 on Dec 16, 2016
    Could you cover the screws? A hardware store might have something made of rubber or vinyl that could cover up the ends, so the screw would be rubbing up against the candies.
  • Gigi Gigi on Dec 20, 2016
    So then am I correct in assuming that the knobs are purely decorative as these lids 'screw' on and can't simply be pulled off?
  • Dcu22848904 Dcu22848904 on May 27, 2017

    i have tons of large , like almost a gallon size pickle jars that my husband goes through in a week at a time. I thought about reusing them to store food or something in but i cant get the dill smell out of them. tryed everything. Any advice as to what else i could use them for? I hate throwing them away. we do recycle so maybe its ok just to get rid of them. I keep thinking Im going to see some genius idea for them. thanks if you have any. denise

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  • Sandra Mullins Sandra Mullins on Oct 20, 2021

    Love the idea. Got to read where the lids come from. ♥️

  • Doris Doris on Feb 18, 2022

    Put charcoal that use on the grill in the pickle jars seal them up put outside in the heat let stay outside for 3-5 days then open and smell the jar .

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