Frosted Candle Jars

I have not enjoyed the build up to Christmas this year as I normally do. With working two jobs and an exam looming I haven’t had time to imerse myself in the preparations as much as I would have liked, from decorating the house to planning what dessert can possibly be light enough after Christmas dinner so you don’t feel like you are going to explode on the sofa while watching Home Alone for the 100th time.

A couple years ago I was in a very different frame of mind: I actually had time off during Christmas and my brother was coming home from Switzerland with my new sister-in-law so my mum and I went all out with the decoration and food prep. We even made our own cake stands. We got a bit carried away, we had more stands than cakes. That remains as one of the best Christmas in recent years for me, so I am bringing back one of our many DIY projects from that time which I re-use every year.

This idea was born after my mum brought home a selection of unused jars that were going to be thrown away from the lab were she works. We agreed that they were beautiful and decided to upcycle them and use as table decorations for our Christmas dinner. But any clear glass jars would do the job.

 

So here’s what you need:

Clear glass jars

Stick glue

old newspaper

Small Christmas baubles/tree decorations

Glass Frosting spray paint (I used Plasti-Kote)

Paper

Scissors

Ribbon

small candles

 1. Wash and dry well your glass jars. Print out on paper the outline of Christmas motifs such as a tree or star, cut the shape out, apply stick glue and firmly press it on the glass making sure you get all the little corners as well. This will be the area where the frosting paint won’t touch and you will see clear glass so it will be up to you what size cut-outs you want to make depending on the sizes of your jars. Also if you feel confident doing the cut outs by hand, go for it!