Love mason jar gifts? Gifts in a jar are some of the cutest and easiest things you can make for people on your gift giving list. Perfect places for storing and giving other gift items, gift cards and cool sets of things your friends and family like mason jars can be gifted for just about any occasion. Whether you need a gift for men, women, kids or a few things on hand for neighbors that stop by during the Christmas holidays, these cool DIY projects are super creative and easy to make. I’ve made so many mason jar gifts for my kid’s teachers, ladies in my gardening club, and so many others. When time and money are both tight, the mason jar DIY craft idea makes an excellent option for the group gift needs of a wedding or baby shower. What better way to say I care to anyone you love and respect, its time to let them know they are truly appreciated.
DIY Gifts in A Jar
1. Santa Chocolate Jar
Turn a plain jar into a jolly Santa filled with chocolates — an adorable gift for teachers, neighbors, or stocking stuffers that takes minutes to decorate.
2. Mason Jar Pineapple
The perfect gift for my daughter’s teacher popped into my mind as I was staring at the pineapples at Randall’s grocery store. I had this cute faux succulent pen that I always thought looked like a pineapple, so I realized that was my top. I painted my mason jar yellow and drew on the pineapple husk with my paint pen, filled it with some leftover Halloween candy I had lying around and I had the most beautiful gift that cost no money to put this together. I now get consulted by my daughter’s teachers on best DIY projects for the children’s craft hour.
3. Herb Kit Gift In A Jar
The mini herb garden kit is a lovely gift for anyone of any age. I started mine with a little seed starter at the bottom of the mason jar and added packs of seeds and these cute mini terracotta clay pots. You can find little chalkboard themed markers at Michael’s craft store so the new gardener can label all their lovely new plants. This is so well liked, it’s my go-to standby DIY gift idea for almost any occasion.
4. Girls Weekend Gift in a Mason Jar
Girls weekends are a blast, my friends and I usually shop, eat, play fun games that we used to play in Jr. high like charades. Since the ladies that join in on the fun come from all over and I am local, I like to have a little something special for them when they arrive. I will never forget how hard we laughed when our charade game turned into impersonating our teachers like Coach Heldman, my friend Beatrice was cracking us all up as she walked around the room stomping like Lurch on the Adams Family. We all wore matching pajama pants- compliments of me! You could not believe the sight of Beatrice leading a team of Lurches around the room stomping in unison wearing matching pajama pants. Thinking outside the box with help from my trusty friend the mason jar provided a lovely DIY packaging presentation for my school chums and they loved them. Who wouldn’t love receiving a girls weekend gift in a mason jar? Especially when there are matching pajama pants for everyone to wear all weekend!
5. Hot Chocolate Mix In A Jar
Layer this homemade hot chocolate mix in a mason jar, tie on a ribbon and a scoop, and you have a cozy gift anyone will actually use all winter long.
6. DIY Beginner Sewing Kit Mason Jar Gift
It’s that time when your kids and their friends go off to college. I was so worried about some of my daughter’s friends, not having any sewing knowledge and my daughter said, Mom, we all can use Youtube. I laughed but reminded her they still needed supplies. So I turned to my old friend the trusty mason jar to make a darling sewing kit for these precious girls. The kits included straight pins, a seam ripper, scissors, a tape measure, trim, twine, and buttons. I made a little pincushion for the top, but the sky is the limit on how you want to put this DIY mason jar project together. I can’t wait for feedback when they come home for Thanksgiving.
7. Pressed Flower Mason Jar Fairy Lights
Pressed flowers and a strand of fairy lights turn a mason jar into a glowing keepsake lantern — a dreamy handmade gift that looks store-bought.
8. Bloody Mary Gift In A Jar
The Bloody Mary DIY mason jar gift idea is fantastic for your adult friends who drink. I made them for my friends who run a local club by where I live and they loved it. I just put some straw at the bottom to make it look really rustic and found some tiny tabasco bottles that gave it an old world look. The DIY Bloody Mary gift can also be a funny gag gift to someone arriving at your party who you know will drink too much. 😉
Mason Jar Gift Ideas
9. Fairy Jar Lamp
This magical fairy jar lamp glows with a tiny silhouette scene inside — kids and grown-ups alike love getting one of these as a night-light gift.
10. Blueberry Sugar Scrub In A Jar
Whip up this blueberry sugar scrub with a few pantry ingredients and pack it in a little jar — a spa-day gift that smells as good as it looks.
11. Homemade Milk Bath
12. DIY Leopard Mason Jar
13. Mason Jar Cocktail Gifts
14. Hot Chocolate In A Jar
15. Spa And Pampering In A Jar
