Create The Cutest Decorative Jar Covers To Spruce Up Your Home For The Holidays

Reusing glass jars can be one of the best ways to not only get valuable storage and décor for little money, but also as a way to give thoughtful handmade gifts, like candles, candies, and canned preserves. Whether you are giving them away or keeping them for yourself, old jars can always use a little holiday cheer in the form of charming decorative accents. Make any jar festive by following simple DIY that involves creating adorable fabric jar toppers, using holiday fabric, trim, and ribbon.  

In addition to gift-giving, these decorated jars covers are perfect for decking out your kitchen jar canisters to declutter and organize your kitchen. The topped jars also work for temporarily storing baked goods or filling with holiday accents like pine cones, greenery, and other holiday accents. Turn them into cute DIY snow globes or add a battery-operated votive or pillar candle for a cute centerpiece element. They are also a beautiful way to create festive storage jars for things like office supplies, sewing notions, and other small essentials. Combine them with a paint technique to create the cutest craft room storage containers. Or use them for stashing essentials, like cotton swabs and cotton balls, for stylish and functional bathroom storage.  

To create these fabric toppers for any size jar, you will need a segment of fabric that can be cut into a circle that is 1 ½  to 2 inches inch larger than the top of the jar. Cut a circle from a square piece of fabric using a similarly sized template (like a small plate or a cardboard disc). Once you have cut the circle, sew your choice of trim around the perimeter of the fabric using a zigzag stitch with a machine or by hand. For a quick no sew version, you could also use some hot glue to adhere the trim to the edges. Place the fabric over the lid of the jar and rubber band it in place, flaring out the fabric so that it's even. Use the ribbon to cover the ribbon and tie a bow as an accent and to hide the band underneath. 

There are many ways you can add additional customization to your jar toppers, including adding pieces of greenery, small ornaments, beads, tiny pinecones, and other small objects that you can attach to the lid or the ribbon. This is a great chance to put your favorite seasonal fabric in a holiday print to use, or you could opt for a more shabby chic style with velvet and fringe or a natural rustic vibe using burlap and jute twine. Thinner fabrics tend to work best as they than can be easier to gather evenly when banded than thicker ones.