Oh Christmas Tree Jar Light

Benetta
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finished frosted jar decorated with paper trees Turn an empty clear glass jar into a Christmas jar light. Use the jar light to decorate your table for Christmas Eve, or make a few to decorate your front porch. A thrifty way to decorate for the festive season!

Total Time: 30 minutes, drying time included

Yield: one jar light

Supplies:

clear glass jar (in this case, the jar has a circumference of 16")
different pieces of leftover cardstock
selection of small to medium beads of different colors and shapes
golden satin ribbon, 0.3" wide
battery operated string of pure white LED fairy lights
needle and white nylon thread
Tescoma 630902 Christmas tree cookie cutter, 2" high
frosted glass sandblast spray paint
two to three alcohol pads
standard scissors
pencil
hot glue gun and glue sticks

Steps:

Remove the label, wash the jar and allow to dry upside down overnight. Tip: If necessary, use mineral turpentine to remove any glue residue from where the label was stuck.
Clean the jar on the outside with alcohol pads and allow to dry.
Spray the jar with the frosted glass sandblast spray paint and allow to dry thoroughly.

Use the cookie cutter to trace trees onto the pieces of cardstock and cut the trees out. You need to make enough trees to go around the jar ~ in this case, 26 trees were used.
Use the needle to make holes into the centre of each tree. Then, using a double strand thread, string the trees onto the nylon thread. Add two to three beads in between each tree.

Wrap the thread with trees and beads around the jar and make a few knots, so that it won't come undone. Use the hot glue gun to add a few drops of glue to the jar, so that the thread with trees and beads won't slide down the side of the jar.