Two weeks ago I had my grandchildren come over to my house for a sit-down crafting session with Nanny. We enjoy making frugal craft projects together and came up with these painted mason jar lids Christmas tree ornaments. To make them…you’ll need mason jar lids (seals) or smooth-edge soup can lids, acrylic paints and a few other supplies.

I recommend protecting your work surface with a plastic drop cloth, old plastic placemats or an old vinyl shower curtain liner. Kids are messy painters!!! I don’t recommend using newspaper as the ink gets all over the place and your painted items will stick to the paper! They’ll pull right off of a plastic surface after drying.

Before you get started with the decorating an adult needs to punch a hole in the top of each mason jar lid. My husband did this by using a wide screw that he hammered through it. Then used the hammer to flatten down the edges on the back. Make sure everything is smooth as you don’t want any cuts. If you have a strong hole puncher, you could use that too.

The front of each lid will need 2-3 coats of acrylic craft paint, allowing for 20-30 minutes of drying time between coats. Have the kids work on several ornaments at a time. While one is drying, they can work on the next one. You can leave the backside unpainted or painted, entirely up to you.

Once the basecoat is done drying it’s time to decorate them with any Christmas or holiday design. The two that I’m featuring today were made by my 12 1/2 year old granddauther. She did one in a Christmas Tree design with the date 2021 written underneath it and the other one looks like a peppermint candy. Cute!!!

Let them dry for a few hours. Take them outside and spray each one (the front side) with 1-2 coats of clear acrylic spray sealer to protect the painted finish from fading, cracking or chipping. Let dry overnight.

For hanging…you can loop through clear fishing line, twine, satin ribbon, etc. through the hole at the top. That’s it, you’re done!

These adorable hand-painted Christmas mason jar lid ornaments can be hung on the Christmas tree, used as package tie-ons, gift bag accents, hung on hooks throughout the home, tied onto a door wreath or if you’re really creative…make several and turn them into windchimes! The possibilities are endless.

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For the past year we’ve shared several hand-painted soup can lid and mason jar lid craft projects on the TwoClassyChics blog. Today’s craft project features an adorable snowman painted onto a mason jar lid which can be used as Christmas Tree ornaments, package tie-ons, or just hang them up as part of your holiday home decor. You can make several of them in just a weekend.

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Painted Mason Jar Lids Snowman Christmas Tree Ornaments

Metal Mason Jar Lids
Acrylic Craft Paint – White, Navy Blue, Black, and Orange
Paint Brush, Water Dish, Paper Towels
Drill with Drill Bit
Clear Acrylic Spray Sealer, Glossy Finish
Clear Fishing Line or Ribbon
Scissors
Round Wooden Toothpicks

Use a drill with a small drill bit to make your hole at the top of the lid. Base coat the front and back of the lid with 2 coats of navy blue acrylic paint. We went with a nighttime scene with snow falling from the sky. You’ll need to allow 30 minutes of drying time between coats. Let dry.

You don’t need a pattern to make a snowman. Just freehand one with your paint brush and white paint. Fill it in. We had to use 2 coats of white paint to get the coverage that we wanted. We added a snow mound at the bottom but you can completely omit that.

Dip the end of your paint brush into black paint to make the 2 coal eyes. Dip the end of a round wooden toothpick into black paint to dot on his buttons and mouth. Use a paint brush with orange paint to make the carrot shaped nose. Dip the end of your paint brush into white paint to dot on the falling snow. Let all of the paint thoroughly dry.

Take lids outside. Spray each side with 1-2 coats of clear acrylic spray sealer. Let dry. Cut an 8″ long piece of clear fishing line or satin ribbon to thread through the top. Knot the two ends together. Use scissors to trim the ends if necessary. They’re now ready to gift or to hang!

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