Five Valentine's Day / Wedding crafts with jam jars

With spring just around the corner and Valentine's day coming up, I thought now would be the perfect time to show off some beautiful crafts using jam jars 

1. Creating messages 

Materials used:
* Scrapbook Stickers or Glue gun
* Chalkboard Spray Paint
* Orcio Jam Jar 

The stickers can be used to make beautiful unique messages, perfect for valentine's day, everyday use or something special such as a wedding.  

The second option for messages takes a little bit of practice but is such fun to do.  Glue guns can be picked up quite cheaply from any good craft store.  Just write a message on the glass with the gun, wait for this to go cold then spray with whichever colour you wish, I chose my beloved chalkboard spray paint.

2. Creating candle holders 

Materials used:
* Masking Tape
* Chalkboard Spray Paint
* Silver Sharpie
* Orcio Jam Jar 

I ended up using stencils that were larger than my tape, so that was a bit of a challenge for me!  I found the best way to do this was to place the tape on a piece of paper, draw my images and then cut them out (with the paper still attached) and peel off the tape from the paper straight onto the glass.  As with the lettering above, I used chalkboard spray paint to cover the jars and left them to dry.  (Toilet rolls make perfect holders whilst waiting for jars to dry).

Once dried I picked off the tape very carefully and then went around each image with the silver sharpie to make it stand out.  This, I think is my favourite craft of the five.

3. Painting glass jars 

* Materials used:
* PlastiKote Spray Paint
* Square Jam Jar 

A very simple and effective way to add a bit of colour to your home or maybe even your wedding tables is to give glass jars a hint of colour. 

You can pick up glass spray paints from Plastikote - I picked mine up from Hobbycraft no less and I'm pleased with how these have turned out.  Add a piece of ribbon around the top or lace around the middle and these will make wonderful talking points.

4. Decorating jars for table favours

* Materials used:
* Ribbon
* Chocolates / favours
* Square Jam Jar 

I love these, and if you're looking for something unique and personal then I think these hit the mark.  The hearts can be replaced with any sweet or favour to match your colour theme for your wedding as well as the ribbon.  This is a very quick, easy and cheap way to decorate your tables and look stunning at the same time.

5. Using jars as picture holders 

* Materials used:
* String
* Glue Dots
* Square Jam Jar 

Print out 2 images per jar measuring 2 inches square.  Use the glue dots to attach one end of the string to the underneath of the lid.  Glue two pictures together with the other end of the string in between and feed this through the glass jar.  The beauty of this quirky picture holder is you can change the view whenever you want with a twist of the lid (or jar).

The jam jars used in this post were sent to me from The Bottle Company (south) for review.  In my honest option, I feel these are beautiful jam jars which plenty of crafting options for all your needs.  These are very reasonable prices for 12 x 12oz square jars will only cost £9.15!

Keep an eye out for future posts as I have a couple more ideas I'd like to share with you for these jars which don't quite fit the love theme.