Today I’m going to share with you how to make a Mason Jar Sewing Kit. If you’ve got crafty friends to buy for this Christmas this might be just what you’re looking for. (I’ve even included a free printable for you). This is sponsored content.
I love to come up with fun packaging for the holidays. I think that you can take a simple gift and elevate it to a whole new level by packaging it well.
Sewing Gift Ideas
This month I discovered Avery printable labels, and let me tell you I’m obsessed. These are not just any printable labels. These labels are high quality and perfect for gift giving or DIY projects. For years I’ve been printing out cards for my gifts and then cutting them out with scissors or trying to find a punch just the right size. It drove me crazy.
The same thing would happen when I’d make cupcake pics or party decorations. Then I found these labels by Avery and went, ‘Ah ha, that would be soooooo much easier!’
Avery Labels Review
The Avery labels are new to me and come in a variety of shapes and sizes. I chose to work with the square ones but there are also ovals, circles, and tags. The paper is very high quality too and looks great when printed on. You can get them in matte or glossy finish.
Here’s what’s cool… Avery has thought the whole process out for you, you don’t have to be a graphic designer or own any extra computer programs to use these labels. They have provided software online to do the whole process for you, plus it’s customizable.
Want tags for the teacher gifts? Or a “baked by Me” sticker for a cookie box? You can do that all online. Just click over to the Avery Design & Print Online, select the label you’re working with, and the design you like, and customize away. Then print it off at home. Peel off the label and you’re done.
What’s else is cool? If you’re like me and are comfortable designing items they also provide FREE TEMPLATES for you. Just download the template and open it up in your computer program and design away. No worries, whatever you design will fit perfectly on your label.
After working with the square labels for a bit, I decided to design a label for a DIY Mason Jar Sewing Kit. I think that these make great gifts at the holidays for crafty folks, and the label seemed like a great addition. If you’d like to make your own you can download a PDF of my printable here… it’s designed to fit on the Avery 22846 square labels.
DIY Mason Jar Sewing Kit Instructions
Supplies Required
- Quart Size Mason Jar
- Fabric Scraps
- Polyester Stuffing
- Hot Glue Gun
- Sewing Mends the Soul Printable Sticker – download HERE
- Avery 22846 Labels
- Fancy pins and other sewing notions to fill your Mason jar.
Step One: Turn the Lid into a Pincushion
To create the Mason Jar Sewing Kit all you need to do is turn the lid into a simple pincushion.
Ball up a bit of polyester stuffing so that it fits on the top of the mason jar lid piece (not the ring that goes around the mason jar).
Use a bit of hot glue to hold it in place.
Next cut a piece of fabric about 2″ wider on each side than the mason jar lid. Pull the fabric over the stuffing and mason jar lid and secure it on the wrong side with hot glue. Remove excess fabric with scissors.
Cut a piece of felt the same size as the mason jar lid to cover up the fabric on the bottom of the mason jar lid. Hot glue this piece in place.
Slip the cushion part into the mason jar lid ring. You may need to “wiggle” the stuffing around a bit to get the ring to pop on.
Download the printable and print onto the Avery labels. Then just adhere the label to the front of the jar and fill it up with goodies. Now you’re ready to gift it to your favorite seamstress.
More Ways to Use the Printables
You don’t have to use the printable only for a Mason Jar Sewing kit you can also use it to organize items in your sewing room, I love how it looks on my button jars.
What sewist wouldn’t love some fabric as a gift? Just add the label to a bag for a simple gift.
These black and white polka dot gift bags are the perfect size to fit a couple of fat quarters in, a great gift for your favorite quilter.
If you’re looking for more packaging ideas for Christmas and Holiday gifts you can follow Avery on Pinterest. There you’ll find loads of ideas for tags for cookies, neighbor gifts, teacher gifts and baked goods.
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Lee Ann L. says
Awesome idea! Love the mason jar kit with pincushion on top!
Lee Ann L. says
I tweeted! @dlk3265
https://twitter.com/dlk3265/status/399907565079117824
Brooke says
So neat! I had no idea Avery had these awesome labels. Sewing definitely mends my soul so I love your label design. I can think of many ways I would use it!
F. K. says
This is so awesome! Thank you for sharing!
Elena says
I use them on wrapped Christmas gifts
Elena says
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lesley says
i recently started a jewelry/accessory business and am branching off into sewing, quilting and crocheting (teaching myself all three at once….argh!!!) so these labels would be awesome on my packaging!
LINDA says
HI,what a neat product.
These would be so handy!
Thanks for sharing!
Cecilia says
Your labels are too cute! I would use them on my gifts for my quilting friends and for family. Thanks for the great ideas.
Heather says
What a great gift for the girls in a sewing group!
Diana says
A great gift for my quilting group. Thanks for the printable and the giveaway.
Shirley Pearce says
Avery labels are awesome! Never thought of using their labels for sewing gifts. Now, in this form, it makes giving a gift so easy plus finished with an elegant embellishment!
Laura says
Cute labels. I would use them to add just a bit more flair to wrapped gifts!
Mami2jcn says
I use labels for storing our homeschool materials.
Mami2jcn says
tweet–https://twitter.com/mami2jcn/status/400048383936573440
Jessica To says
I use labels to put on my son’s things for school. They make me feel so much more organized!
Jodee Weiland says
Great idea…so creative! I will definitely use this idea!
Denise @just_denise says
I’d make labels for spice jars. Love the different things you can do with these labels!
Diana says
I would use these cute labels for Christmas gifts. I love a great sticker label to spice up a simple wrapping job.
Lynne Tilley says
I love Avery! I would use these labels on my own pin cushion jars that I have. So cute.
Zina says
Thanks for bringing so many possibilities of labels to life.
Anne Marie says
I would love these labels to use on Christmas gifts and for organizing my sewing room.
leslie says
i like to use them for gifts
leslie says
tweet: https://twitter.com/akronugurl/status/400234067582394369 .
Jessie S. says
Those labels are so neat! I think they would make cool personalized gift tags.
Margaret R says
I am taking a mission trip to the Dominican Republic to teach sewing to some of the village women. I am making up little sewing kits for them and could use these to put on each kit and the new machines they are getting. How cool that would be.
Terry says
These would be good to separate scrapbooking items and in the sewing room – buttons, fabric scraps, stored fat quarters by color, buttons, and all notions. Great idea #!}
Rebecca Coyle says
I’ve used white Avery labels for years and have never seen the ones you’re showcasing. I love your adorable print and would use it like you have ~ to dress up a gift. Thanks for the chance.
Rea Liz says
I would use them for organzing my kids toys!
Rea Liz says
I tweeted at https://twitter.com/Reatex123/status/400288316207022082
Kalynn Fail says
I would use them on my gift packages. Thanks for the chance to win 🙂
Suzie12 says
I haven’t seen these Kraft paper labels before! Thank you for highlighting this product, and the chance to win! I can think of many uses for those including many custom gift wrap tags, labels and seals for envelopes!
MJ says
Oh, I love these! I would definitely use them for sorting and organizing in my sewing room. But I can also see them on jars of my homemade jelly for Christmas gifts!
Lee says
I love those labels! And the cute pincushion mason jar. I would love to use some of these labels for my mason jar five bean soup gifts!
Lisa Brown says
I would use them for my small cardboard storage boxes that I keep my trinkets in.
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Lisa Brown says
my tweet – https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/400315809861337088
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Patricia says
I would use them in my sewing room.
Kristi Lee says
Hello there! I love to use labels as seals on cards – they look sweet with monograms, and who doesn’t love a customized envelope in the mail?!
Shawn says
I would use them for just about anything I could think of.
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Ashley H. says
I use them a lot during the holidays.
Carrie P. says
such a great idea to give fellow quilters. those tags are so neat. I have hesitated buying them because I thought it would be so complicated to figure out how to get them printed. Thanks for sharing how easy it is.
Tami says
adorable! I use labels in my pantry and in my office the most
One Frugal Girl says
Labeling all of the storage containers filled with my son’s toys and clothing. I’m hoping for a second child and want to keep everything organized so we can easily access the hand-me-downs.
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One Frugal Girl says
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D Schmidt says
I use labels in a variety of ways around the home and tend to find them perfect for organizing my children’s craft supplies. I also use them to address gifts over the holiday season! I have never used a template though but I really think I should because they create fantastic designs.
D Schmidt says
Tweeted
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Brenda says
My big Winter project is designing my craft room and these labels would be perfect for all my organizing. Thanks for the chance to win!:)
Susan Smith says
I love using the peel off labels on Christmas gifts and on my childrens school supplies.
Erica Best says
using to help clean out my closet and keep it clean
Jessie C. says
I would use them to label and decorate baking goods.
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Jessie C. says
-https://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/402275145525788672
courtney b says
i use labels for my home videos and picture albums!
courtney b says
tweet
https://twitter.com/MeandBells/status/402803350678540288
amy pugmire says
I would love to use them in the kitchen on my jars for flour, sugar, salt etc…
amy pugmire says
tweet
https://twitter.com/1amypugmire/status/402943942099869697
cheryl says
I would definitely use these to make Christmas tags to start with
cw says
Labels are particularly useful during christmas for mailing out xmas cards
Erika says
I have lots of plastic totes in the closets, and it’s nice to label them to keep things organized.
I’d use these for Christmas presents!
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Mom C says
I like to have labels on all my boxes; in the kitchen, sewing room, laundry, computer desk, everywhere. Really like the bags, great idea for gifts. Thanks.
Robin says
I make homemade goodies for Christmas gifts and these labels would be awesome!
Tammy says
I would use them to organize my sewing room. These would look fabulous. Thank you for the chance to enter. conn_and_vans_mom atyahoodotcom
Susan h. says
I would use labels to help organize my pantry. Thanks.
Susan h. says
I tweeted. https://twitter.com/sebh55/status/404335725556281344
Tamie says
I love labels. You could customize these for holiday packaging. Great giveaway.
Sandra says
This would make a perfect gift for my best friend who loves to sew
rachel says
Address labels and Christmas greetings are two constants for me in label use.
Madeline says
I would label the shelves in our organizer in the dining room. We use it for canned goods and it would be helpful to have them grouped by kind.
Madeline says
Tweet link: https://twitter.com/shala_darkstone/status/405500241241067520
Tina M says
address labels and gift tags on Christmas gifts
Wild Orchid says
Labels are useful to me when I am organizing things in my home.
Thanks for the chance to win!
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Wild Orchid says
tweet–https://twitter.com/WildOrchid985/status/406778448489639936
Debbie B says
i’d like using them for Christmas gift tags
Debbie B says
i posted a tweet:
https://twitter.com/bellows22/status/407003991131033600
Sarah Colligan says
I think these labels are awesome! I love the chicness and warmth that the kraft brown labels have. They just seem so much warmer than typical white labels. These really stand out. I would use these labels for packaging crafts and as gift tags for Christmas gifts. I also would use these labels to label jars in my craft room and kitchen ingredients! 🙂
maria cantu says
Useful for gifts anytime of the year.
Amy Tong says
I use labels all the time on my homemade gifts. Which I do year round! I’m so glad to know about these awesome and easy to use Avery labels. Love love love them. Can’t wait to go get some right the way. It’ll be perfect timing for the Holiday season for my homemade baked goods. 🙂
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karen medlin says
I just love the way you can personalize the labels, I like to make up small gift baskets for the family, I would use them for the baskets for a nice personal touch. Thank you so much for sharing them.
Julie says
I use labels for address labels and for labeling craft bins thanks for the giveaway
Kelly Massman says
Labels are extremely useful to me when it comes to Christmas mailings or for postcards when my husband has a woodturning show!! thanks for a chance to win! kmassman gmail
Betty C says
These would make great customized labels for my hand made gifts.
Betty C says
Tweet – https://twitter.com/willitara/status/410635623717142528
LAMusing says
I use labels on my plastic shoe boxes, on storage boxes and small ones on my spice jars.
Norma says
Return address labels and labels for files
Shannon says
Can I totally snag your idea for Christmas gifts?!
Kelly D says
I would use the labels on my storage bins, to keep track of what is inside.
Kelly D says
tweet
https://twitter.com/kellydsaver/status/410965024018948096
Rebecca Graham says
I would use these labels on gifts.
Wanda McHenry says
I would use these labels when I’m re-organizing in the Spring
Wanda McHenry says
https://twitter.com/myfolly/status/411009775338786816
Carmen says
I use labels to help organize my pantry – we reuse glass jars and buy in bulk
Vanessa B says
Id use these labels just like you and gift the jars to all my Girls 🙂 Thanks You and Happy Holidays!
angie lilly says
I love those! They are so cute! Like craft paper. I would use them to label gifts and holiday cards.
angie lilly says
I tweeted here: https://twitter.com/MsTofuFairy/status/411583086665957376
Teresa P says
I’d use them to identify the cigar boxes I have filled with my sewing supplies like pins, needles, etc. Very cute!
Teresa P says
Tweet
https://twitter.com/didyouyarnthat/status/411892039010484224
Kerry says
I love using labels this time of year for Christmas goodies!
Amanda Sakovitz says
Super cute! I would use them for long term storage
Amanda Sakovitz says
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Susan Smith says
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Thomas Murphy says
I would use them for gifts
Thomas Murphy says
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Heather zeh says
I’d use these for my son for school stuff
Heather zeh says
Tweeted https://twitter.com/LuckyMama32/status/412322716776398849
ewhatley says
I use labels to organize my mountains of paperwork.
Tabathia B says
I use them to organize the folders for my children’s artwork
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Tabathia B says
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Nikki says
Love Love Love, how gorgeous are these jars!!!
Heather Albertson says
Excellent DIY! Mine didn’t turn out quite as good as yours but I wanted to share. Thank you so much. I’ll definitely be back for more ideas. 🙂
Kat says
How did you make the pin cushion on top of the mason jar?
Kathy g says
They would be great for tagging items at a craft show.
Sharon jack says
I love this idea will have to get some of these labels. thanks
Marianne myrick says
I put labels on everything, especially electronics chargers. I also use labels for baskets containing winter hats and gloves. Avery has such a great selection.
Patricia Runge says
With 6 kids plus 12 nieces and nephews, I like to make them gift bags for most holidays. They consist of baked goodies, candies, & small items. I always print up a label and try to make it a “theme” bag. I also like to make gift bags of baked goodies or mixes and print recipe of baked goods on a label.
Mary Jane Meehan says
Great Idea for gifts for my non-sewing children to keep in their apartments/homes for when they need to sew on a button…love this!
Denise Mancuso says
These would be awesome for displaying vintage buttons and wooden spools of thread. Might try to make some this weekend! Would definitely give to all my quilting friends!!!
katie k says
I have used these as labels on my hand made soaps! they look great, print SO EASY and make it easier for me to give a great looking gift. I also love Avery’s oval labels –
So glad you could use them! I need to pick up some of the Oval tags myself!
Katharine says
I have been using Avery.com for several years to make labels, and they are great. Very user friendly