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    Home » Holidays » Christmas

    Snowman Mason Jar Holiday Gift Idea

    Updated: Dec 26, 2021 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 48 Comments


    This cute craft idea is great for teachers, grandparents, neighbors, coaches, friends, co-workers… etc.! It’s pretty easy to make withour great step-by-step instructions. Tie a gift card to the tag to make the gift extra special!

    Today I’ve got another Christmas Mason Jar Craft Idea for you, a Snowman Mason Jar Gift.  I love crafting with Mason Jars, there are so many possibilities of cute things to fill them with. For more ideas see my Mason Jar Sewing Kit and Mason Jar Santa Gifts.

    snowman mason jar

    This Mason Jar Snowman Holiday Gift is very easy to make and I’ve even included a printable for you! Just fill the mason jar with your favorite white candy (or white wrapped candy) and attach the tag and embellishments.

    Table of Contents
    • DIY Snowman Mason Jar Christmas Gifts
    • Snowman Mason Jar Supply List
    • How to Get the Christmas Gift Tags
    • How do You Make a Snowman Mason Jar?
    • More Mason Jar Christmas Ideas
    Cute Snowman Mason Jar Gift Idea- so simple! You can download the "I'd Melt for you Tag" on the site

    DIY Snowman Mason Jar Christmas Gifts

    I chose to fill my jar with white chocolate pretzels, as I’m totally unable to resist those buggers… something about the salty-sweet combo gets me every time!

    You could also fill them with white wrapped candies, white gumballs, or muddy buddies (that’s Chex coated in chocolate and tossed in powdered sugar- google it, you can find a recipe easily).

    Cute Snowman Mason Jar Gift Idea- so simple! You can download the "I'd Melt for you Tag" on the site

    Snowman Mason Jar Supply List

    • Plain Mason Jars  (I used 32oz jars, but you can also use pint jars if you wish)
    • Tags to print on. You can pick up the Avery 22802 Tags on Amazon, they are my absolute FAVORITE Christmas wrapping must have… tags that you don’t have to cut out!
    • Cardstock: if you don’t buy the pre-formatted tags.
    • Black Buttons
    • A scrap of Polar Fleece or Red Yarn
    • Bakers Twine
    • White Chocolate Pretzels 
    • I’d Melt for You; Snowman Tag

    How to Get the Christmas Gift Tags

    Due to the popularity of the tags last Christmas I am simplifying the process for you to download ALL of my Christmas Mason Jar tags.

    The Ultimate Christmas Tag Bundle offers ALL of the Christmas tags (including the one for this craft) plus a bonus of 5 other tags that are not offered with any other project! (including Santa, Reindeer, Merry Christmas, Snowman etc).

    A link to download the file yourself will be sent to you immediately after you complete your purchase.  This file includes versions of the tags formatted for BOTH card stock and pre-scored Avery Tags.

    The Gift Tag Bundle Includes:

    • Snowman Gift Tags
    • Holly Jolly Christmas Gift Tags
    • Merry Christmas Tags
    • Elf Tags
    • Santa Tags
    • Round Tags
    • Reindeer Tags
    • Nail Polish Gift Tags
    • Baking Gift Tags (4 styles)
    • Angel Gift Tags (and wing cutout)

    How do You Make a Snowman Mason Jar?

    Step One: Fill with Pretzels (or White candy)

    Fill the jars with your choice of candy or treat. Secure the lid that came with the mason jars.  These would be so cute done in a pint size and filled with tiny marshmallows to use in hot chocolate.

    Step Two: Glue the Buttons to the Jar

    Next, use a bit of hot glue to glue 3 buttons to the front of the jar.

    Step Three: Make a Scarf

    To finish it off tie a scrap of red fleece around the neck for a scarf. My scarf is about 2″ wide. To make the scarf cut a scrap of fleece or felt 2x the width of the jar. Fray the ends with scissors. If you don’t have a scrap of fleece fabric, you can also use several strands of red yarn.

    Step Four: The Tag

    Print out the tag. The last thing you’ll want to do is print out your Snowman “I’d Melt for You” Gift tag! If you want to make the gift a bit more “special” you could easily attach a gift card under the tag!

    Lastly, just attach the jar’s lid as you normally would. If you’re feeling extra crafty you can spray paint the lid black or white, but I like to leave mine gold.

    Cute Snowman Mason Jar Gift Idea- so simple! You can download the "I'd Melt for you Tag" on the site

    Quick and Easy! 

    More Mason Jar Christmas Ideas

    Reindeer Mason Jar Gift

    Elf Christmas Jar

    DIY Santa Mason Jar Gift

    Angel Christmas Jar

    Mason Jar Sewing Kit

    For More Fun Holiday Ideas & Inspiration, Follow me on Instagram:

    Christmas Mason Jar Ideas (with free printable tags)

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    • Hot Chocolate Christmas Neighbor Gift Idea

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    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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    Comments

    1. Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen says

      December 11, 2013 at 5:30 pm

      What an adorable idea! I’m happy I found you on Pinterest!

      Reply
    2. Katy says

      December 11, 2013 at 8:23 pm

      That’s the cutest jar gift I’ve seen. Would make lots of friends and family happy to get this happy gift. Thanks!

      Reply
    3. amber whitehead says

      December 12, 2013 at 12:34 pm

      I love this! Just found your blog after Crafts by amanda shared your santa jar. I can tell I’m going to be pinning your stuff today and a new fan ! !

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        December 12, 2013 at 6:41 pm

        So glad you found me!! Thanks for saying “hello”

        Reply
    4. Rhonda says

      December 13, 2013 at 8:18 pm

      These are adorable!

      Reply
    5. Julie says

      December 23, 2013 at 8:12 pm

      One of the cutest ideas I have seen this year … want to make several last minute gifts copying this BUT I am unable to open the printable tag … yikes! HELP!!!! ~Julie in Boise

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        December 30, 2013 at 4:00 pm

        Hi Julie!
        I hope its not too late! (I’ve been away from the internet this Christmas), you need Adobe Acrobat to open the tags. You can download it for free on Adobe’s website.

        Reply
    6. Jane Stanford Boozer says

      December 24, 2013 at 1:07 pm

      now that is a “sweet” idea for a gift!

      Reply
    7. Charlene Drake says

      December 24, 2013 at 6:29 pm

      This is a great idea…to go along with snowman poop!

      Reply
    8. rayray cartucci says

      December 27, 2013 at 10:39 am

      Oh,too bad Christmas is over. That is cute! I need to remember this for next year! I would put divinity inside…YUM!

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        December 30, 2013 at 3:58 pm

        oh excellent idea!

        Reply
    9. Margie says

      February 10, 2014 at 11:58 am

      Thanks soooo much for sharing so many cute ideas. I just found your site and am looking forward to
      making gifts for family and friends! I come from a large family and always need new ideas for birthdays, etc…, so thanks again!!

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        February 12, 2014 at 12:44 pm

        Oh, thank you so much for the kind words! I am so glad that you are enjoying the ideas!

        Reply
    10. Jenn says

      November 14, 2014 at 5:59 pm

      I love this idea & I’m making them for Christmas gifts this year but I have a question about the jars. I can’t tell from the picture … are the jars you used smooth or do they have raised lettering on them? I thought it would be hard to glue the buttons on if the jars weren’t perfectly smooth (on at least one side) but I’m having trouble finding smooth ones. If you used smooth ones, where did you buy them? I need them to be a good price because I’ll be making 30+. Thanks!

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        November 17, 2014 at 12:10 pm

        The jars are smooth.. you can buy them on Amazon or at Walmart

        Reply
    11. Kensi says

      December 03, 2014 at 5:49 pm

      Love this project! Thank you so much for the tutorial and free printables! I’m currently making them for members at church! They’ll love them!

      I did have a difficult time with the labels though and just wanted to pass a quick tip to others if they’re having alignment issues 🙂 I bought the Avery template labels that you used and downloaded the template from this post. I seriously printed about 6 sheets of horribly unaligned labels before I figured out what I was doing wrong! They were printing on the creases so parts of it were cut off! I was trying to print the labels on the side that has all of the Avery label info in the margins. Once I flipped it over and printed on the blank side, it aligned PERFECTLY! Just wanted to mention it in case anyone else was having issues! Haha!

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        December 04, 2014 at 7:53 am

        Also, Make sure when you are printing from Adobe Acrobat that your page scaling is set to NONE. Otherwise Acrobat will resize the labels and they won’t fit on the sheets.

        Reply
    12. Julie N says

      December 15, 2014 at 3:35 pm

      Hi Melissa,

      I could only find the elf printable tag. Do you have the snowman gift tag?

      Reply
      • Melissa Mortenson says

        December 16, 2014 at 1:24 pm

        Yes, it’s on the same page as the Elf tag

        Reply
    13. http://kaski-motorowe.iblogger.org/ says

      November 19, 2015 at 9:50 pm

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      Reply
    14. Lindsey says

      December 03, 2015 at 10:40 am

      I love your ideas! I just shared your page on my blog I just started. https://laundryandwisdom.wordpress.com/2015/12/03/homemade-christmas/

      Reply
    15. Della says

      December 23, 2015 at 12:01 am

      Thank you for this idea! I love how my snowman jars turned out! I was only going to do 5 and then ended up doing 16 big jars as gifts! And I found some awesome ribbon at michaels craft store that was green felt with red stitching on edges that worked perfect for the scarf!

      Reply
    16. Sharon says

      November 05, 2016 at 6:22 am

      Love the snowman Mason jars filled with pretzels⛄️
      Could you tell me how approximately many ounces/ pounds it will take to fill a one quart jar?
      Thank you

      Reply
    17. Julie Tilney-Varden says

      December 11, 2017 at 1:51 pm

      I just made some of your snowmen jars – so cute! I added a top hat by cutting a donut out of black glitter paper (from Michael’s) and putting it under the lip, and also gluing black ribbon around the lid, as well as cutting out a circle to put under the lid. I wish I could post a pic!

      Reply

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