Upgrade Your Gift Cards With This DIY Mason Jar Snow Globe!
If you’re looking for a creative way to give gift cards this year, try making these easy DIY gift card Mason jar snow globes!
Turn a simple gift card into a thoughtful present with these DIY mason jar snowglobes! These make a charming gift for friends, family, or teachers, plus the recipient can keep the card and use the jar as part of their Christmas decor!
I’ve been making these gift card jars since 2014!
I love that this is so easy and fun to put together, and I’m excited to highlight this idea again! The secret for getting the gift card to stand up is attaching it to a binder clip and using a bit of hot glue to attach it to the inside of the jar. Then, for the inside, consider using:
🎅 Ornaments:
🎄 Miniatures:
- bottle brush trees
- nutcrackers, snowmen, etc.
❄️ Snow:
- cotton balls
- faux snow
- tissue paper
For the jar:
You can get a 12-pack of jars for only $12.14 on Target.com! As far as the larger apothecary jars, I picked them both up at Michaels.
DIY Gift Card Snow Globes
PrintSupplies Needed
- wide mouth mason jars
- binder clips
- gift cards
- hot glue gun and glue
- faux snowflakes
- cotton or poly filling
- miniature holiday related figures, ornaments, matchbox cars etc.
- any ribbon, twine or embellishments for the outside of lid
Directions
1
Start by gluing a binder clip with gift card to the bottom of a jar (make sure you choose jars wide enough to fit a gift card inside).
2
Place a small amount of cotton and faux snow to hide the bottom of the binder clip.
3
Add any ornaments or bottle brush trees to make a winter scene.
4
Close jar and tie with ribbon or baker’s twine to embellish.
Extra tips for making DIY gift card Mason jar snow globes:
- The best jars for these will be wide-mouth-type jars so that they are wide enough to fit a gift card. You can look for them at stores like Target, craft stores, thrift stores, or even some grocery stores that may have a selection. A gift card measures about 3.5 inches, so make sure it’s at least that wide.
- For the inside of the jar scenes, check Dollar Tree for inexpensive winter or Christmas-related ornaments and miniature village pieces. Of course, the Dollar Spot section at Target is a great option too!
- I use a bit of hot glue to glue down the gift card and some of the lighter trees so they don’t tip over. It’s up to you if you want to glue down each item. I think it’s nicer to leave the ornaments unglued so the recipient can use them on their tree if they want.
I am officially in love with these little Christmas gift card Mason jars! These will most likely be my go-to teacher gift this year, and I’m so excited to make more. What a fun and creative way to jazz up a gift card present!
What would you put in your DIY gift card snow globe jar?
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