Dress up your home for fall with this glass yogurt jar craft. Gather natural materials from your yard, or use miniature pumpkins from the craft store, to create pretty seasonal tealight candle holders.
Winter, spring, summer and fall. I’m working my way through the seasons with another glass yogurt jar craft that I think you’re going to love.
How pretty are these fall glass tealight candle holders? They feature a mix of natural elements and miniature fall decor from the craft store.
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They’re just one of the many pretty and useful things you can make from upcycled glass yogurt jars.
I even used dried orange slices from potpourri on some of the jars.
I’m sharing the tutorial for this glass yogurt jar craft as part of a fall ideas tour with some of my favorite bloggers. You’ll find links to fall mantels, fall tablescapes, fall DIY and craft projects, fall recipes and gorgeous fall porches at the end of this post.
Now, let me show you how to make your own fall glass yogurt jar craft.
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Supplies
glass yogurt jars (Weck tulip jars would also work)
acorns, miniature pumpkins, seed pods, cinnanom sticks and other natural decor
Instructions
You can buy new glass yogurt jars for this project, but I love recycling the Yoplait Oui jars for this glass yogurt jar craft.
The hardest part of this project is removing the labels. I recommend using Goo Gone to dissolve the adhesive on the labels. The jars will be oily, so I recommend running them through the dishwasher or hand washing. Use rubbing alcohol to remove any remaining residue.
Tie several pieces of raffia around the neck of the jar. I recommend adding a dab of glue under the knot so the raffia doesn’t slip down the jar. You may also want to add a bit of glue under the raffia on the backside of the jar, as well.
Next, decorate the jars using natural materials, like sweet gum balls, miniature pine cones, cinnamon sticks, anise seed, dried fruit slices, acorns, seed pods and even sticks from your yard.
For my jars, I used a mix of natural materials, potpourri and store bought items from my fall decor stash. I’m all for using what you have on hand.
Just keep layering on items until you like the look. Trim the raffia, as necessary.
Once the glue had dried, add tealight candles to the jars. Battery-powered tealights are great because you don’t have to worry about fire risk and you can leave them on all the time.
I’m using these fall tealight candle holders as a simple centerpiece on our kitchen table. They look so pretty set on top of old books and displayed alongside crabapples, fall squash and antique blue mason jars.
Don’t forget to check out all the other amazing fall crafts, recipes and fall decorating ideas on the Fall Ideas Tour.
Fall Ideas Tour
Monday – Fall Mantel Decor Ideas
Tuesday – Fall Tablescape Ideas
Wednesday – Fall DIY Projects
Thursday – Fall Recipes
Friday – Fall Porch Decor Ideas
Susan in SC
Just added this yogurt to my shopping list! LOL! What a cute idea. Thanks for sharing. This is my first visit to your blog, but not the last! I came here through Jane’s ‘Cottage at the Crossroads’ blog.
Atta Girl Amy
Thanks for visiting, Susan, and I do hope you’ll come back. I love Jane and Leo at Cottage at the Crossroads, and I’m glad they sent you my way.
Laurie @ Vinyet Etc
SO sweet! I loved using mine at Christmas with little bottle brush trees in them! LOVE this project!
Atta Girl Amy
Thanks Laurie! I love using the jars at Christmas, too.
Angie @ Postcards from the Ridge
Amy,.
These little candle holders are so adorable! And even better, you’re able to reuse something that was destined for the recycle bin! So glad you joined the tour again this year.
Mary Beth
These are so pretty and cute at the same time. I love Oui yogurt. I’m going to have to save my jars next time I buy some to make these beauties. I usually recycle them and then I want to pull them back out of the bin. Now, I’ll actually have a reason to save them. Score!
Atta Girl Amy
You definitely need to save them. I have a special place I keep them in my pantry, waiting for inspiration to strike.