Snowflake Jar Luminaries

I live in the midwest, when winter rolls around it tends to stick around for a very long time.  The weather has a way of influencing my decorating.  Today, in late fall, I’m excitedly creating snow and winter themed pieces to use around my home for the next couple of months.  Come March I will be tearing those down and feverishly putting up Spring decor in hopes of ushering in an early Spring.  Because winter can be long I like to decorate now, before Christmas, with winter themed items that I can keep up through the new year.  Neutral pieces with snow themes tend to work for Christmas and beyond.  Today I am sharing these snowflake jar luminaries I made that will work in my home for the next couple of months.

Here is what I used to make these snowflake jar luminaries.

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• 3 glass sauce jars
• Con-Tact paper
• Snowflake punch or Silhouette
• Frosted glass paint
• Rice
• Tea lights

I started with clean sauce jars, I save all my jars for crafts they really come in handy.  They tend to be pretty much less expensive than buying new mason jars.  

I used a snowflake paper punch to make stencils from Con-Tact paper.  This Con-Tact paper has a temporary adhesive and removes easily revealing nice crisp stencil lines.  I also used my Silhouette to cut a more intricate snowflake from the same Con-Tact paper.  

Once the stencils were in place, and I removed any bubbles creating a nice seal, I sprayed them with Rustoleum Frosted paint.  This goes on just like spray paint but leaves a thin frosted layer behind.

I followed the instructions on the can then let the jars dry for about 30 minutes before removing the stencils.  Then I filled the bottom of the jars with rice and added a tea light to each one.

These jars will make their way around my house for the duration of winter.  They add a cozy glow to these evenings when it gets so dark so early.  

I’d love to hear how you decorate for winter.

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