7 Fall Inspired Mason Jar Crafts

Mason jars are not just for bottling and canning anymore. By simply adding some paint or little embellishments, you can have a beautiful vase, centerpiece, candy jar or about anything else you could imagine. These 7 mason jar ideas are brought to us by bloggers around the web with their creative ideas to add a little fall touch to our décor and crafting. Of course any recycled glass jar will work for these crafts too.

I don’t know about you, but I have a box in my cupboard just for storing reusable jars. We have started using them for smoothies on the go too. My children are great at losing lunch boxes so we have started re-using the jars for things that may get lost. I realize that is not recycling them, but it is giving them one more chance at life before being thrown, lost, or misplaced. Jars are so versatile and pasta sauce jars are always airtight, making them perfect for liquids. Once they lose their lid, off to the craft room cupboard they go.

1- Fall Hanging Mason Jars from Live Laugh Rowe

2- Blue Patina Mason Jars from Suburble

3- Corn Husk Wrapped Mason Jar from Garden Therapy

4- Rustic Fall Centerpiece from Love of Family and Home

5- Candy Corn Treat Jar from One Artsy Mamma

6- Mason Jar Candle Reduex from Hometalk

7- Fall Mason Jar Vases from Anything & Everything

Do you know the history of the Mason jar? Threaded screw-top jars “such as these are meant to be air and water-tight” were patented in 1858 by a 26-year-old Mason. The original mason jars were made of clear aqua glass and are frequently referred to as “Crowleytown Jars” by collectors since so many people think the New Jersey town of Crowleytown is where they were first produced.

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The other day I saw a post from Pinterest about trends for summer and it said one of them was “cultivating whimsy.”

Well, I don’t know where Pinterest has been all this time, but we’ve been cultivating whimsy here at Craft Gossip for a long time. I love sharing projects that are a little different, things that make you smile when you see them, and will make you smile when you knit them and wear them or use them.

Such it is with the Tutti Frutti tee knitting pattern from Bea Creative Knits.

This cute little baby tee is worked top down in the round with contiguous shoulder construction to shape the sleeve caps. There are short rows for the neckline and folded hems with picot edging at the hemline, neckline and edges of the sleeves.

All of this would be great on its own, but then there’s the addition of a super cute fruit icon, which is added with duplicate stitch. There are a lot of options, including strawberry, banana, orange, cherries, watermelon, lemon, blueberries, kiwi, peach, dragon fruit, apple and pear, so it’s likely you can add on your favorite fruit.

It is offered in eight sizes, to fit a bust measurement ranging from 28-30 inches (71-76 cm) to 56-58 inches (142-147 cm). The design is meant to be worn with around 6.3 inches/16 cm of negative ease, but you can choose the fit you prefer. There’s also optional bust and waist shaping included in the pattern if you want to make it even curvier.

This is considered an advanced beginner or intermediate project because of all the skills involved, but it’s sure to be a lot of fun even if some of these techniques are new to you.

Grab a copy of the pattern for yourself form Bea Creative Knits on Etsy.

[Photo: Bea Creative Knits]

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