Christmas Decor: Twig Jars

Vintage meets Cabin in these super easy TWIG JARS

I love to have candles burning all of the time - it isn't so much the scent that pulls me in as the homey feeling I get from seeing them glitter all about the house.

During the Holidays I thought it would be nice to have a few pretty jars to hold some of my staple and long burning basic pillar candles - and of course I wanted them to be re-purposed, so I used some old washed out candle jars.

While gathering supplies for this project I decided I did not want a very modern look, and yet I didn't want "country Christmas" either...something more like "vintage meets cabin" is what I was hoping for.

GATHERING SUPPLIES:

• recycled glass jars
• collected twigs & pine cones
• vintage binding or ribbon & tape measure
• Holiday berry picks
• Assorted embellishments
• Pretty trims
• Number brads & plaques
• Silky flower petals
• Gesso, glitter & stain
• Hot glue/ glue gun

THIS IS WHAT I DID:

• Measure height of jar and cut or break several twigs to this size.
• Begin gluing twigs around the jar, alternating thick & thin pieces.
• Continue gluing until outside of jar is fully covered with twigs.
• Twist & glue thin pliable twig or vine to top edge of jar.
• Measure around jar and cut binding or ribbon one inch longer.
• Glue binding or ribbon around center of jar.
• Twist and glue tape measure into desired shape & glue to binding.
• Brush gesso onto tips of pine cones and berries and dust with glitter. Let dry.
• Once dry glue cones and berries to binding near tape measure.
• Add embellishments as desired.

I used rhinestones, holiday stars, paper leaves, petals and number plaques to dress up my jars.

Worried about burning a candle in your pretty new jar? Just drop a battery operated tea light in the bottom and watch it sparkle!

Need a gift for a teacher, neighbor, co-worker or secret pal? Fill your pretty twig jars with wrapped holiday candies,bath salts, potpourri or a bag of tea lights and pop in a pretty bag! (Stay tuned for an easy how to on gift bags!) Now you are ready for any Holiday Gift Exchange!