DIY Mason Jars Design Ideas

If you’ve ever gotten lost or tried your hand at pretty much anything DIY, you’re probably besties with one iconic piece of glassware: The Mason Jar. Love it or hate it, you can’t deny both its utility and inherent cuteness. For this month’s mega roundup, we’ve scoured the web to bring you the 100 most clever ways to repurpose a mason jar, canning jar, ball jar, or jam jar. And we promise not to use the word “jarring” more than once ;)
Repurposing mason jars is a fun and easy way to create a useful item out of something you usually throw out. Whether you’re decorating, organizing, or crafting, get inspired to upcycle your old household items with these clever DIY mason jar ideas. Turn your leftover jars into a golden vase, labeled storage shelf, or even a soap dispenser.
We’ve brought you 9 of the best DIY mason jar ideas for you to try out!
1. DIY Oil Lamp: It’s surprisingly easy to create your own nostalgic oil lamp, and a blue mason jar makes a very picturesque base.
2. Hanging Pendant Lights: These cool pendant lights are fairly simple to make and add a homespun charm to any space.
3. Blue Glass Lamp: Of course, you can also replace any old lamp base with a jar.
4. Garden Jar Chandelier: Come on, how could we exclude mini mason jars from this scene?
5. Monogram Marquee: What could be more worthy than a vintage style marquee made of mason jars?!
6. Solar-Powered Lights: We aren’t entirely sure how these work, but we really like the patterned results.
7. Use Fishnet as a Spray Paint Stencil: Now that’s an unexpected place to find a pair of fishnets. The patterns totally remind us of undersea creatures.
8. Glass Jar Typography: What an easy and lovely way to personalize jars!
9. Lucky Jar Revamp: How cute are these jars? Draw shamrocks and write messages with puffy paint, then spray paint green.
10. Porcelain Pen Designs: We love the quirky lines on this trio of jars.
11. Distressed Shabby Chic: Technically these are for sale, but we think a few different layers of spray paint could accomplish similar results.
12. Metallic Vases: A little inside out painting? Don’t mind if we do! Create a silver tablescape with this simple DIY project.
13. Moroccan-Inspired Puff Paint: Another item for sale, we bet you could create a similar look using metallic puff paint and a bit of precision.
14. Glitter Dipped Vases: We are always up for a new way to use glitter. These make classy vases for any occasion.
15. Chalkboard Labels: For welcome cocktails slash name cards, add a chalkboard label to any jar you find.
16. Silhouette Jars: Remember having a silhouette drawn when you were little? Bring that aesthetic back… but on a jar!
17. Pencil Holder: Such a genius use of the jar shape - we love the idea of making a bunch of Lego heads with different expressions.
18. Textured Typography: This typography was created using foam letters as well as puff paint. We really like how the foam letters turned out!
19. Color Block Chalk Mason Jars: Yesss! This is like a DIY trend explosion. Its got color block, chalkboard paint, and mason jars.
20. Sea Glass Jars: Created using a crafty cocktail of Elmer’s Glue and food coloring, these have just a faint sea glass inspired hue.