Mason Jar Lid Christmas Tree Ornaments

Hello, I'm so glad you've come to visit today.

Please pour a cup of tea and come with me.

I'd like to show you some tree

ornaments I've made from 
Ball Mason Jar Lids.

I remember my mom showing me
how to make a simple ornament for
our Christmas tree when I was young.

We used canning jar rings and lids,

and a Christmas card mailed to

our family the previous year.

We laid the lid over an image 

on the front of the card,

traced around it 
and cut it out.

We tied a piece of 
gift wrap curling ribbon around the ring,
 inserted the lid 
and hung the finished ornament
on the tree.

Well I've grown up now 
and so have my decorating skills.

Taking inspiration from my childhood
ornaments
and these glittery snowflakes
with Victorian images on
vintage sheet music backgrounds...

I've further embellished

my childhood basic ornaments 
by wrapping/decoupaging

sheet music paper around the jar lid ring.

 I've used art paper to line the inside
instead of the Christmas card image

and a circle of music paper to finish the back.

For these I've simply added some

greenery, berries and glitter
but you could create any kind
of little scene inside the lid.

I also added a little banner with a Christmas message

cut from a scrap of music paper,

alternately, you could use a Christmas card like this.

Here's another look at my two finished lid ornaments.

If I've inspired you to craft your own

ornaments from canning lids

please leave me a comment.

I'd love to see what you've done
and would like to "Feature" you

in an upcoming post 

with a link back to your original post.

Warm Hugs,

BettyJean

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