Do you love crafting? Do you like making homemade gifts for people during the holidays? If so, then this Mason Jar Advent Calendar is perfect for you! This project can be completed in an hour or less and will make a great gift to give to your friends and family.
Mason Jar Advent Calendar
The holidays are a time for gathering and celebrating, but they can also be stressful. Are you looking for a stress-free and easy craft to make with your Cricut machine? This Mason Jar Advent Calendar is an easy Cricut craft that will allow you to create this adorable DIY advent calendar in less than twenty minutes!
With the help of our Cricut cutting machine, we were able to create this project in just a few minutes. All it takes is printing out our free project files, cutting them out on your mat, and attaching them onto mason jar lids. You can also use cookie cutters or scrapbooking punchouts if desired.
What You Need to Make a Mason Jar Advent Calendar
- 12 Wide-Mouth Mason Jar Lid Rings
- 1 Sheet Green Foam Core Board
- Print and Cut File Download
- 12 Filler Items
- White Cardstock Paper
- Red Tinsel
- Cutting Machine (or alternatively scissors or an exacto knife can be used)
- Hot Glue Gun and Glue
- Box Knife
- Pencil
- Ruler
How to Make a Mason Jar Advent Calendar
- Lay out your mason jar lid rings on your foam core board in a Christmas tree shape as shown.
- Using the ruler, outline the tree shape, leaving a little room for the rings to shift.
- With the box knife, cut out the tree shape from the foam core board.
- Hot glue each of the rings in place on the tree shape, with the jar part of the rings toward the board.
- Download the print and cut file, upload it to Cricut Design Space, print and follow the prompts to cut it from the cardstock paper. Alternatively, just print the file and cut out the circles with scissors.
- Fill each of the cavities created by the mason jar rings with a filler then glue the corresponding numbered card stock round to the front of the round, in the order desired.
- Hot glue the red tinsel along the edge of the Christmas tree shape and enjoy!
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Mason Jar Advent Calendar
Fast and fun to make, this easy Mason Jar Advent Calendar is a great Christmas craft to make use of your Cricut, if you would like!
Materials
- 12 Wide-Mouth Mason Jar Lid Rings
- 1 Sheet Green Foam Core Board
- Print and Cut File Download
- 12 Filler Items
- White Cardstock Paper
- Red Tinsel
Tools
- Cutting Machine (or alternatively scissors or an exacto knife can be used)
- Hot Glue Gun and Glue
- Box Knife
- Pencil
- Ruler
Instructions
- Lay out your mason jar lid rings on your foam core board in a Christmas tree shape as shown.
- Using the ruler, outline the tree shape, leaving a little room for the rings to shift.
- With the box knife, cut out the tree shape from the foam core board.
- Hot glue each of the rings in place on the tree shape, with the jar part of the rings toward the board.
- Download the print and cut file, upload it to Cricut Design Space, print and follow the prompts to cut it from the cardstock paper. Alternatively, just print the file and cut out the circles with scissors.
- Fill each of the cavities created by the mason jar rings with a filler then glue the corresponding numbered card stock round to the front of the round, in the order desired.
- Hot glue the red tinsel along the edge of the Christmas tree shape and enjoy!
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