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Christmas Votive Holders

Author by Angie Holden on November 13, 2019 Updated on December 6, 2020

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Light up the night with some DIY Christmas votive holders!
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You can make DIY Christmas votive holders in no time at all. Add battery-operated candles to decorated mason jars to light up your mantel or shelf. I chose a Christmas tree and snowflake for my jars but you can use any Christmas shape you wish. Light up the night during the holidays with some gorgeous Christmas luminaries.

See our Snowy Pinecone Winter Luminaries for more mason jar inspiration!

Christmas tree and snowflake design mason jar votive holders

 

DIY Christmas Votive Holders

Want to change up the look of these votive holders? Try different paint colors or ribbon around the top. You can make an entirely different look to match your holiday decor whether you love the red and white combo or think blue and silver work better. I do, however, recommend battery-powered tea lights for this project.

Recommended: Love this project and want some other holiday decorating ideas? Make a Christmas gnome or some DIY Christmas ornaments.

Votives inside christmas luminaries

Supplies needed to make these Christmas votive holders:

  • Pint-size mason jars
  • Vinyl (in any color)
  • Cricut or another cutting machine
  • Battery-operated tea light candles
  • White (or any color) glass paint
  • Weeding tools
  • Craft knife
  • Ribbon
  • Paintbrush
  • Fake snow
  • Hot glue and a glue gun
  • Christmas shapes cut file (you can find nine shapes for free here)



supplies needed to make Christmas votive holders

How to Make Christmas Luminaries: 

  1. Download cut files in a Christmas shape and upload them to your craft cutter.
  2. Resize the images to fit the front of your mason jars.
  3. Cut the shapes from any color vinyl. We are going to use the shapes as a mask so this is a great use for scraps.
  4. Weed away any excess vinyl.
  5. Then stick the vinyl shapes to the front of clean pint-size mason jars.
  6. Press the vinyl down well.
  7. Paint one coat of paint over the entire jar.
  8. Allow to dry completely.
  9. Then paint a second coat over the jar. This may not be required with all paints but I did need two with the glass paint I used.
  10. Allow to dry.
  11. Use a craft knife to cut around the vinyl then peel back.
  12. You can use the craft knife to scrape away any excess paint that might have seeped under the vinyl.
  13. Then add a bit of ribbon around the top with a hot glue gun.
  14. Sprinkle some fake snow in each jar.
  15. Drop in a battery-operated tea light.

christmas votive holders

You now have some gorgeous DIY Christmas mason jars for your home this holiday season. You will love how these jars look with your holiday decor. Plus, they are so easy to make you might just have to make a few to give as gifts as well.

This colorful, glittery candy cane Mason jar luminary is a festive way to add some twinkling warmth to your Christmas decorating.

Before you go, we thought we’d share our adorable Candy Cane Mason Jar Luminary with you! Using glitter and a recycled jar of your choice, you can make this pretty craft as well. This luminary would be a fun craft to do with friends or family for the holidays.

Mason Jar Lid Snowman

Be sure to save your mason jar lids for this ADORABLE mason jar lid snowman craft! You won’t believe how easy it is to make this cute little snowman.

 

candles in mason jars for christmas
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Christmas Votive Holders

Light up the night with some DIY Christmas votive holders!
Age Group: Adult Crafts
Project Type: Mason Jar Crafts

Supplies

  • Pint-size mason jars
  • Vinyl in any color
  • Battery-operated tea light candles
  • White or any color glass paint
  • Weeding tools
  • Ribbon
  • Fake snow
  • Christmas shapes cut file

Craft tools

  • Cricut or another cutting machine
  • Craft knife
  • Paintbrush
  • Hot glue and a glue gun

Instructions

  • Download cut files in a Christmas shape and upload them to your craft cutter.
  • Resize the images to fit the front of your mason jars.
  • Cut the shapes from any color vinyl. We are going to use the shapes as a mask so this is a great use for scraps.
  • Weed away any excess vinyl.
  • Then stick the vinyl shapes to the front of clean pint-size mason jars.
  • Press the vinyl down well.
  • Paint one coat of paint over the entire jar.
  • Allow to dry completely.
  • Then paint a second coat over the jar. This may not be required with all paints but I did need two with the glass paint I used.
  • Allow to dry.
  • Use a craft knife to cut around the vinyl then peel back.
  • You can use the craft knife to scrape away any excess paint that might have seeped under the vinyl.
  • Then add a bit of ribbon around the top with a hot glue gun.
  • Sprinkle some fake snow in each jar.
  • Drop in a battery-operated tea light.

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