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Craft Tutorials | Adult Crafts | Crafts for Seniors | Make a Graduation Cap Gift Jar

Make a Graduation Cap Gift Jar

Author by Amanda Davis on May 10, 2013 Updated on June 26, 2019

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Graduation Gift Jar from CraftsbyAmanda.com @amandaformaro

 

While not always, most graduation gifts involve some sort of money, whether it be cash or a check. So quite often, parents and relatives are looking for fun ways to package that monetary gift, instead of putting it in a boring white envelope. This gift jar once held dried herbs, making it a nice compact size, perfect for a rolled up check.

These are also great for other gifts. Let’s say you bought a laptop for them for school, but you didn’t want to lug that to the graduation ceremony. Print a picture of the laptop, cut it to size and write a fun message, then roll it up inside the jar. Fun!

Graduation Gift Jar from CraftsbyAmanda.com @amandaformaro

If you’re anything like me, you have a cabinet somewhere full of empty jars that once held jelly, spices, sauces and pickles. So dig one of those babies out and let’s get busy making a cute little gift jar for your graduate!

Graduation Gift Jar from CraftsbyAmanda.com @amandaformaro

You’ll need some black felt. If your graduates colors are different, by all means, use corresponding felt! Cut enough that you can cover the lid and the sides of the lid. Then you’ll cut a square to go on top of the lid.

Graduation Gift Jar from CraftsbyAmanda.com @amandaformaro

Use embroidery thread in your graduates colors to make the tassels. Wrap them around your fingers a few times and trim.

Graduation Gift Jar from CraftsbyAmanda.com @amandaformaro

Then glue them to the top and add a button to cover up the ends. That’s it!

Graduation Gift Jar from CraftsbyAmanda.com @amandaformaro

Happy graduation to all you lucky seniors! And congratulations mom and dad, you did it, and so did they!

More Graduation Cap Gift Crafts

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Graduation Gift Jar

Supplies

  • Recycled spice jar with lid
  • Black felt
  • Embroidery floss in school colors
  • Button to match floss
  • Hot glue gun
  • Scissors

Instructions

  • Cut a square of felt big enough to overlap the lid of the jar by 1/2" on all sides.
  • Cut a strip of black felt and hot glue it to fit around the outside rim of the lid.
  • Hot glue the square of felt to the top of the lid.
  • Wrap embroidery floss around four fingers several times, cut loops at both ends.
  • Gather ends and hot glue to the center of the felt "cap" then hot glue the button on top to cover the floss ends.
  • Insert gift, such as a check, cash, or other item inside the jar and attach lid.
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Amanda Davis is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children. She loves to bake, cook, make kid's crafts and create decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years.
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Filed Under: Crafts for Seniors, Mason Jar Crafts, Other Holidays, Recycled Crafts for Adults Tagged With: adult, adult craft ideas, adult crafts, adults, crafts for adults, gifts, graduation, holidays, recycle, recycle crafts, recycled, recycled crafts

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  1. Kelly says

    March 21, 2023 at 12:57 am

    Thank You for this lovely project! My neices will all want to do it. Your thins are so nice and kids can do them.
    Thanks again for being generous.

    Reply
  2. Linda says

    April 2, 2014 at 7:06 pm

    Love this, clever idea :) http://felting.craftgossip.com/2014/04/02/make-a-graduation-cap-gift-jar/

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    • Amanda Formaro says

      April 3, 2014 at 6:48 am

      Thank you so much for sharing Linda! :)

      Reply
  3. Danice says

    July 4, 2013 at 9:40 am

    What a creative and cute gift idea! Wish I’d seen this before my grandson graduated :)

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    • Amanda Formaro says

      July 5, 2013 at 6:07 am

      Thank you Danice!

      Reply
  4. Christie says

    June 9, 2013 at 8:09 pm

    I love this idea…as I read it I thought, get small wrapped candies and “hide” the money/check in the jar! I liked the flowers idea too.

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      June 10, 2013 at 2:08 pm

      Thanks Christie! Good idea about what to fill it with!

      Reply
  5. Noreen says

    May 19, 2013 at 7:59 pm

    This is a fun, different idea! Seems we have someone graduating almost every year.

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  6. esther carr says

    May 18, 2013 at 1:54 pm

    I love your idea for a change. Think I’ll include some small flowers inside to dress it up a bit. Thanks for sharing.

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  7. josefina says

    May 14, 2013 at 12:37 pm

    Me ha dado una gran idea.
    Soy directora de Lleura y me hace ilusion hacerles un detalle a los niños que salen del colegio para iniciar la ESO.
    gracias

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  8. Judy says

    May 12, 2013 at 7:05 pm

    Great idea Amanda! Love it. Have a great day. :)

    Reply
  9. Kathryn says

    May 10, 2013 at 6:12 pm

    What an awesome idea! I think I will make this for my son when he graduates from trade school in the Fall and he can use it afterwards to hold either change or cords to charge his gadgets.

    Thanks for sharing this idea!

    Reply
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