This striped tissue paper mason jar project can be used as either a vase or candle holder. Change the tissue paper colors to make lovely table top decorations for every season.
Be sure to visit our Mason Jar Leaf Candle Holder project and our Ombre Rainbow Tissue Paper Lantern projects for more mason jar project ideas.
Tissue Paper Mason Jar Project Materials:
- smooth side jar
- tissue paper
- Modpodge
- twine, yarn, or ribbon
- spray adhesive (optional but recommended)
- foam brush
- scissors
Tissue Paper Mason Jar Project Directions:
Start by cleaning your jar and allowing it to fully dry.
Cut or tear colorful tissue paper into thin strips. For this autumn jar, we used peach, gold, yellow, orange, red, brown, and tan tissue paper. The strips do not need to be straight and a little goes a long way!
Optional: Add a coat of spray adhesive (we used Elmer’s Craft Bond) to the outside of the jar. Spray adhesive is very messy and should not be inhaled, so we recommend completing this step outdoors! The spray adhesive makes this project easier to complete for the younger crafter.
Once you have applied the spray adhesive, the sides of the jar will be very tacky. Hold the jar from the inside.
Work over a cover surface.
If you have applied the spray adhesive, you can now begin adding the strips of tissue paper to the jar. For this jar, we choose to work with vertical stripes. Carefully place the tissue paper on the jar. The spray adhesive sticks immediately, so for a smooth finish, we found that you should start at one end and carefully lay the strip down. If you prefer, you can allow the strips to wrinkle and crease which will created a different effect.
If you did not use spray adhesive, apply a thin coat of Modpodge to the side of the jar. Work in small sections. Add a strip of tissue paper over top the Modpodge.
Carefully work around the jar applying tissue paper strips so that they slightly overlap the previous strip.
When you added enough strips to cover the whole jar, carefully trim the ends of the strips just under the rim of the jar. Note: We didn’t do this until later so the photos show untrimmed strips. It would have been much easier to trim them before adding the top coat of Modpodge.
If you used spray adhesive, you can now add a thin layer of Modpodge over the tissue paper. Be sure to use the brush following the same direction of stripes otherwise the brush strokes may shift the tissue paper around.
If you used Modpodge to apply the tissue paper strips, allow the first coat to dry, then add a light layer of Modpodge over the top of the tissue paper.
When the jar has completely dried, wrap yarn, twine, or ribbon around the rim of the jar. Tie or glue in place.
Add a candle or flowers to the jar.
