10+ upcycled jar lid craft ideas for using up metal jar lids!
If I had a bigger house, it would be really easy for me to have a full-on creative reuse store in my basement. I love saving glass jars, toilet paper rolls, and all sorts of bits and bobs… just in case I get a creative project that requires a lot of them! Jar lids are definitely full of craft potential and I always keep the clean ones for crafting. Lately I’ve ended up with more lids than I can use up, so I thought I’d dig in and get creative to see what other jar lid crafting inspiraiton was out there!
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10+ upcycled jar lid craft ideas
This is my tutorial! I made these ornaments with instax photos with a big group of tweens and they were a huge hit 🙂
Simple and adorable, the frog is my favorite here!!
This is similar to some of the other projects, but a totally different vibe style-wise so I wanted to share them! So pretty, makes me think of a garden party.
Super smart and you could even DIY the candles to put on them, too!
I think this is so clever, especially adding the little miniature objects! Super easy souvenir magnets to commemorate a trip.
Another fun coaster option, this time super colorful and resin covered.
A super cute, environmentally friendly ornament idea with upcycled cardboard and paint pens.
I like this tiny magnet idea, simple and fun; it would of course work with bigger lids too.
This one is a little different, but turn a lid into a wrist pincushion! This does not actually require sewing to make although you'd probably make it for someone who sews.
I LOVE this idea, it's so pretty and unique. You could make these into many of the options above after making the mosaic; a coaster, ornament, magnet, etc. She has some other cute mosaic jar lids on this post, as well as the rest of her page!
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- Absolutely LOVE this perler bead on a jar lid idea, need to try this myself!
- Get some more visual inspiration for mixed media/collage like this pop star project, some subversive lids, or some cute kid-project sketchy/doodle lids.
- Turn an old lid into a cute trinket dish.
- Large scale flower decor is a simple but fun idea!
- Another style for Christmas ornaments with a focus on 3D miniature elements. sss
- Instead of saving and crafting with the lids, consider making them cute and reusing the entire jar! Try adding clay to them like these adorable pies or candy toppers - or paint them and glue coordination figurines on top!
- Add some original art and then a pin on the back for a wearable upcycle.