Oui Yogurt Jar Crafts You Need To Make Now

Pull out that Oui yogurt jar!  You need to make these crafts now!  Here are some DIY crafts for using these adorable little yogurt jars.  Before you start your crafts, you will want to check out a previous post on how to remove the glue residue after removing the label and the secret for removing the glue left from the foil lid.  Click here ►Preparing the Oui Jars for Crafts.

Autumn Leaf – Covered Yogurt Jar Votive

At this time of the year, the leaves haven’t changed their colors yet.  Ahhh, but the craft stores have these adorable little colorful fall faux leaves, which are perfect for this craft.  Since the yogurt jars are so small, you need small leaves for this project.  I picked these up at Joann’s.  The bag of leaves was $1.99.  The small leaves in the bag measure 2-1/2-inches by 2-3/4-inches.  Those are the ones to use for this project.  Five of these silk leaves, slightly overlapped, fit perfectly around the side of the yogurt jar.

 

Supplies Needed for Autumn Oui Jar

• Mod Podge  Tacky Glue
• Autumn Leaves
• Oui Jars

This is a simple project, or so I thought.  How difficult is it to glue leaves to a jar?  One of my favorite craft mediums is Mod Podge.  After painting the back of a leaf with the Mod Podge, it was quickly apparent this medium was going to leave me frustrated with this project.  It did not grab quickly enough.  

Plan B – Tacky Glue

Removing the leaf with the Mod Podge from the jar, I placed a dot or two of Tacky Glue on each of the leaf tips.  Next, I placed the leaf back on the Oui jar and in a minute or so, the glue had gripped the jar.  Success!

Directions

Using Tacky Glue, coat the backside of the leaf and place strategically on the Oui jar.  Place the first leaf upright and allow the glue to dry.  Next, plan how to place the next leaf.  Turn another leaf in different directions until you have a pleasing look.  You will want to overlap the leaves slightly.  (When a candle is inside the jar, the overlap will be apparent.)

Once you decide how to position the next leaf, cover the back of the leaf with Tacky Glue and place on the jar.  Hold until the glue grabs.  Repeat until you have a row around the outside of the jar covering the side of the jar.  You have no idea how much faster and easier you can accomplish this with the Tacky glue!

Note that the leaves will not be perfectly flat glued to the jar.  There will be areas and edges that will not adhere to the jar.   That just gives the embellishment a little more texture and creates interest.

If you end up with dried glue visible on the glass around the leaves, you can easily scrape it off with a small X-Acto knife.

 

How To Use the Leaf-Covered Glass Yogurt Jar

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Imagine a row of these down the center of your Thanksgiving table or on the windowsill in your kitchen.  Maybe you would rather tuck some of these in among flowers, nuts, and fruits in an autumn tablescape or place them on tables in your family room.  These would make a sweet addition to a reception tablescape.  Although I love the flame with tealights, battery-powered tealights will make them worry-free.

 

Red Gingham and Blackboard Oui Yogurt Jar

Whether you are making a little favor for a small family and friend gathering, a barbecue event or a wedding reception, these little ‘gingham and blackboard’ yogurt jars are adorable, quick, and easy!  These would have been perfect for our ‘Baby-Q-Bash’ four years ago!

Supplies Needed

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• Glass yogurt jars
• Printer and Paper
• Krylon Gallery Series Artist and Clear Coatings Aerosol
• Scissors, Cutter, or Cutting mat, straight edge, and X-Acto knife
• *Mod Podge
• Flat Paintbrush

* The Mod Podge I have is gloss.  If I had a choice, the matte would be my choice.

Label For Oui Yogurt Jar

How-To:

First, you need to download and print the gingham and blackboard labels.  I printed these on regular printing paper on the ‘Full Page’ option and they are the perfect size for the Oui yogurt jar.

I did not want the ink to bleed on these labels when the Mod Podge is applied.  Of course, there is no aerosol sealer in my spray paints.  For sealing these, you should you a spray sealer versus a brush-on sealer.  Krylon Gallery Series Artist and Clear Coatings Aerosol would be a good sealer to use. 

 

Since I didn’t have any, I settled for a can of clear Krylon Sealer Glitter Blast, which I used for the French Yogurt Jar in Gold Glitter.  It’s actually for sealing glitter but a couple of fine sprays over the labels and it works just fine.

 

You’ll notice that only three are printed out on the paper in the picture, one for each of the grandkids.  The downloadable has 16 labels and there are no names on them.  You can use your photo editing tool to add names or words to the chalkboard circle before you print.  Another option is to use a white gel pen to add names, graphics, or words.

 

Cut Out the Labels

 

After the sealer is dry, cut out the labels with scissors, a paper cutter, or on a cutting mat with an X-Acto knife and a metal ruler.  You’ll notice that I left a fine border of white on all of the labels.

 

 

Apply The Labels to The Yogurt Jar with Mod Podge

Brush an even coat of the Mod Podge on the back of one of the labels and place on the jar.  Gently rub over the top of the label to make sure it is smooth.  Brush on another coat on top of the label.  Start out by laying the flat brush just slightly over the edges and pull the paintbrush toward the label to seal all the edges of the label to the jar.  Quickly, brush a thin coat of Mod Podge over the entire label.  It will look milky but will dry clear.  Allow this to dry.

Three Ways to Embellish and Fill the Yogurt Jar

#1  Wrap a piece of jute around the top of the jar and tie a bow.  Clip the ends.  Fill to overflowing with Hershey’s Candy Kisses.  Aren’t these perfect party favors?

 

 

#2 Thinking that these would be cute little jars for the kids to take home and drop change into or store little things, I added a little Oui Jar Lid.  These can be found on Amazon but you can order cheaper directly right now from  Oui.  Buy four for $3.99 plus shipping & handling.  You won’t have to worry about the fit.  They fit perfectly and come in blue and clear.

Fill with Candy Kisses.  Twenty kisses fit in the jar perfectly.  Then, cover with the lid.

 

#3 As I worked on these cute little gingham jars, a piece of fabric in my stash came to mind.   After retrieving it, I used a lid to a round plastic takeout quart container to draw a circle on the back of the fabric.  Then, I cut out the round.

After filling the jar with Hershey Kisses, next, use a thin rubber band to secure just under the top rim.  (If you try to just wrap and tie the jute without the band, it will drive you nuts!  Don’t ask how I know…)  Adjust the fabric, centering it on the top of the jar.  Then, wrap the jute string around the jar just under the rim and tie a bow.  Trim the ends.

This last version would make such a cute teacher gift!  Wouldn’t it?

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