Glass sweet jars don’t deserve to look boring. You will agree with me. Whether a pantry jar is used to store sweets, chocolates, biscuits, candies or even desserts at home, in the workspace or at parties, they are supposed to look elegant and sweet. To help you give your sweet jars the sweet look and elegance they deserve, we shared 8 creative ways to personalise or decorate these glass jars and wow your guests at the sight of them, especially at parties.
Creative Ways to Personalise /Decorate Your Glass Sweet Jars
1. The Use of Stickers
With stickers, you have easy and endless options of creative ways to personalise your glass sweet pantry jar. You can create a variety of patterns of your choice including flowers, cute animals, Christmas patterns, Halloween patterns, monster stickers, and cartoon characters, the list is endless. If you are gifting a loved one, using the jars for a kids' event, a party or simply storing candies at your workspace, with stickers, you have the option of creating patterns that suit your preference.
2. Using Tags
Tags offer a modern, cute and clean look to sweet jars. Using jars is most suitable when giving sweets, chocolates, cookies or biscuits as wedding favours or gifting a friend. You can hang tags containing names, messages or recipes if you made the treats yourself. Using tags is an effective way of organising your written content on your sweet glass jars with lids while adding a vintage elegance to it.
3. Using Labels with Notes
Labels are one of the cutest ways to personalise glass sweet jars with lids. The beautiful thing about labels is that they can be handwritten or printed to your taste. One of the most suitable kinds of glass jars for labels is the square jars due to its sleek designs that allow you to comfortably place your stickers on any of their sides. You can also add labels with notes on the lids of these glass jars.
4. Using Ribbons
I consider ribbon as one of the easiest and simplest ways to decorate a glass sweet pantry jar if you know how to tie knots with ribbons. With various colours and patterns of ribbons, you can get creative and mix or choose a unique design that suits you, the event theme or even the person you are gifting the candies. Ribbon suits different kinds of jars including hexagonal jars, bonta jars and square glass jars.
5. Using Acrylic Glass Paints
If you love painting and are good at it, you can consider using paint to personalise your glass sweet jars with lids, but safety first; ensure the paint you are using is safe to use on food storage jars. You can use paints to design patterns or flowers, write messages, and names, the list goes on and on.
6. Using Different Styles of Jars & Colours of Lids
An effortless way to personalise or decorate your jars is to use a selected or mixture of various designs of jars with lids. With the variety of designs of jars including hexagonal, bonta, mason, orcio, and square jars, you can easily make your sweets jars effortlessly adorable. The advantage of having various colours of lids is that they can add a personal touch to your sweets jars with lids.
7. Using Raffia or Twine
Twine and raffia are popular for adding a natural touch to a pantry jar with a lid. You can either tie the twine or raffia around the neck of the glass jars or create patterns around the jars and secure them with glue. This is suitable for gifting suits, office space and vintage event themes.
8. Mix or Layer Different Colours or Textures of Candies
Another effortless way to decorate your glass sweet jars is by mixing or layering contrasting colours, textures and types of sweets, cookies or biscuits. This is suitable at parties and a way of enticing your guests with your treats.
Frequently Asked Questions About Sweet Glass Jars
What decoration looks good on candy glass jars?
There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question. The decoration that looks good on your sweet glass jar with a lid depends on your preference but here are some ideas:
- Use playful and fun designs for kids-themed events or even festivities like Halloween and Christmas.
- You can consider just relying on jar designs like hexagonal or square glass jars with labels or tags for a modern look.
- Use raffia and twines for a natural touch, especially for vintage-themed parties or spaces.
- Consider ribbons for a classic and timeless look or even get creative with acrylic paints
How do you permanently write on candy glass jars?
You can permanently write on sweet jars by using acrylic paints. This is the most popular and effective way of creating patterns on glass jars. An alternative way is to create a frosted design on the glass jar using a glass etching cream.