DIY Easter Candy Jars with Cricut Joy

Turn some mason jars into pretty DIY Easter candy jars with this Cricut Joy craft using shades of yellow paint and a decorative bird's nest.

April 13, 2025 · 2 min · 241 words · Mark Mejia

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If you dont have a Cricut machine, consider making thisdecorative Easter jar version.

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Its also a good idea to wipe the jars with rubbing alcohol to get rid of any greasy spots.

Select Make It in Design Space and choose to cut without a mat.

Cut around each egg image with a pair of scissors.

Using the weeding tool or your fingernails, peel away the excess vinyl around the vinyl-cut images and discard.

Cut a piece of transfer tape a bit larger than the egg.

Peel away the transfer tape backing and place the transfer tape overtop of the vinyl image.

Easter candy jars made from mason jars and decorative twine and birds nest.

Gently rub the vinyl to help it stick to the transfer tape.

Peel away the backing, leaving the egg adhered to the transfer tape.

Slowly and carefully remove the transfer tape leaving the vinyl egg design on the jar.

Easter candy jars made from mason jars and decorative twine and birds nest.

Similarly, position the other eggs on to the remaining glass jars.

Allow it to fully dry before applying a second coat of paint.

Paint the medium sized jar in Delicate and the largest jar in Lace color.

Fill with chocolate eggs or other Easter treats to enjoy!

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DIY Easter Candy Jars with Cricut Joy

Materials

Instructions

Materials needed to make Easter candy jars including a Cricut joy machine, mason jars, paint, decor and paintbrushes.

Materials needed to make Easter candy jars including a Cricut joy machine, mason jars, paint, decor and paintbrushes.

Measuring the size of a mason jar.

Measuring the size of a mason jar.

Loading the Cricut Joy machine with silver vinyl.

Loading the Cricut Joy machine with silver vinyl.

Cuting silver vinyl with Easter egg images.

Cuting silver vinyl with Easter egg images.

Peeling away excess vinyl.

Peeling away excess vinyl.

A piece of transfer tape next to an vinyl egg cutout.

A piece of transfer tape next to an vinyl egg cutout.

Putting transfer tape over the cut out vinyl Easter egg.

Putting transfer tape over the cut out vinyl Easter egg.

Vinyl Easter egg adhered to a piece of transfer tape.

Vinyl Easter egg adhered to a piece of transfer tape.

Placing the Easter egg vinyl onto a mason jar.

Placing the Easter egg vinyl onto a mason jar.

Vinyl Easter egg cut outs placed onto mason jars.

Vinyl Easter egg cut outs placed onto mason jars.

Painting a small mason jar with yellow paint.

Painting a small mason jar with yellow paint.

Painted mason jars placed upside down.

Painted mason jars placed upside down.

Peeling off the vinyl Easter eggs from the painted mason jars.

Peeling off the vinyl Easter eggs from the painted mason jars.

Using sandpaper to distress the painted mason jars.

Using sandpaper to distress the painted mason jars.

Gluing a decorative nest with bird onto a mason jar lid.

Gluing a decorative nest with bird onto a mason jar lid.

Finsished Easter Candy Jars.

Finsished Easter Candy Jars.

Candy jar laying down with candy spilling out.

Candy jar laying down with candy spilling out.

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Easter candy jars made from mason jars and decorative twine and birds nest with text overlay.

Easter candy jars made from mason jars and decorative twine and birds nest with text overlay.