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Holiday Photo Ornament

By Beech-Nut

Holiday Photo Ornament

Key Takeaways

Quick Overview
  • This article shares a step-by-step holiday craft using repurposed Beech-Nut jar lids to make photo ornaments or personalized gift tags. The project requires a printed photo, string, a hot glue gun, scissors, and pine stems. It's designed as a simple, sustainable way to reuse baby food jar lids while celebrating milestones from the year.
  • Materials needed: A Beech-Nut jar lid, printed photo, string, hot glue gun, scissors, and pine stems.
  • Two uses: Finished pieces can be hung as tree ornaments or attached to gifts as personalized tags.
  • Sustainability angle: The craft repurposes used baby food jar lids rather than discarding them.

This easy holiday craft will help frame the milestone moments you’ve experienced this year with your little one! And it’s a great way to reuse your baby food jar lids to create festive green ornaments or personalized gift tags in a sustainable way.

What you’ll need:

  • Beech-Nut® jar lid
  • Printed photo
  • String
  • Glue gun
  • Scissors
  • Pine stems

What you need to make the holiday ornament

Steps:

Start by tracing the lid around your printed photo, and then cut it out as a small circle.

Cut out the photo using the lid as a guide

Glue around the lid using a hot glue gun, and then attach your pine stems, ribbon, or tinsel.

Glue the decor along the rim

Glue on a loop of string to the other side of the lid.

An easy finished holiday ornament for your tree

You’re all set! Time to decorate your tree! Or, use it as a cute, personalized gift tag on your gifts.

Hang on a tree or use as a personalized gift tag