![candy-is-dandy-candy-jar.jpg Candy is dandy candy jar](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iX9PjN-GVU4/Ww99KCvg7EI/AAAAAAABm4E/tZefWvpRdOcuneclgbW6hsEJPkZT4EuzgCHMYCw/candy-is-dandy-candy-jar.jpg?imgmax=1600)
Have you ever walked through a store and have something catch your eye, but you just aren't exactly sure what you need it for? It happens to me ALL.THE.TIME. That may be why I have a garage and craft room filled with supplies that would be cool to do something with.. if I just knew what.
This "I love it, but I don't know what i'm going to do with it" impulse buy is exactly what happened to me and this month's dollar store design squad challenge. I found these adorable mini cookie or candy jars and I knew I had to have them. I wasn't sure what.. maybe I'd etch them or add some vinyl to the lids.. but I knew I'd do SOMETHING.
![dollar-store-candy-jar.jpg Dollar store candy jar](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-rgLhyje-Z_0/Ww99Ps6TVnI/AAAAAAABm4c/NNKCgLdWStoJB0hp30_BNsmfWOkpL9yUwCHMYCw/dollar-store-candy-jar.jpg?imgmax=1600)
Well, it suddenly struck me when I was trying out different sized lids on the jars and realized the wide mouth mason jar lids would actually fit on the mouth of the jars!
![mason-jar-lids.jpg Mason jar lids](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TKx35cGJjf4/Ww99TK5FeMI/AAAAAAABm4s/UDZ6GE-Xur8pVFDvF-bBB6ID6HChckQ9ACHMYCw/mason-jar-lids.jpg?imgmax=1600)
I knew immediately what I could do with them.. Add cross stitch. I've always known you can made cross stitched jar lids, but now I knew I could also use them on these mini candy jars!
![Cross-stitched-candy-mason-jar.jpg Cross stitched candy mason jar](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-7Zgz4ZXOVak/Ww99MPdVIjI/AAAAAAABm4M/ykihKIjNFwYx0Vg-JJ2Pf9ftbfEYM42WgCHMYCw/Cross-stitched-candy-mason-jar.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![candy is dandy cross stitch pattern.jpg Candy is dandy cross stitch pattern](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NIpqzrFJj7c/Ww99UP_C0RI/AAAAAAABm4w/GIfMiwJ4WzEoWtcRNTE0bQsiMuuZaCn9ACHMYCw/candy%2Bis%2Bdandy%2Bcross%2Bstitch%2Bpattern.jpg?imgmax=1600)
I actually learned of the quote from my grandpa, who used to say it when passing up M&M's my sister and I would offer him when we were kids. (He was diabetic so this little quip was his tongue in cheek way of playing down his inability to eat candy!)
I have the pattern available in the shop. It is about 60 x 60 stitches so I made my version on 22 ct aida so it would fit (with room to spare) in the 3 inch jar lid.
To put the finished stitching on the lid, you first need to take the round cap out of the metal ring and make sure you design is centered. You could use some loose running stitches to hold it in place if you are worried about it sliding.
![how-to-make-cross-stitch-mason-jar-lids.jpg How to make cross stitch mason jar lids](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-k-tuC-RJCnk/Ww99RhJN0QI/AAAAAAABm4k/Gx_AfuTAEF8GNIiPeuAB_AB_C5z075Q8QCHMYCw/how-to-make-cross-stitch-mason-jar-lids.jpg?imgmax=1600)
![mason-jar-lid-embroidery.jpg Mason jar lid embroidery](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kvpwq6o6i0g/Ww99SbN9sEI/AAAAAAABm4o/T2Y3kqobL5wXeeDbU2ye9CzUb0LczDH1wCHMYCw/mason-jar-lid-embroidery.jpg?imgmax=1600)
To trim the extra fabric I used a razor blade.
![embroidered-jar-lids.jpg Embroidered jar lids](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HtdUuM_iloY/Ww99QlknQiI/AAAAAAABm4g/COyQNEAigoMVzMA-GD1eOeLHJ4C5KUxWgCHMYCw/embroidered-jar-lids.jpg?imgmax=1600)
You could trim it with a scissors as well, but a razor blade gives you a completely flush cut.
![cross-stitched-mason-jar-lids.jpg Cross stitched mason jar lids](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1lIVKFZmjf4/Ww99Owti_jI/AAAAAAABm4Y/NQFq8lL071cBNMzAO2e5hNSg5dpI4KCOQCHMYCw/cross-stitched-mason-jar-lids.jpg?imgmax=1600)
Now your lid is ready to use! (Obviously you can't actually use it for canning, but it works great as a decorative lid.
![cross-stitched-dollar-store-candy-jar.jpg Cross stitched dollar store candy jar](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tdCwtGhsqgc/Ww99N6aoLdI/AAAAAAABm4U/jdNBEdJbwqU2T4bHO8Ff9aaN-1TWmDMBgCHMYCw/cross-stitched-dollar-store-candy-jar.jpg?imgmax=1600)
Plus it also fits on wide mouth mason jars (which is a great idea for gifts.)
![Candy-is-dandy-liquor-is-quicker-cross-stitch.jpg Candy is dandy liquor is quicker cross stitch](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-X8Uf9MPSM50/Ww99LPMEMcI/AAAAAAABm4I/vOpzmR1lGdwQa3jH9ToEuyNyhI7hztDMgCHMYCw/Candy-is-dandy-liquor-is-quicker-cross-stitch.jpg?imgmax=1600)
Not bad for a dollar store candy jar! Super cute, quick and easy.. plus a great excuse to whip out the cross stitch supplies!
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