🎁🌿DIY Mason Jar Herb Holders (Perfect for Gifts!)”

If you’re looking for a simple, beautiful, and meaningful holiday gift for a gardener or a foodie, this is it. Mason jar herb holders are charming, budget-friendly, and endlessly customizable. They’re perfect for kitchen counters, windowsills, or that cozy holiday nook where people love to display greenery in December.

Plus… they smell amazing.

And they look like you spent way more time and money than you actually did.

Let’s make some magic with jars, herbs, and a little December creativity!

🌿 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝

You don’t need a crafting studio. Just a few simple items:

* Mason jars (pint or quart size work best)

* Fresh herb plants (rosemary, thyme, basil, parsley, mint, your choice!)

* Potting mix for indoor herbs

* Small stones or coarse gravel (for drainage)

* Twine, ribbon, or jute

* Chalkboard labels or gift tags

Optional extras:

* Fairy lights

* Mini ornaments

* Cinnamon sticks

* Burlap strips

* Holiday charms

🌱 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟏: 𝐀𝐝𝐝 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐲

Mason jars don’t have drainage holes… but that’s an easy fix.

Layer the bottom with:

✔ ½–𝟏 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 — this helps prevent root rot

✔ A thin piece of mesh or coffee filter if you want to keep soil from sifting down

This setup doesn’t replace proper watering habits, but it gives the herbs a fighting chance in a no-hole container.

🪴 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟐: 𝐏𝐨𝐭 𝐔𝐩 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬

Fill the jar with potting mix about halfway, then gently remove the herb from its nursery pot.

Loosen the roots lightly, they’re often tight when bought this time of year.

Place the herb inside and add soil around it, stopping 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐦.

𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫:

* Rosemary (very festive!)

* Thyme

* Parsley

* Mint

* Chives

* Oregano

* Sage (smells like Christmas dinner!)

✨ 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟑: 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐫 ...𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐈𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲-𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲!

Now the fun part.

Here are some December-friendly decorating ideas:

🎄 𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞

* Wrap the jar with a strip of burlap

* Tie a piece of jute or twine around the neck

* Add a sprig of pine or a cinnamon stick

❄️ 𝐒𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐲 𝐊𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞

* Wrap with white ribbon

* Add a chalkboard label (“Rosemary | For Roast Potatoes”)

* Tuck in a small silver ornament

🎅 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 & 𝐂𝐮𝐭𝐞

* Add little colorful mini ornaments

* Tie small felt stars or bells to the ribbon

* Use a gift tag that says “From My Garden to Your Kitchen”

You can match these to any holiday décor — farmhouse, cozy cabin, minimalist, even full-on festive glitz.

🕯️ 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟒: 𝐀𝐝𝐝 𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐰

Want to go next-level?

Wind a tiny strand of 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲-𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐣𝐚𝐫.

It makes the whole gift sparkle, especially in dim kitchen lighting.

Your plant becomes both décor AND a useful herb. Win-win.

🏷️ 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝟓: 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 (𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬!)

Slip a simple care tag into the ribbon or tape a note to the jar.

Suggested message:

𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐩𝐬:

* 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭.

* 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐲.

* 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫.

* 𝐒𝐧𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 — 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠.

Your recipient will feel confident, even if they’ve never kept a plant alive before.

🎁 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫:

* Teachers

* Neighbors

* Hostess gifts

* Friends who cook

* Family members who “don’t need anything”

* Holiday party exchanges

* Your own kitchen counter 😉

And for your PGS audience… this makes a fantastic small-space gardener craft, letting them grow herbs in any tiny nook through the winter.

🌟 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

𝟏. “𝐇𝐨𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐚 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐛 𝐉𝐚𝐫”

Plant peppermint + tie a cocoa packet to the ribbon.

2. “𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐮𝐨”

Bundle rosemary + thyme jars together as a set.

3. “𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐱 & 𝐔𝐧𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐚𝐫”

Plant lavender or lemon balm + include a tea bag.

4. “𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐊𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐨”

Three jars with basil, parsley, cilantro lined up on a windowsill.

💬 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐛𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐣𝐚𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐬?

Share pics if you decide to make one! We’d love to see what you create.

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