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I saw this clever idea for mini mason jar cupcakes over at Club ChicaCircle where they used caulk on top of mini canning jars to make it look like a cupcake. Once I saw them, I knew I wanted to make some. I decided to switch it up a bit and go with a Valentine theme. You could easily make these for any holiday. I’ve got instructions for you, so you can make some too. I think they turned out super cute!
Supplies:
- Canning Jars (4 oz Quilted Jelly jars)
- White Caulk Tube (you should get 4 cupcakes out of one tube)
- White paint
- Clear Spray Finish
- Hearts (for cupcake toppers)
- Seed Beads (for sprinkles)
- Cupcake Wrappers
- Ribbon & Glue Dots
Tools
- Caulking Gun
- Paintbrush
- Glue Gun
- Utility Knife
The first thing you will want to do is paint the metal rim white. You won’t need to paint the lid since you will be covering it with the caulk. Once the white paint was dry I covered it with a spray coating of Krylon Crystal Clear sealer to the paint wouldn’t chip off.
Once everything is totally dry, you will want to use a hot glue gun to attach the lid to your painted rim.
Next you will want to add the caulk, which will be the “frosting’ of the cupcake. You will want to cut off the tip of the caulking tube with a utility knife. Make sure you don’t use anything with a serrated edge or your frosting won’t be smooth, it will have little lines in it.
I cut the top of fairly close to the top of the tube, so the caulking with come out thicker and more frosting like.
Start in the middle and work your way around frosting just as you would a cupcake. I am going to be honest, I bought one tube just so I could practice and it took me the whole tube before I got it right (I could be a slow learner though). You may want to get an extra tube just for practice. These tubes run around $2, and you should be able to get 4 cupcakes out of one tube.
Once you finish with the frosting, you can immediately add your cupcake topper (I used foam conversation hearts). You will also want to add the seed beads so they look like sprinkles on top of the cupcake. You will want to gently press the beads into the caulk so they will not fall off after it dries. Leave them to dry, I let mine dry overnight.
Once the top is dry you can add the candy of your choice to the jars and add the “frosting” lid.
To finish them off you can add a cupcake wrapper. I used my Silhouette SD to cut out a wrapper, but most craft or party stores carry cupcake wrappers (make sure you aren’t buying the liners that you bake cupcakes in). I also added a bow onto the rim of the jar with a Glue Dot, because I thought it needed a little something extra. I am very happy with the final product, I think they are adorable!
Love these Christy – they turned out so cute!!!
so so cute
These are adorable! Love them. Thanks for sharing, I want to make these!
I spy some teacher gifts for Valentine’s Day. Thanks for sharing!!!!
Hi, Christy–Love these! I wish you would have more entries like this. I have always enjoyed reading your more personal entries, like about crafts you’re working on, and about family stuff. Just a thought! Have a great week!
How adorable are those! I might have to give them a try. Thanks for sharing the tutorial.
~ Antonella
Love these! I would have never thought of using caulk like this, but this is adorable.
That is the cutest cupcake I have ever seen!! I would love for you to share it at our Craft Party!! Just follow the link…https://sew-licious.blogspot.com/2013/01/saturday-show-licious-craft-showcase-16.html
{HUGS}
Marti
Christy, these are darling! What a fun Valentine! Thanks so much for sharing! Have a great day!
Too cute!!! Wonderful. Thank you for sharing these lovely treats at our linky party at https://www.FineCraftGuild.com
when I first saw these I thought that was shaving cream on top! LOL 🙂 sooooooooo cute…we’ll be making these for gifts.
I love this idea!! Thanks for sharing it on Living Creative Thursday!!
I love this project! I featured this on my blog yesterday https://digitalcakecrafting.blogspot.com/2013/02/shout-out-sunday-6.html
I can’t wait to give it a try!
I have a bit of a mason jar obsession and absolutely LOVE these. Such a cute idea!
This is fantastic! My daughters LOVE cupcakes, and we have so much caulk lying around the house at the moment, I am definitely trying this one.
Hi, Christy;
I liked your google image when I looked up caulk cupcakes, and after reading your article also looked up Club Chicka’s site.
I like yours better. 😉
Nice work!