I’m so excited to share this simple and adorable DIY dog treat jar with you today. It is perfect to give as a small gift or keep for yourself (and your dog.) My sister, Alice G Patterson from Loving My Company, photographed this simple DIY project for me. With just a few minutes (less than 15) you can personalize a jar for your favorite dog or person. While we filled them with dog treats, I think they would also be really cute for buttons, spices, office supplies, etc.
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Supplies
- small jars with lids
- decorative or painter’s tape (not shown)
- stickers (we used thickers)
- treats
Directions
Make sure the jars are clean and dry. To keep letters straight, apply tape to the bottom as a guide.
We wanted to be sure the seams wouldn’t show, so we started applying the letters with a middle letter. With a short name like Theo, it probably didn’t matter, but if you’re making a jar for Elizabeth, you’ll want to keep that in mind.
Fill with your pet’s favorite treat.
In addition to a monthly subscription box, we occasionally receive treats for review. My dogs are not very picky when it comes to treats, but they each seem to have a favorite. Theo’s is Nature’s Variety Instinct Treats. He’ll stop whatever he’s doing for one of these.
Sophie loves the grain free Spring Naturals chicken and lamb treats. I think she enjoys the texture as well as the taste.
Nelly adores Riley’s Organic Dog Treats. I have to admit I think they are the cutest treats. We won a free bag from a giveaway on Rubicon Days.
Once the stickers are on, I don’t recommend washing the outside of the jar. If the stickers get wet, I think they will come off. You can wipe them gently with a wet cloth; I waited a few days to let the stickers set before trying it.
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About Loving My Company: Based in Central New York, Alice is a Syracuse brand photographer. She has three dogs of her own.
These are so adorable! I will definitely be making some of these!
Love this idea!
This looks like a perfect DIY for Mother’s Day! Thanks for the idea!
I loved working on these with you… they are so darn adorable!
These are cute and classy – love them! I’m so glad the Riley’s treats were a hit and thanks so much for mentioning us.
Thanks, all my dogs like Riley’s treats.
How fab! I am absolutely going to make one of these for Bruce. I’m not at all crafty but I think even I can manage this!
I hope you’ll post photos of yours.
What a super fun & cute project! Would be great for Christmas gifts…I already pinned it to my board Fun Doggie DIY projects 😉 Thanks for the idea!
It is relatively inexpensive (even cheaper if you recycle jars), so it would be great for the holidays and teacher appreciation gifts.
Oh my gosh, these are so cute. I think I need to make this for my mom as a delayed Mother’s Day gift!
I am glad you like it, I bet your mom will love it!
Very cute idea. I have a friend who lives in a high rise with a concierge downstairs. She always leaves a bag of treats for the dogs at the front desk. This would make a cute gift to leave out on the counter.
Simple and Easy DIY! Love it <3! Golden Woofs
What a fun treat to make and give to dog lovers! And like you said, these little jars with the recipient name on them would be great little gifts for anyone.
Once again your creativity is over the top! Who would think that something so simple would be so incredible! Nice job!
Adorable!
So perfect! Can’t wait to make these!
OMG! This is the cutest idea! I don’t have pets, but am thinking of using this for other stuff I want to jar and label 🙂
Very cute. I don’t have a dog but I should do this for my parents’ dog.
Those are so adorable and such a great idea to get the letter straight. Thanks for the share.
How cute!!! I’m not much of a crafty type person but I could actually pull this off? Thanks for making it look so easy.
You can pull this off, I promise! Just pick some cute stickers!
I’m not sure that I am remotely crafty enough for this but I think I’ll do some variation on this theme. Right now all of my doggy treats are crammed in a little plastic tub.
Aww, adorable. And individual for each dog 🙂 Makes sense if the dogs are rationed or have some food allergies or sensitivities and need different stuffs.
This is great for cats too.
I love it – even those who are not very crafty can make something super cute for their pet!!
What a cute idea! I love that it’s so simple to make and the end product is adorable. These would be great around the house, as you suggested.
I love how cute these DIY dog treat jars are. And no painting needed! I’m terrible with writing or painting. I love the sticker idea. Thanks for sharing.
I love these! What a great idea to use the tape around the bottom to keep the letters straight. This is something I might actually be able to do!
Such a cute (and quick)project! I was wanting to update my dogs’ treat jars, so I found this post at the perfect time. I’ll be sure to share it with PSI’s members (professional pet sitters and dog walkers)–they are always looking for new ideas for client gifts!
These are truly adorable. I love the lettering. I’m not very crafty, but I think I could even handle this project. Very cute.
These are really cute and Mr. N could use more things with his name on it haha. Right now I just stash treat bags around the house which isn’t as pleasing.
Your tape idea is genius! What a simple way to achieve a straight line, and something I would desperately need! I use mason jars already for treats, but I love this idea of personalizing them.
I love DIY projects. What a great idea. This is great as gifts or a Thank you for clients. Nice job. They turned out great.
I love these treat jars! Those Thickers look great. I’m Pinning this to keep to do and to share! Thank you for a great DIY project! My FiveSibes love treats, so I know they will eagerly approve this project!
Thanks for your kind words Dorothy, this is by far the easiest DIY I’ve ever done, but I still love it!
I LOVE THESE! We might be moving to a farmhouse (fingers crossed). If so, I have more room for things like these adorable jars. I would need to make four though!
Simply adorable! I love those “Thickers.” It reminds me of the look of puffy paint but without all the mess.
This is such a cute idea. We are always looking for cute ideas to make our dog room cute! Love this!
This looks so cute!!! I love how simple it is, and it would be great as our dogs have different diets.
These are so cute! We’ve got three pups who could definitely use these 🙂 I like how the thickers are raised.
These are SO cute! I love them, I need to make some soon!
Not to be a total traitor to this idea or dogs in general, but now I’m thinking of making one of these cute jars for my cat haha! I don’t have a pup so that’ll have to do 😉
Cats need treats too!
So simple yet so cute and practical! I just might make one of these for my pup back home!
This is the cutest thing I’ve ever seen for dog treats, Beth! I am a big fan of neutral colors and simple designs, so this fits my decor perfectly. I will definitely be making something like this when we hopefully get a dog someday!
This is the cutest DIY! I love it, so creative!