I love mason jars – they’re the glass version of duct tape. There are more than 100 different ways to use them. We use them for all kinds of things in our home, including:
- Drinking glasses
- Candle jars
- Salt and pepper shakers (simply tiny poke holes in the lid of each shaker with a nail and hammer)
- Canning / preserving (obviously)
- Vases
- Lanterns
- In the pantry for beans, popcorn, herbs, etc.
- As containers for nails or screws
- Bottling honey
- Candy jars
- Store leftover paint
- Powdered Sugar Shaker (poke holes in the jar lid with a hammer and nail)
But there are so many other uses for these go-to jars. Here are a few things I found on the internet. I might just try a few of these!
- Lanterns by WDT Portfolio Francis
- Create a Sewing Kit (from it All Started With Paint)
- Soap Dispenser by Decor Chick
- Wedding Decorations by the Wedding Wire Blog
- Matchbox by CraftaholicsAnonymous.net – use this concept but use an 8-ounce jelly jar to hold the matches)
- Pie Dish as made made MyHumbleKitchen.com
- Spice Holder by Raising Up Rubies
- Air Freshener by Thistlewood Farms
- A Twin Holder (as seen by a’Casarella)
- A Baking Dish (clever) (by SimpleBites.net)
- Lamp Base by Redberry Farms
- and if you’re really crafty, try this electric lanterns Unplggd