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Reusing Glass Jars

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October 16, 2007

I don't ordinarily save jars, but I've found that the best to save are the Wyler's bouillon jars, nice size, airtight, and the labels easily come off!

 
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April 4, 2005

After pricing drinking glasses in the store, I bought a case of a dozen pint canning jars for about 1/3 the cost. I enjoy the "country" look, and can use the jars next fall to can.

 
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October 8, 2010

Years ago I could buy mayonnaise and salad dressing in quart glass jars. No more, that's a things of the past. I just started making my own homemade mayonnaise with my Vita-Mix and wanted to keep it in a glass jar in my refrigerator.

 
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June 4, 2018

My favorite pasta sauce comes in a mason jar. Well, as you can imagine, I have a lot of jars. I really want to do something with at lease some of them, and would appreciate any suggestions you guys have.

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Have a blessed day.

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June 4, 20180 found this helpful
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Use them for layered salads you can make several days in advance. Great if you take your lunch to work.

 

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June 4, 20180 found this helpful
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Use them as little herb garden planters. So cute and useful.

 

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June 4, 20180 found this helpful
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A few years ago, a colleague filled them with microwave cake recipe ingredients (flour, sugar, baking cocoa, and chocolate chips). They were pretty layers. She attached the recipe with a colorful card and fabric cover to lid and gave them as holiday gifts.

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You have to add milk, egg and oil so that was why the recipe and microwave time to bake. They were pretty and yummy!! I can see if I can find her recipe if you want it! Now I am sad I didn't take a picture of it!

 

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June 5, 20181 found this helpful
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You can do lots with mason jars!

  • Store juices, dried goods, jam
  • As a drinking cup/mug
  • Organizing pens/pencils
  • Storage for yarn, art supplies, etc
  • Lamp base
  • Candle holder
  • Flower vase
  • Photo jar
  • And much more!
 

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June 13, 20180 found this helpful
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Uses for mason jars is almost endless but I believe you may be buying Classico 24 ounce so some of the ideas may not work so well with this size jar.

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  • I think one of the coolest idea to see lately is the "salad in a jar" and I can see 24 ounce jars being a good size for these.
  • Check some of these recipes/instructions:
  • hurrythefoodup.com/.../
  • Another neat idea is a picture in a jar. I would never do this because it uses a large amount of vegetable oil but still; another idea.
  • augandeverythingafter.blogspot.com/search?q=mason+jars
  • I have used a similar idea with thin noodles but this is a good idea also - almost instant meal, packed and ready in minutes.
  • thegirlonbloor.com/.../
  • I'm not sure but I believe that Classico may be the only company using true mason jars and their sauce is very good - so good food with a bonus.
  • They now make all kinds of lids for the regular mouth jars (I like the newer solid one piece lids) but the neat one has a hole in the top for straws (or).
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  • www.amazon.com/.../ref=sr_1_37?ie=UTF8&qid=1528928055... (Affiliate Link)
 
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April 6, 2009

I have about 20 or more little 2 oz. glass jars with lids. Seems a shame to throw them out. Any ideas what to do with them? Thanks!

By sue from Virginia

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April 6, 20090 found this helpful

Are they the size of baby food jars? If so, I use them to save misc. nails, screws, washers, etc. My great uncle did the same, but he actually screwed the lids onto a board above his work table and then screwed the jars on so they were hanging rather then taking space on his work table.

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My sister used them to store her herbs.

 
April 6, 20090 found this helpful

I save those small jars all year. Each summer when I make jelly or jam, I fill several of these small jars with each flavor. The small jars go wonderfully in gift baskets for holidays/birthdays. Also, if someone is ill or there is a death in the family, most people bring lunch or dinner foods. I fix a disposable tray with bagels, muffins, biscuits and include several different flavors of these small jars of jelly/jam. Add some grapes and bananas (most people like these) and you have a breakfast tray that is always appreciated.

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April 6, 20090 found this helpful

I love those little jars! They have so many uses! My favorite use is to group them together and put tea lights in them! They are also great for many homemade gifts. Put bath salts in them, or hot chocolate mix and give them as gifts to all those people you don't know well but would like to gift anyway (mailman, hairdresser, kids teacher, etc).

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They are also good as seed starters in your kitchen. I wrapped some in decorative paper and then planted wheat grass in them and put them all over the house in places I don't have enough room for larger plants. they are also great mini storage containers for any thing and every thing. Have fun.

 
April 7, 20090 found this helpful

Wow! Thanks for all the great ideas y'all. I just love this site.

 
April 8, 20090 found this helpful

I use them like the tea light idea, but I put colourful sand in the jars and votive citronella candles on top and put the jars around my deck. They look pretty and keep the bugs away.

 
April 8, 20090 found this helpful

Hi, I saw a great project on the internet once, but can't remember the site. Get the kids to paint the outside of the lids gold or silver and decorate around the edge (not on top - you will see why) with glitter, sequins, small beads, etc. Once dry, turn the lid upside down and glue a plastic toy to the lid, e.g. a little Santa Clause (NB! the toy must fit comfortably in the jar when the lid is replaced!) Use epoxy glue (the kind where you have two tubes and you have to mix it). Once the glue has dried, put about a teaspoon of glitter in the jar and fill it with glycerin or baby oil.

Spread epoxy glue thinly all around the inside of the sides of the lid (on the "thread" of the lid), making sure there are no "gaps" in the glue. Screw the lid on the jar and leave overnight to dry. Turn upside down and shake - and voila! your own snowmobile! You can even decorate a small tin, e.g. tuna or tomato paste, and mount the completed snow globe on that, if you want a bigger "base" for the snow globe. This project has so many possibilities - you can build a little "scene", and how about painting the outside of the glass jar with some glass paints to make a backdrop for your scene? Enjoy!

 
April 8, 20090 found this helpful

You can make some nice xmas gifts out of the jars. Wash them good and fill them with different kinds of popourie. Cover them with lace and tie a ribbon around the lace. You can cover them with the lids until you are ready to give them away. You can keep these on hand for that emergency gift or when you just want to be nice to smeone.

 
June 7, 20090 found this helpful

Use them to store leftover food. Or use them as drinking glasses. Save the lids and use them so that if you knock over the "glass" it doesn't spill out. Peace!

 
August 1, 20180 found this helpful

The really small baby food jars can be sterilized and tops spray painted. Then glue some small sea shells to the top, or some pretty buttons. Add some cut up pretty paper to the glass jar. A gift, such as a pair of earrings can be added to the jar as a thoughtful gift. If you glue some pennies to the jar tops, you could fold up some "green money" and enclose it in the jar. Children love these gifts. Colorful paper clips can be glued to the jar lids also and add some pieces of wrapped candy to the jar.

 
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September 20, 2016

This is a page about removing odors from glass jars. Although glass containers typically do not retain odors as much as plastic, sometimes it can still be difficult to remove a persistent odor.

Removing Odors from Glass Jars

May 17, 2017

Add pretty beads to the lid of a jar and create an lovely gift jar. This is a page about beaded lid upcycled gift jars.

Two jars with finished lids, motifs, and beads.

May 22, 2017

Glass jars come in all shapes and sizes. Their usefulness for crafts and organizing is almost endless. This is a page about crafts using recycled glass jars.

Crafts Using Recycled Glass Jars

December 13, 2016

This is a page about recycled jar garden vases. Save and use recycled jars as vases for your flower garden.

Recycled jar garden vases by the house.

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June 2, 2010

I store my sugars in glass jars, like the big pickle jars, same thing for flour, cornmeal, oatmeal. Bugs can't get in them, because my house is so small.

 
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March 19, 2010

We have a sandwich shop and end up with empty glass gallon jars from the pickles. Any suggestion for a craft or other uses?

 
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September 29, 2009

Recycle small wide-mouth glass jars to store leftover onion. Store on a shelf where you can see it.

 
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April 6, 2009

I hate throwing away and even just recycling glass jars. I wash and reuse them instead. As a result, I am overrun and need some thoughts on additional uses for glass jars (with lids or without).

 
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