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| mandashell |
Posted - Mar 21 2011 : 01:07:52 AM
New post on my blog!
http://hopscotchdandelions.blogspot.com/
Do you have any creative uses for old mason jars?
Recipe included!!
http://hopscotchdandelions.blogspot.com/ |
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| ladedacreations |
Posted - May 25 2011 : 09:14:58 AM
Heres one that got me through some tough times. It is from either the Little River Band or Firefall. I think Firefall.
"I'll be alright when the the laughter reappears and I learn to count my blessings, not my tears." I look back now and realize how true that is.
I was blessed with a wonderful Mom and I have a wonderful family. That is where true happiness lies.
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http://www.etsy.com/shop/againstthegrain13 is my other shop dedicated to my extreme rustic switch plate covers. If you are a lover of natural wood, you are sure to enjoy these!
Everything I create is done so with solar power using mainly salvaged, recycled and up cycled items.
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”. Mathew 6:21
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| Heartbroken farmgirl |
Posted - May 25 2011 : 08:51:18 AM
Sandy, I haven't revisited this thread in a long time, so I just read this. I would be honored if you used the quote. What a beautiful thing you've done in the memorial bed!! I'm so sorry about your mom. My heart goes out to you.
A bit over a year ago, I woke up to my worst nightmare. I walked through months not knowing what was real or what to do. Then my DH and I found ourselves at a little church, and our lives changed. There is a line in a song that say "when I've reached rock bottom, that's when I start looking up again..." the world shattering place I found myself made me look up. I lived in a perfect, white picket fence world, then, I didn't. I thought I was doing fine on my own. Cue wrecking ball!! Though I cried more in a year than sane folks cry in a life time, I, in fact my whole family, is better than we have ever been. That is where I came up with the quote. I am going to paint it on the "quilt" on the side of my garden shed.
Boy, off topic huh! Lol. Well, we can put our tear watered flowers in an old jar! Lotsa big hugs to you!!
The tears I shed then, watered the flowers I harvest now.
www.broken908.blogspot.com
http://forums.familyfriendpoems.com/broken908
"The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values."-Dean William Ralph Inge |
| ladedacreations |
Posted - Apr 20 2011 : 09:33:49 AM
Annette, this is off the subject but I love your quote. I hope you dont mind if I borrow it. I lost my Mom to domestic abuse 14 years ago. I dug many of her beloved flowers and created a memorial bed in her honor at my place. I think that would be an appropriate garden sign. As I know smile every time a flower blooms and remember all the things about her I cherish! Thank you! Sandy
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ladedacreations Filled to the brim with my handmade paper, vintage treasures & clothing, photography, naturally grown seeds and unique jewelry and hair pieces created from cast off vintage pieces and old silverware. Be sure to check out my comical Woo Hoo Sister pins for all of you mid lifers!
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http://www.etsy.com/shop/againstthegrain13 is my other shop dedicated to my extreme rustic switch plate covers. If you are a lover of natural wood, you are sure to enjoy these!
Everything I create is done so with solar power using mainly salvaged, recycled and up cycled items.
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”. Mathew 6:21
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| Heartbroken farmgirl |
Posted - Apr 20 2011 : 07:24:40 AM
Holly, such a great idea!! So pretty!
The tears I shed then, watered the flowers I harvest now.
www.broken908.blogspot.com
http://forums.familyfriendpoems.com/broken908
"The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values."-Dean William Ralph Inge |
| cynfullypurple |
Posted - Apr 20 2011 : 06:17:38 AM
Welcome Rosalind!
Nice to see another farm girl who is in my neck of the woods...so to speak
I think you are about 2 and a half hours away from where I am. Just went up to Saratoga Springs last summer on our way to the Adirondack. Cute little town!
Cyn~
Farmgirl #2817
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
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| cynfullypurple |
Posted - Apr 20 2011 : 06:13:40 AM
These are all great ideas, some of which I already use. I got some really cool old canning jars at a garage sale last year and have been using them to store mainly craft things. They look so pretty with the blue tint
@Nini: I LOVE your idea for the homemade hot chocolate set up. Can I ask what your recipe is for the hot chocolate mix? I never thought of making my own, but would love to give it a try!
Cyn~
Farmgirl #2817
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
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| mandashell |
Posted - Apr 19 2011 : 5:42:58 PM
very pretty HollyHobby!
http://hopscotchdandelions.blogspot.com/ |
| HollyHobby |
Posted - Apr 19 2011 : 04:43:55 AM
I like to tie them with colorful ribbon and hang them on my picket fence. They make pretty wildflower vases and perk up the fence!
Farmgirl Sister #2942
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. ~ Robert Brault |
| ladedacreations |
Posted - Apr 18 2011 : 6:57:21 PM
I collect them. I have open shelves in my kitchen and the hold everything from spices to beans and rice. In my craft room they are full of buttons, bathroom.. cotton and q-tips. I prefer glass over plastic so jars rule!!!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/ladedacreations Filled to the brim with my handmade paper, vintage treasures & clothing, photography, naturally grown seeds and unique jewelry and hair pieces created from cast off vintage pieces and old silverware. Be sure to check out my comical Woo Hoo Sister pins for all of you mid lifers!
.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/againstthegrain13 is my other shop dedicated to my extreme rustic switch plate covers. If you are a lover of natural wood, you are sure to enjoy these!
Everything I create is done so with solar power using mainly salvaged, recycled and up cycled items.
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also”. Mathew 6:21
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| frolicnfibers |
Posted - Apr 18 2011 : 09:14:32 AM
Such great ideas...this makes me want to go organize my kitchen and bathroom cabinets! It's still raining today so......maybe :)
Diana
Please come visit my animals and my Etsy stores on my new blog!
http://www.frolicnfancies.etsy.com
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| Breanna |
Posted - Apr 16 2011 : 8:34:44 PM
We use them to make a mini "general store" in our pantry of dried fruits, nuts, grains, popcorn kernels, oats- just about anything that fits in a jar! :-) It looks really cute.
~Breanna
Farmgirl Bre
"...that my glory may sing praise to you and not be silent, O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever." Psalm 30:12 |
| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - Apr 15 2011 : 5:14:20 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Arctic Flower
Yeah, I use them for all the things you farm girls have mentioned. I have one more thing I put in one of my jars. SPIDERS!! I swear when the weather starts getting warm they start crawling out of hibernation onto my bedroom ceiling and I keep a "spider jar" to catch those little creepy crawlies. Usually I just call my husband and hand him the jar. I'm not afraid of them, he is just taller and I don't run the risk of having them fall on me. Eeekk!!! Then we can take them outside. I don't kill them cause they eat tiny little insects. I just don't want them on my ceilings.
Farmgirl #2416
I have a pact of non-agression with the daddy longlegs in my bathroom skylight. I let them stay and catch bugs if they don't colonize outside the boundaries of the skylight. otherwise it's a good old fashioned BROOM CATACLYSM!
Believe in the power of Love!
After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
| Betty J. |
Posted - Apr 15 2011 : 5:13:25 PM
I have some very old Peanut Butter jars and on the lid says $1.89, the price of the PB. They are glass and I have several to store my macaroni, various rices, red hots, and other yummy things.
Betty in Pasco |
| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - Apr 15 2011 : 5:02:43 PM
I wash all my resealable screw top jars and store them next to my mixing bowls. Everytime I'm making breakfast with my kids, or I'm in a hurry I crack my eggs inside and shake the sealed jar to scramble them up really well. My girls love shaking up the jars, and i can do something else like start the bacon while they scramble. Many hands make for light work!
After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
| Shi-anne |
Posted - Apr 15 2011 : 2:43:44 PM
I use Mason jars for everything...even the dried garlic and red chili peppers from last year's garden are sitting on the kitchen cabinet stored in a couple of old Mason jars, with the glass lids.
Love those red geraniums!!! Beautiful picture!
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Farmgirls don't have hot flashes ~ They have power surges! |
| Rosalind |
Posted - Apr 14 2011 : 6:09:42 PM
Hi. I'm new to the group.
I use old jars as storage of sewing supplies, as vases and mostly in my craft projects. You can see them at www.lilacsandlavender.webs.com
I especially like the nicely shaped jars. |
| walkinwalkoutcattle |
Posted - Apr 08 2011 : 05:06:36 AM
This year I'm also going to try and make lanterns out of a few to hang on the porch. I think I'm going to put generic, cheap coffee beans in them, and a small pillar candle, and hang them up with wire on a line, so I can easily take them down to light/blow them out.
Farmgirl #2879 :)
Starbucks and sushi to green fried tomatoes and corn pudding-I wouldn't change it for the world.
www.cattleandcupcakes.blogspot.com
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| Arctic Flower |
Posted - Apr 07 2011 : 7:57:53 PM
Yeah, I use them for all the things you farm girls have mentioned. I have one more thing I put in one of my jars. SPIDERS!! I swear when the weather starts getting warm they start crawling out of hibernation onto my bedroom ceiling and I keep a "spider jar" to catch those little creepy crawlies. Usually I just call my husband and hand him the jar. I'm not afraid of them, he is just taller and I don't run the risk of having them fall on me. Eeekk!!! Then we can take them outside. I don't kill them cause they eat tiny little insects. I just don't want them on my ceilings.
Farmgirl #2416
Believe in the power of Love! |
| mandashell |
Posted - Apr 07 2011 : 6:05:52 PM
Great ideas!!
http://hopscotchdandelions.blogspot.com/ |
| ShilohsHaven2011 |
Posted - Mar 28 2011 : 11:04:16 AM
I use them to store dry beans, rice, soups and sauces. I have tons out in the garage waiting to be reused this fall when my mom and I start canning what we can. I also use them to package homemade dry drink mixes and gift them out for birthdays and holidays. |
| Oggie |
Posted - Mar 27 2011 : 9:09:57 PM
I store smaller quantities of food in them in my kitchen because I buy a lot of things in bulk. If I find a small jar with a tight lid I will use it to put my own paint mixtures in it. Of course you can use them to hold brushes, pens & pencils, too.
Ginny
Farmgirl #2343
www.thedewhopinn.com
"I always have a wonderful time, wherever I am, whomever I'm with."
"Well, I've wrestled with reality for 35 years, Doctor, and I'm happy to state I finally won out over it." Both by Elwood P. Dowd (Jimmy Stewart) in the Movie Harvey
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| ChickieMama |
Posted - Mar 26 2011 : 8:21:36 PM
We also use them for our drinking glasses and friends and family always think it is so cool. I have also put a small plant in one as a terrarium and gave it as a gift.
Farmgirl Sister#2808
"Happy Hens make Happy Eggs" |
| ChickieMama |
Posted - Mar 26 2011 : 8:18:17 PM
Oh how beautiful!quote:
Originally posted by mandashell
New post on my blog!
http://hopscotchdandelions.blogspot.com/
Do you have any creative uses for old mason jars?
Recipe included!!
http://hopscotchdandelions.blogspot.com/
Farmgirl Sister#2808
"Happy Hens make Happy Eggs" |
| Heartbroken farmgirl |
Posted - Mar 26 2011 : 7:34:55 PM
I have tons full of the buttons I've collected, I use some for drinking glasses, they're great for bringing that extra bit of soup to my grandma's house (she lives alone), a vase, and my DH keeps little washes, screws and the like in them. There are so many uses.
The tears I shed then, watered the flowers I harvest now.
www.broken908.blogspot.com
http://forums.familyfriendpoems.com/broken908
"The aim of education is the knowledge not of facts but of values."-Dean William Ralph Inge |
| Ninibini |
Posted - Mar 26 2011 : 10:36:37 AM
Oohhhhh - geraniums! I can almost smell their sweet scent! What a beautiful picture, Amanda!!!
I love to use my jars for craft storage; for all sorts of stuff... buttons, ribbons, notions, spools of thread, flowers, craft sponges, odds and ends of paper, precut cardboard letters, small tools - you name it. I have some really pretty pins from the craft store with hearts and flowers on the end, so I stuck some cotton in the bottom of a jelly jar with all the different colored pins sticking up from it; when sealed and displayed on the shelf, it looks like a cool pin terrarium! ;) They're also great to organize packets in the cupboard - like kool aid or gravy and dip mixes. On our kitchen counter I have a four-jar canning jar holder in which sits a jar of homemade hot chocolate mix, a jar of mini marshmallows, a jar of peppermint sticks for stirring, and one filled with seasonal themed candy. I also use my smallest canning jars for spices or for storing seeds. Canning jars sure are pretty nifty! :) - Nini
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
Farmgirl Sister #1974 |
