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Keeping in Touch:  What do you use your old jars for?  |
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mandashell
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amanda
Norco
California
USA
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frannie
True Blue Farmgirl
2246 Posts
fran
bonham
texas
USA
2246 Posts |
 Posted - Mar 21 2011 : 05:52:51 AM
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hi amanda, and thanks for the great pic this morning.
my use isnt novel at all, but grew out of neccesity. i use my jars in all my crafting storage cause it helps so much to see everything.
love
frannie in texas
farmgirl sister#807
home of "green"crafts,
where no scrap is left behind
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walkinwalkoutcattle
True Blue Farmgirl
1675 Posts
Megan
Paint Lick
KY
USA
1675 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2011 : 06:18:30 AM
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I recently re-organized my bathroom and used mason jars to store my extra razors, toothbrushes, etc. It looks super cute and organized in my closet. I also lined the cupboards with a plaid lining and tied matching fabric in bows around the neck as well!
Starbucks and sushi to green fried tomatoes and corn pudding-I wouldn't change it for the world.
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Tammyb
True Blue Farmgirl
511 Posts
Tammy
Bluffton
Ohio
USA
511 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2011 : 11:29:33 AM
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I reuse my canning jars for almost everything ... if it fits that is.
From storing left-overs, craft supplies, drink cups when we are working outside, baking supplies, there is really no limit as long as it fits !
Tammyb
Live to leave a legacy
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embchicken
True Blue Farmgirl
1487 Posts
Elaine
Ocean
NJ
USA
1487 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2011 : 1:00:48 PM
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terrariums!
"Be the change you wish to see in the world" ~Gandhi
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rksmith
True Blue Farmgirl
858 Posts
Rachel
Clayton
GA
USA
858 Posts |
Posted - Mar 21 2011 : 6:54:33 PM
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Depending on the size of the jar, we use them for drinking glasses! Also use them to store odds & ends in. And I use them when mixing up different herbal concoctions.
Rachel
Farmgirl Sister #2753
Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps, if you are not willing to move your feet--Dr. Kioni
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Brandy Patricia
True Blue Farmgirl
57 Posts
Brandy
Sarasota
Florida
USA
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Posted - Mar 25 2011 : 12:01:20 PM
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You know all of those fancy blender machines they advertise on TV, you know, the personal little blenders with one serving size. I just don't get it. Why spend 30 bucks on a piece of junk thats going to sit in your cuppard for ages without use? Anyway, mason jars make the best little blenders. I drink a powdered greens health shake for breakfast every morning and shaking it up in the jar with the lid on it works just fine.
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karla
True Blue Farmgirl
1308 Posts
karla
Pella
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Mar 25 2011 : 12:41:00 PM
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I use mine to store my spices in the cupboard-those that I buy & those that I dehydrate!
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Mar 26 2011 : 08:21:18 AM
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The wide-mouth half-pint size are perfect for a lunch container - cottage cheese and applesauce....
soup.....
fresh fruit cut up....
I love canning jars - lovely picture:)
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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Simply Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
163 Posts
WI
USA
163 Posts |
Posted - Mar 26 2011 : 09:01:17 AM
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Tomato Sauce or anything that will stain plastic.
There is no set path, follow your heart stay the course. |
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - Mar 26 2011 : 10:36:37 AM
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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!
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Heartbroken farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
604 Posts
Annette
rio vista
Ca
USA
604 Posts |
Posted - Mar 26 2011 : 7:34:55 PM
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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.
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ChickieMama
True Blue Farmgirl
303 Posts
Angela
Banks
Oregon
USA
303 Posts |
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ChickieMama
True Blue Farmgirl
303 Posts
Angela
Banks
Oregon
USA
303 Posts |
Posted - Mar 26 2011 : 8:21:36 PM
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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
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Oggie
True Blue Farmgirl
526 Posts
Ginny
Machias
Maine
USA
526 Posts |
Posted - Mar 27 2011 : 9:09:57 PM
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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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ShilohsHaven2011
Farmgirl at Heart
8 Posts
Rachel
Crossville
TN
USA
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Posted - Mar 28 2011 : 11:04:16 AM
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| 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. |
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mandashell
True Blue Farmgirl
61 Posts
Amanda
Norco
California
USA
61 Posts |
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Arctic Flower
True Blue Farmgirl
85 Posts
Marjorie
Nenana
Alaska
USA
85 Posts |
Posted - Apr 07 2011 : 7:57:53 PM
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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
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walkinwalkoutcattle
True Blue Farmgirl
1675 Posts
Megan
Paint Lick
KY
USA
1675 Posts |
Posted - Apr 08 2011 : 05:06:36 AM
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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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Rosalind
Farmgirl at Heart
1 Posts
Rosalind
Saratoga Springs
NY
USA
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Posted - Apr 14 2011 : 6:09:42 PM
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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. |
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Shi-anne
True Blue Farmgirl
596 Posts
Cheryl
Ada
OK
USA
596 Posts |
Posted - Apr 15 2011 : 2:43:44 PM
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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!
http://theprairiemaid.blogspot.com/
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Dusky Beauty
True Blue Farmgirl
1108 Posts
Jen
Tonopah
AZ
USA
1108 Posts |
Posted - Apr 15 2011 : 5:02:43 PM
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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 |
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Betty J.
True Blue Farmgirl
1403 Posts
Betty
Pasco
WA
USA
1403 Posts |
Posted - Apr 15 2011 : 5:13:25 PM
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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.
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Dusky Beauty
True Blue Farmgirl
1108 Posts
Jen
Tonopah
AZ
USA
1108 Posts |
Posted - Apr 15 2011 : 5:14:20 PM
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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 |
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Breanna
True Blue Farmgirl
208 Posts
Breanna
Parker
Colorado
USA
208 Posts |
Posted - Apr 16 2011 : 8:34:44 PM
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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 |
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frolicnfibers
True Blue Farmgirl
668 Posts
Diana
White City
Oregon
USA
668 Posts |
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