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Nifty Thrifty:  More Cute Ideas with Ball Jars  |
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woolgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Elizabeth
Great Lakes
IL
USA
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3329 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3329 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 11 2011 : 09:54:11 AM
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I love my vintage cobalt blue ball jars! I store my dried herbs in them and drink ice tea out of 'em too!
Thanks for the link!
Melody
Farmgirl #525 |
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farmmilkmama
True Blue Farmgirl
2027 Posts
Amy
Central MN
USA
2027 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2011 : 09:57:57 AM
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Super cute ideas! I often bring out stuff to drink to the family in jars. They always smile and say I'm "cute". Love that soap dispenser idea and using them for votives!
--* FarmMilkMama *--
Farmgirl Sister #1086
Be yourself.
Everyone else is already taken.
-Oscar Wilde
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walkinwalkoutcattle
True Blue Farmgirl
1675 Posts
Megan
Paint Lick
KY
USA
1675 Posts |
Posted - Aug 14 2011 : 05:33:33 AM
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I store all my teas and cocoas in my ball jars! :)
Farmgirl #2879 :)
Starbucks and sushi to green fried tomatoes and corn pudding-I wouldn't change it for the world.
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Catherine L
True Blue Farmgirl
408 Posts
Cathy
Newton
Texas
USA
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Posted - Aug 14 2011 : 8:06:09 PM
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I saw a jar with a solar light sitting in the top. So, I tried it. I got one of the inexpensive solar lights and pulled the stake off of the bottom and sat it in the top of a jar. It sits out side my front door. It would be very pretty in a blue jar.
~Catherine~
Farmgirl 2428 http://www.my-fairhaven.blogspot.com/
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batznthebelfry
True Blue Farmgirl
1257 Posts
Michele
Athol
Ma
USA
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Posted - Aug 21 2011 : 9:59:12 PM
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I too am addicted to bell jars...I was lucky years ago to get 4 crates of free blue, green & whclear bell jars with the glass lids...instant love!!!!...since I have many herbs I store all of them in the jars & labeled them...I have a few with the zinc lids that I use for spices in my kitchen that stay on the helve of the stove...I love seeing them & using them...yet to find a lavender or yellow bell jar but am still looking....:)....Michele'
Chickens rule!
The Old Batz Farm
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shepherdwagen
Farmgirl in Training
41 Posts
Susan
Winterset
Iowa
USA
41 Posts |
Posted - Aug 22 2011 : 12:24:36 PM
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I keep a multitude of items in my fruit jars. Mostly buttons and notions such as lace and cloth tape measures. Also good for storing bandaids, q-tips, sunflower seeds, bread crumbs, and so forth.
I also made it a game to get fruit jars of various makes, so I have not only Ball, but Kerr, Queen, Presto and others.
"I've childproofed my house, but they keep getting in." |
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tammyknit
True Blue Farmgirl
135 Posts
Tammy
Reedsburg
WI
USA
135 Posts |
Posted - Aug 22 2011 : 3:54:08 PM
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I keep finding more of the jars with the glass lids...I had a few before we moved here that I forgot about, then found the other day. I also found some blue glass jars with zinc lids (which we soaked in vinegar to get the gunk off of) at an Amish store about 15 miles from here. They were selling jars 12 for $4, so I picked out the blue ones, then finished it out with regular glass canning jars. I love them for spices, pasta, dehydrated fruits and vegetables. i even found some rubber gaskets for the ones with glass lids at the hardware store.
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countrymommy85
True Blue Farmgirl
898 Posts
Krystle
MT
USA
898 Posts |
Posted - Sep 07 2011 : 7:22:09 PM
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They made yellow ball jars?! Neat! I have to start keeping my eyes open for other colors! I see blue a lot more than green (I've only seen one green jar in my life and they wanted $20 and it had a big chip in the top! But it was neat to see!) but never any other colors.
Mothers are those wonderful people who can get up in the morning before the smell of coffee. ~Author Unknown
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4313 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4313 Posts |
Posted - Sep 08 2011 : 04:24:43 AM
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great ideas! I need to get mine out and use them.
Michele |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9094 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9094 Posts |
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9094 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
9094 Posts |
Posted - Aug 14 2016 : 09:28:05 AM
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I saw this post as I was looking around at some of the older ones and thought I would post this picture. I have lots of Ball jars, these are three of them. I hope there is only one picture, I spent forever trying to remember how to load them. Si I kept doing it over and over until surprise it worked. BUT I forgot to leave a message. I need to lay down.
Nancy Jo
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7114 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7114 Posts |
Posted - Aug 14 2016 : 09:30:08 AM
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Nancy, buttons in mason jars make for a very pretty collection.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
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HealingTouch
True Blue Farmgirl
3448 Posts
Darlene
Kunkletown
Pa
USA
3448 Posts |
Posted - Aug 19 2016 : 5:33:40 PM
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Love all the jars full of things. I have many myself. At Christmas I put little scenes in them, carollers, snowmen, nutcrackers, fake snow and set them all over the house. Made them for gifts and everyone loved them.
Be Blessed and Be a Blessing,
Darlene
Sister 1922
God first, everything else after!
When Satan's knocking at your door, just say "Jesus will you get that for me?"
When it gets to hard to stand, Kneel!
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Cozynana
True Blue Farmgirl
1123 Posts
Kem
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Posted - Oct 18 2016 : 09:39:51 AM
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I know we are talking about ball jars, but here is a craft my daughter-in-law and I did this past weekend. We wired rusty canning lid rings/bands together for  the base and put the Christmas balls inside the rings. I had a bunch of Dollar Tree decorative things from last year so we incorporated those into the project. I really like how this turned out. I teach craft classes at our local library, can you guess what the Christmas craft for Dec. is? |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13664 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13664 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13664 Posts |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9438 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9438 Posts |
Posted - Oct 18 2016 : 10:11:48 AM
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I have some old bail and wire jars that a friend gave me when she moved. I use them for buttons and for bath salts. I have small solar light strings in some different size ones. My grandkids like to use one for a night light when they sleep over.
I store loads of dry foods in them, beans, pasta, powdered drinks and soup mixes.
~Denise~
Farmgirl Sister #43
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105
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Cozynana
True Blue Farmgirl
1123 Posts
Kem
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Posted - Oct 18 2016 : 11:14:33 AM
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CeeJay, Thanks, I really wish I had a job crafting everyday.
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7231 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
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Posted - Oct 18 2016 : 4:04:42 PM
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Kem, your Christmas craft is fabulous!
I like to turn the mason jars into soap dispensers and add burlap, lace, and button decorations around the jar. It's super easy and adds a pretty touch to the kitchen sink!
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4759 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4759 Posts |
Posted - Oct 19 2016 : 06:14:21 AM
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Great ideas to use Ball jars all year long as decorative items! Thanks for sharing.
Dawn in IL
"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." Abraham Lincoln |
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