Okay, so I’m officially obsessed with Mason Jars and I blame Pinterest. The ideas I’ve found on Pinterest range from holiday gifts like cookie recipes and meals in a jar to soap dispensers, lanterns and chandeliers to name just a few ways to use these wonderful objects creatively. They can be used as gifts, wedding decorations, household decor, drinking glasses, etc. , etc. My all-time favorite is for large iced tea and iced coffee (Pioneer Woman has a great iced coffee recipe that recommends mason jars as the preferred way to serve the drink.)
Mason jars can also be turned into snow globes and mini-terrariums.
Additional ideas include vases for fresh-cut flowers, candle holders for table decor or for lighting a footpath, and center pieces. Some clever ideas for weddings include wrapping the jars with twine at base and inserting some pastel-colored roses in them; it gives it a vintage look.
Oh, and if you’re making mason jar gifts this holiday season, here’s a link to some printable labels for the tops and fronts of your jars.
So many ideas and so little time!
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Lol, man this ain’t my thing, but my wife would love it! 🙂
These look awesome. I am definitely going to try the terrarium one.
Very cute!
Hey! I recognize that Cowboy Cookies pic from Pinterest! I just wish I had the time, energy and talent to carry out all the things I repin on Pinterest,lol. (Especially the snow globe and centerpiece ideas. So cute! )
@Michelle – It’s the time that always gets me! Thanks for commenting.
These are lots of fun! I like the wedding centerpiece vase. My favorite for the holidays is a Mason jar with some Epsom salts and a candle nestled into the “snow.” You can even tint a Mason jar an aqua color with Mod Podge & food coloring. Then add the snow & candle. So pretty!
Add another use: home-made buttermilk. We had some quart-sized jars not being used, and corrected the situation.
Pioneer Woman’s cookbook got picked for the year’s recipe challenge: 10 new recipes from it, and 10 from Marcella Hazan’s Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking.
@101Centavos – I’m not a cook, but I like browsing PW recipe ideas. Great addition to the mason jar list!