Make Your Decor Saucier With Jars
Stop tossing your empty jars and bottles this instant and start putting them to use! You'll feel so good repurposing your old glass vessels because it saves you money while being good to Mother Nature. Start saving your jars after you make pasta and hold onto the wine bottle you had with your meal. You'll be amazed at what they can transform into and how nice they look too.
1. Dish Soap Vinegar Bottle
Some vinegar bottles are works of art on their own. If you're not saving them for vinegar refills, use them for liquid dish soap. Store your soap next to the sink for convenience and a visual display. You'll be pleased to wash the dishes when you have an ornate soap dispenser.
2. Jar Glassware
If the hippest bars now use glass jars for their cocktails and craft brews, why can't you? Using mason jars saves you money on glasses and cups. From pickles to jams, jars come in various sizes so you'll always have options on hand. Hold on to the lids too–– you can save yourself from spills.
3. Wedding Jars
DIY wedding decor never looked so sweet! Create romantic decor out of jars for the ceremony outside and your tables at reception. With some ribbon, bows, paint, and florals, you can repurpose jars into stunning centerpieces and vases for your wedding without busting the budget on decorating,
4. Jar Lantern
Brighten up any space with a glass jar and some lights. String lights look enchanting spiraling inside a jar or try a battery powered candle for a similar aesthetic. Use one solo or enhance the ambiance with multiple glowing jars of various kinds.
5. Jar Candle Holders
Repurposing your jars into candle holders is simple and effective. You can quickly pop a tea light or candle inside or get your creative juices flowing by decorating the jars. If you want to DIY from start to finish, make your own wax candles, melting the wax directly into the jars.
6. Jar Vases
Jars look beautiful as flower vases untouched but there's no limit to how you can beautify them more. Paint them to match the color scheme of your home or try decals like stickers or Mod Podge with paper prints and cut outs. Jar vases look as fresh as the flowers you place in them.
7. Bottle Vases
The same goes for bottles–– they make the best vases. Use them for dry botanicals or fill them with water for your live flowers. Don't bother buying those expensive crystal vases–– a table or shelf of mismatched bottle vases makes a captivating display fit for royals.
8. Christmas Jar Decor
All we want for Christmas are glass jars! There's so much you can do with glass jars for holiday decor. Deck the halls with jars full of holly or make them into magical lanterns. Small jars make gorgeous ornaments for the tree and big jars are good for DIY snow globes or cookies.
9. Kitchen Storage
Reuse your bottles and jars for kitchen storage. Not only do jars make great holders for herbs, spices, and dry goods like pasta and rice, but they also make attractive holders for your utensils too. Bottles can be used for all sorts of homemade dressings, sauces, and infused oils as well.
10. Jar Organizers
Repurpose jars for your organized convenience! Whether you're a jeweller or a wood crafter, little jars go a long way for your tiny hardware. Use jars to neatly organize things like nails, beads, or paper clips. They're helpful in any office or studio space to hold your supplies. Their transparency makes it easy to find what you're looking for when you have many tiny objects to sort through.
11. Liquid Dispensers
From olive oil bottles to soda bottles, there are many bottles you can repurpose once they're emptied. Glass bottles are the perfect vessels for any liquid products. Impress your guests at your next brunch party with maple syrup flowing from an ornate bottle. Pop a pump in the opening and fill a bottle with hand soap for a decorative soap dispenser.
12. Bottle Bird Feeder
Treat the birds to a gorgeous feeder. An upside down bottle acts as a slow-release mechanism that lets a bit of bird seed come out as it gets nibbled on. There are several ways you can fasten a bird feeder from various types of glass bottles and couple of other materials.
13. Sand Bottle Decor
With colored sand and glass bottles you can make stunning decor. Explore an array of patterns and colors you can create. Small seashells and other small gifts from nature make wonderful bottle fillers as well. With these beauties, you can add a natural element to your home with a simple craft.
14. Bottle Cap Art Magnets
Reuse all parts of your bottles to make practical art! Bottle caps are the ideal size for fridge magnets or enamel pins. You can paint them or use stickers or printed images to decorate the caps. Simply adhere a magnet or a pin to the backside with glue.
15. Craft Projects
Bottles and jars can be part of your entire art project, from the tools you work with to the objects you work on. They make great holders for your brushes and art supplies, as well as for your liquids like water or paint. You can store craft decorations like sequins, buttons, or stones as well. Paint on jars for all kinds of purposes and styles.
16. Bottle Candles
Drink bottles make epic candles without even trying. Melt a skinny candle into the bottle opening to secure it in place. After lighting the candle for some time, the wax drips down the bottle and hardens when it dries. Organically, the wax candles make your bottle candle holders for you after the wick is lit.
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17. Snack Jars
Jars are great for storing your leftovers and for holding onto your premade snacks and meals. Think chia puddings, yogurt parfaits, and rice dishes–– the ideas are endless! Jars are the best vessels for storing homemade soups and broths as well. You can keep them in your fridge, your cupboard, or take them with you in your lunch box.
18. Water Carafe
Upscale your table water with a beautiful glass bottle to pour it from. All you need to do is clean it out and your bottle becomes a water carafe. You can use it as a decorative watering dispenser for your houseplants as well. Filled with water, a bottle can be placed next to your plants to help remind you water them while adding to the decor.
19. Herb Shakers
Bottles make fabulous spice and herb shakers. No need to go out and buy all those spice jars when you can reuse your drink bottles and buy your herbs in bulk. Their size is especially good idea for a restaurant with salt and pepper shakers on the table because they don't have to be refilled constantly.
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20. Jar Planters
Jars are fabulous vases but they're also great homes for your houseplants too. They can be filled with soil like a traditional flower pot and their transparency makes it easy to check on the moisture of the dirt for watering. With rocks and other natural treasures, you can make lovely jars for succulents and cacti to live in.
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