Hello, everyone! Welcome, welcome, welcome to the June release festivities! All of us at Papertrey are sincerely glad that you are here! You all have been so enthusiastic during the release festivities! It has been truly a joy having the opportunity to share so much inspiration along with new product peeks to you over the last week!
Tonight, as always, we are giving you the opportunity to win the June "I Want It All" Prize Package! You can enter by just answering the following question in the comments section here…
You have only until 11:30pm EST to post your answer and be eligible to win. Only one comment per person please. One randomly selected winner will be announced before midnight, right here at the bottom of this post. Thanks again for stopping tonight! And good luck to everyone!
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED!
Congratulations, Nichol! Please be sure to contact Customer Service with you shipping information so we can ship your package out to you! Thanks so everyone for playing along! Happy shopping!
I love to recycle and reuse old jars to store buttons, ribbons, etc…
We drink out of mason jars on a regular basis at our house
I have a collection of baby food jars that I keep on hand. I like to use them for baby shower favors. I also like to find old quirky jars to re-purpose as containers for home-made jams and jellies that I make for gifts.
It’s not original, but I love making the jar cookie mix recipes around the holidays. They are super simple and economical and people always love them.
My kids love using our recycling for science projects! Our recycling usually has a few lives before it actually gets out the door!
Recently my daughter’s 4th grade class used jelly jars for sand art mother’s day gifts! They even made their own colored sand!
We use our old Mason jars as drinking glasses in the summer…they are nice and heavy and keep your drink nice and cold. They are perfect for a Gin and Tonic!
I love to use old jars in my crafting room to hold my supplies (inks, stamps and etc.)
I like to paint them and fill them with gifts or use to hold little candles. Very excited about the jar set!
Right now I currently have all my embellishments in my old Ball jars. They look amazing with all the colors of buttons and ribbon in them.
I love to use old jars for cornbread salad or drinks. I also will prepare a gift in one, especially a stack of fudgy brownies to give a special someone. The set being released will provide the added punch to my jars that everyone will appreciate!
I love love love putting wildflowers in them! I think it’s so sweet and homey looking.
Well…… my favorite way to use old jars (when I’m not using them to keep my buttons in) is to fill them with homemade marmalade!!!!
I love to reuse empty jars by storing my embellishments in them. Also, I love to fill cleaned old jars with homemade cookies or candles, wrap them up in some nice cloth and ribbon and give them to friends as a hostess gift. I love my old jars and love the new Friendship Jar stamp set!
Storage, drinks, anything pretty!
I store ribbon pieces, buttons, or candy in them. I also use them as flower vases.
I use them for loose change, flowers, buttons, shells I’ve collected, empty in a grouping on display, paint brushes….so many uses!!
If it is a glass jar, I love to use them to store ribbons and buttons. If it is some other type of jar, I like to alter them and either give them as gifts or use them in my scrap room to hold other supplies.
I like to put extra buttons in old jars. I also have some very old marbles in some (old)jars. But I think my favorite way to recycle a jar, is to put colored strips of paper in them. Whenever my children say or do cute things I want to remember, I write them down on the cut papers already in the jar. We call it a Memory Jar…and my kids LOVE to re-read the funny things that they said and did.
I’ve used old jars to store things like buttons and safety pins, but most recently I’ve used recycled jars to sprout beans in (like alfalfa)! It’s a fun hobby. I’ve used larger jars as packaging at Christmastime!
I hadn’t any clue how to before seeing your ideas and examples for the ‘Friendship Jar’ release – now I have a ton of ideas… especially a ‘Feminine Jar’ filled with all things a women needs! I am excited to make these up and give as gifts.
I use them for EVERYTHING!!! My buttons, ribbons, beads…during the holidays I use them to make center pieces with candy, candles and flowers…I have lots of baby food jars & mason jars that get lots of use!!
I like to use them for buttons, ribbon, fresh cut flowers, etc. They have a fun look.
I use them mainly for drinking out of and storing leftovers in! I love my jars!
I think it’s fun to use them as vases. I have a big one that says Harvest on it and I pull it out every Thanksgiving.
We use old jars to collect our extra change and as scoops for the dog food. Probably could think of something prettier to do with them!
We use old jars all the time! Growing up, my Nana would save them and we would use them as glasses, now I use them as glasses and it always reminds me of her. I used them as vases at the last baby shower I threw and they were such a hit! Thanks PTI for another great release!
I use empty jars for a lot of things- storing …dried beans, pasta, jar mixes, and for my crafting_ ribbon, buttons, etc
I haven’t done it yet, but I plan on using old jars to store all my PTI buttons… My fiancé promised all the colors to me for next Christmas, hehehe. 😀
I most commonly use old jars for canning- mostly strawberry jam and salsa. I have also painted several and put together a festive bouquet or a themed collection of small gifts to hold inside.
Love them for ribbons and buttons. Great way to share soups and sauces with friends and family. But I guess my favorite is using as a vase for flowers out of my yard.
I also like the cookie mix or soup mix for the jars. I also use one to keep pens/pencils in so they’re handy. Great for crafty items too! Thanks for the chance of winning this awesome prize.
I put my buttons and knick knack items. Just the look of these is so fun to see and look at. What a way to have a vintage feel.
I actually don’t reuse old, empty jars (unless you count the baby food jars that now keep my PTI buttons!!). But after reading Michelle’s post, I’m probably going to start looking for some to use somehow!!
It’s hard to name one thing but here goes…I use old jars for placing fresh cut/picked flowers.
I love to put crafty supplies in my old jars such as buttons, ribbons, brads, and flowers. I am also using old jars to store dried herbs from my garden (dill, parsley, thyme, and rosemary). We have lavender blooming right now, and I am in the process of drying it. Wouldn’t that look pretty in a jar in the sunlight??
I love to take old jars and fill them with little things and put them on my bookshelves. I have one with tiny pinecones, buttons, and sea glass. Fun and simple!
I use them for organizing my buttons and flowers by colors right now.
I like to use old empty jars to keep my loose change in. 🙂
I use them for lots of things… packaging handmade gifts, recipes in a jar, to hold pens, crayons, paint brushes, etc. 🙂
I love to put crafting supplies in them! I also use them for vases!!
What’s the best way to reuse old jars?…Why buttons of course! All the luscious colors, displayed decoratively in those cute decorative jars on a pretty white shelf. It’s a little bit of rainbow sunshine in my craft room.
I use an old Ball jar as my “Sugar Bowl” – it is a quilted jar, and sits by our Coffee Pot…works perfectly. I keep one in our camper, and on my desk at work as well. Thanks for a chance at the Big Win!
The best ways I recycle jars are in my studio…. to hold brushes, buttons, flowers, beads, glitter and the list goes on! They are all sooo yummy to look at!
Long ago I wrapped them in fabric and decorated them to use as pencil holders.
I love to recycle jars by putting homemade jam into them 🙂 Nothing beats my raspberry freezer jam 🙂
There are so many ways to use an old jar. Filling it full of punch, putting flowers in it, filling it with jelly beans, putting scraps of ribbon in it. Old jars are fantastic! Oh, I thought of another one, my children have them on their desks filled with school supplies, like pencils, pens & rulers.
I love to use vintage jars as vases for fresh cut blossoms from the garden! I use newer recycled jars to store snacks, puppy treats, pasta, mix salad dressings and more. Can’t be without my jars!
Jars=drinking glasses in our house!
Storing craft supplies of course. My rows of jars with paper flowers and PTI buttons are lined up on a shelf right in front of my workspace – so easy to access that I never forget to add a button or bloom to my project.
I love using our old mason jars as vases, especially when my kids give me wildflowers – it’s a perfect match!!
A have a full jar filled with Button, ribbons, brads, eyelets and candy in my scraproom.
I use them for just about everything!! Pencil holders, make-up brushes, home decor. The list could go on and on. Love old empty jars and bottles!
They are great for storage – seeds, buttons, ribbon, dried pasta, beans – but my favorite use is for holding my homemade strawberry jam!
Love the new products!!
Buttons and flowers are the best for glass jars. I love the kind that have glass lids that you can find once in a while at thrift stores!
I love to put candles in them for my patio.
Thanks
Ang
It’s not very original, but I use them to store buttons and charms. I can see what I have at a glance. The buttons I keep separated by color.
I like to use them to make gifts from the kitchen. I like the layered cookie mixes, etc that you can put in them. Then create a nice top for it and you have a great gift that is relatively inexpensive. I got one from my neighbor at Christmas that she layered a hot cocoa mix in. Yum!
I use them as vases and for storing supplies in the garage. Now I have a heap more ideas to try out!
I use them for my crafting supplies – buttons, ribbons, string, tatting supplies, etc. They look so pretty as a functional display. I love to collect different sizes and shapes.
I have made candles in old jars and used them as vases. They’re great for storing buttons and beads and little doodads and also for storing my paintbrushes.
I use jars in my craft room to hold ribbon on old-fashioned clothespins and buttons. I also like to etch monograms into glass jars for little gifts. Thanks so much for the chance to win.
~Alicia E.
I love using old jars to store small craft supplies such as premade embellies!
I clean them up and use them as gift containers for something different. Then again I also use them to store buttons, brads, ribbons, and so many other embellishments that I seem to collect.
In addition to using jars as glasses or cups, I like storing things in my craft room in them. Buttons are my favorite. 🙂
One of my most favorite ways to reuse old jars to for flowers. The best part is I have inherited some old jars from my mom and grandma.
That’s a great question with this release, and after see all the great cards, I think I have more idea for jars. Mostly I like to use them for holding my crafting supplies or anything decorative like marbles, etc.
…For storing Papertrey buttons of course! LOL! Seriously, at this very moment my kitchen countertops and tables are covered with jars and lids that are drying and waiting for their new purpose. It is fun to fill them with ingredients and a recipe too! Or bath salts, haven’t tried that yet. Thanks for the chance to win!!
I use them for gifts. I always reach for them instead of a box. I’ve made a cross stitch gifts, coffee gifts, new baby gifts, graduate gift’s (stuffed with lots of ones, LOL!!. The presentation is so gorgeous. Love them.
Not very original, but storing small craft supplies and casual flower “vases.”
I love to reuse empty jars as containers for buttons, but a close second is for vases of paper flowers, or to hold things like paint brushes, pencils, rulers (I have too many of them), or other long-ish paper crafting tools. They’re all just lovelier that way!
I’ve used them for layered cookie recipes to give as gifts and now I have inspiration for so much more!! Can’t wait!
If it’s my jar – I store bacon fat 😉 If it’s for gifting – I make jam (we just picked 5 lbs. of apricots from our tree!)
I use glass jars to store buttons in my stamp room. I use plastic jars to decorate and fill with holiday treats as gifts. I have a ton of jars stored and ready to recycle. The new Jar sets should be very helpful in getting those jars out for reusing!
Nora G.
I have knitting needles standing in a bunch of jars in an old coca cola wooden box; one jar is our sugar holder; and we use the rest of them for drinking glasses, lol! At least I have a matched set of glasses, lol!
I like to clean out old, empty jars and use thme to make gifts. It’s such fun to make labels and tags, then add embellishments and ribbon. PTI has come out with a lot of great sets and supplies to make this easy as well as fun!
I use them to store pens, pencils and I love to use them for organizing because they are see thru! Thanks for a chance to win. Good Luck everyone!
I use them for odds and ends. DH uses them out in the garage for nuts and bolts. After seeing some of the DT projects, I want to put some fresh cut wildflowers in one!
I use my old jars for a variety of things, usually to gift something. My friends and co-workers love to see what I will do to recycle items. I like storing buttons in them for a colourful accent, I also use them in my kitchen to store dry ingredients such as rice, beans etc. Thanks, once more, for the contest!
Funny you should ask! I use canning jars as a great on-the-go cup for my breakfast smoothies. It doesn’t fit in the cup holder very well, but the size (large) and ability to shut down tight(once I am done I can stuff the straw in it and seal…or carry it around with me safely until I am ready for it!) make it a wonderful cup!
The jars hold a lot of dry pasta, popcorn and rice beautifully!
I have been finding a lot of uses for jars lately. I definitely use them in my craft room. lots of buttons, brad and things to put in them. But also I use them to mix new spice blends for my pantry and then there is always the one by the dryer to hold washed pocket items. I think I need to find creative and more fun ways to use them and give them as gifts. I am definitely inspired from the DT’s work this release!
I don’t have very many but the ones I do have are from my Grandmother and they are proudly holding my PTI buttons!!! 🙂
I use my jars for storing my craft supplies such as buttons, prima flowers, extra small die cuts, etc. They look pretty on the shelf with all the different colors. Thanks for the chance to win.
With two daughters there are always bits and pieces that need storing so some of the ways I’ve reused old jars are for hair clips, hair elastics, craft beads, glitter tubes, markers and pencils. I also use large coffee jars as packaging for homemade biscuits when giving them as presents. Not very inventive but I’m looking forward to seeing what everyone else comes up with!
My mom is a canner, so I have to give all of the canning jars back to her 🙂 Other jars I either send off to recyle. My husband has a knack for breaking glass items, so it’s better I keep them away from him…don’t tell him I said that!
Well, it’s not very inventive, but we use them for storing things in the fridge – no wondering which container the piece of onion or avocado is hiding in.
I embellish them and fill them up with candy. Who doesn’t need a chocolate fix every now and then??
I use mine to store ribbon scraps and have them organized by color. I also save my jam jars to store my buttons. They look so pretty!
I store dry goods in old jars in the kitchen and I have several blue mason jars that hold kitchen utensils. I have made candle holders out of baby food jars. We drink out of mason jars that have handles. There is nothing more homey than an old jar full of buttons and I have also used them as vases.
I like to put ribbon and buttons in them so I can see what I have at a glance! I also use them for vases when I bring flowers over to someone’s house. Can’t wait for the new jar stamp set tonight!
Well I use them scrapbook buttons and ribbons, but I also love to get new life from antique jars by filling them with seasheells and some sand, or even small pinecones, or in my daughters room her little marbles and jax.
Love the new release as always!
Right now I am using them to store my new PTI buttons as I get them…thanks for the great release Nichole!
My daughter takes PB&J to school for lunch every single day, so I have a really nice supply of matching jelly jars. My Papertrey buttons look so nice all lined up in their jars. The colors of the buttons are so nice that the jars don’t need much decoration!
I use empty jars for change, screws, buttons, ribbon pieces.
I love to can so I reuse and reuse my jars. My favorites are wild plum jam, blackberry jam, strawberry jam and my secret recipe salsa–all from my garden of course!
I like to use them for gift packaging, like for Russian Tea mix – so this new set would be so great to decorate the jars with!
hugs,
Gini
I love reusing old jars for fresh flowers! If I have no flowers I find good use for them in my craft room for ribbons, buttons, flowers, and so much more!
I will store just about anything in glass jars but one of my favs is my husband (who is a cigar efficianato) stores cigar labels in them . They are like little works of art!
We use jars for anything and everything…. change, buttons, safety pins. Anything goes in our house! 🙂
Love to use them in the picnic basket great for almost everything you can put in there from liquids to breads, silverware and napkins.
Organize small flowers for my craft space, just empty on a window to get the reflections of color.
They are pretty useful in the garage for holding nails/screws/etc., and in the craft room for buttons and other embellishments. I also have a small one in my kitchen holding my bay leaves.
I have many of the really old blue canning jars with the wire bails that my grandmother had in the early 1900s. I store beans in them on my kitchen counter. I also have several button jars.
Ooo…jars are FABULOUS for stamping embellies!
…also as vases!
I currently have multiple jars on my craft table holding small embellishments like paper flowers and even bottles of Stickles! I like that they are clear so I can see what’s in them. 🙂
I use them in my craft room for buttons, ribbon, scraps, pins, and other miscellaneous “doodads”. We use them in the playroom for storing markers, crayons, colored pencils, and erasers. We use them in the garage for paint brushes, stirring sticks, and “favorite” screwdrivers.
Thanks so much for the chance to “win it all”. Such a dream!!
We recycle some, and use some for buttons and ribbons. My DH uses them for screws and nails and pennies.
I don’t get many jars, but I like to put my flowers in them on my desk, sorted, easy to see. They’re one of my all time fave accessories.
The possibilities are endless. I use them as storage in the kitchen – they look great lined up in my pantry with things like brown sugar, oatmeal, pasta etc. They also make great candy jars as party favors for the kids birthday parties or for storage in the craft room!
In the kitchen:grated cheese, nuts, vases and pocket change on the counter.
Since the season has just begun, what we use them for at this time of year is firefly jars. I also love to put sand and candles in them as luminaries for summer night parties!
I like to put pasta, oats, beans and stuff in them. If they are unusual, I might even put them on the counter. Also, there is a meriad of uses in the craft room!
Blessings,
Christine
I have a friend who makes fabulous, italian “gravy” (sauce), so I give him my jars and he fills them up with sauce for me to freeze.
I like using old jars for everything!! Buttons, beads, ribbon…and my favorite…drinking sweet iced tea!
i use old jars in lots of ways….drinking glasses, vases, storage for buttons, etc., candle holders….i LOVE jars!
I love old mason jars and like to store beans, marbles, buttons- old and Papertrey buttons, use them as vases, roses look so neat in a blue jar, store some of my “tools”, my ice pick, etc…I just love jars!!!
I especially like to use recycled jars for candy gifts around the holidays. I usually fill with wrapped homemade caramels and decorate the outside with pretty papers.
My favorite way to use old empty jars is to fill them with embellishments.
I kept every baby jar we bought and they now house many a’embellies!
From sequence to those pesky leftover rub-ons, every last one of them is filled!
Thanks for crafty goodness each month. I am especially loving the die lines!
Definitely to store my buttons! We also use them for change jars:)
There’s no such thing as an “old” jar at my house. As long as they’re washable they’re usable – as drinking glasses, as vases, as pantry storage. I can tons of goodies from our large garden and can’t have enough jars. I love them!
I love to put flowers in them, spare change, and all things crafty!!
I love putting buttons and small embellishments in them. I keep my eye out on the prettiest ones for my scrapbook room. The rest seem to be used to sort the other odds and ends around the house.
If I’m not reusing my canning jars canning more yummy fruits or veggies, we usually fill them with pretty flowers to make our house always have a touch of Spring 🙂
I use my jars for storage of buttons, ribbons, small embellishments, small die cuts, and around the house for candle holders, cotton swabs, cat treats,to hold paint brushes, and as flower vases. The possibilities with jars are unlimited!
I love to store my buttons and ribbons in jars and also my loose change
Well my newest way is using them to make homemade salad dressings – there are some great “jam jar” recipes in the new Jamie Oliver cookbook!
We do drink out of Mason jars and I have some old jars for my flour, sugar, coffee, etc. But, our favorite use of all time is catching insects! My kids always have some kind of critter in a jar to observe!
I have lots of different sizes of mason jars and have used them to store odds and ends and bits and pieces such as buttons, screws, ribbon, coins, and pot pourri! In the summer I put tea lights and small candles in old jars to light up the deck in the evening!
I use jars for so many things in my art and craft areas of my home. I have jars of buttons, jars of flowers and butterflies punched out of chipboard in various colors from product packaging that I like to recycle. I have used jars as drinking glasses and vases. I use the pint size jars to store homemade dressing in the refrigerator. I’m not sure I have the time or the space to list all the ways I use jars. LOVE THEM!
I have an old blue glass jar (with a glass lid!) that I use to hold splenda packets on my kitchen counter. Even utilitarian can be cute!
I love to recycle jars for storing things. I will also use them to decorate and package up for a gift. This is another terrific release!
Thanks for the chance to the “I want it All Package”.
We have lots of uses for old jars! My shelf in my craft room is full of jars containing buttons, knitting needles, brads, tags, etc. We drink out of mason jars. We use them to keep seeds from our garden from year to year. We store change in them too. They can be used for so many things! Love all your new stuff!
I use old jars for my art supplies…brushes in one, pencils in another…wrapped with a strip of fabric!
I like to label them and reuse them in the kitchen to hold baking soda, salt, etc.
I use old jars for my scrap supplies like buttons, ribbon and homemade embelishments. My dad recycles his old jars by making his famous mayhaw jelly. We all love that recycling project!
I just love old jars. They are great to store buttons and ribbons in, great for sipping cold drinks, and fun for filling with trinkets. My favorite use for them would be to fill them with homemade jam and share them with a friend. Thanks for sharing all of the fun tonight!
I love making gifts in a jar like layered cookies, brownies or soup mixes. The recipients always love to get something homemade and something that’s fun for them to put together too.
I am loving canning. I just gave a jar away as a candle holder too, my son’s kindergarten teacher. I hope she enjoyed it. I just loving giving away great gifts.
I use old jars for pieces of ribbon… a different jar for each color.
Buttons, and more buttons!!
I have old jars in my crafting space to hold buttons, pens, markers and all the little scraps of die cuts! Love them. And they are so pretty.
I use jars to give homemade gifts in. I usually decorate the outside of the jars and make them specific for the receiver. The new jar set would come in handy.
I love using old jars as vases to give my family flowers. They also make great penny jars.
stamp on…
Wow, I use jars for EVERYthing! My fave reuse for them would have to be storing my buttons and ribbons -I just love to see all of those gorgeous colours lined up along my shelves, screaming out to be used!
During the summer I love to put wild flowers in old Mason jars. Perfect on the dining room table at our summer cottage. Love the ideas everyone is sharing.
this summer our back porch has a big old jar filled with Queen Anne’s Lace and my daughter put food coloring in to the water to change the color of the blooms, something i used to do when i was a kid
I love to recycle/reuse all types of jars to store anything and everything!
Old jars are great for keeping pens in and I also keep my buttons in some cute little jars.
I have one for putting all the coins, then a few for old buttons, flowers and all the little things my daughter collects from anywhere & everywhere and brings it home as treasures!!!
My husband and son reach for old Mason jars to drink from. They like them better than a regular glass. I also like to use them in the bathroom to store cotton balls, etc.
I love putting items in for gifting. My daughter loves little trinkets in recycled containers
After seeing the Friendship Jar and Fillers sneak peeks, my head is just spinning with gift ideas for so many people. I love to reuse/recycle all sort of items, but jars will be top of the list now.
This month’s releases were totally awesome! Thanks for this incredible opportunity to win such a generous prize! PTI ROCKS!!!
I collect change, rocks, shells in old jars. Im starting a collection of old Mason jars.
I love to use them to organize my scrap area.
I reuse jars to hold dry foods such as chili powder. I also like them to sort craft items such as buttons, small wood parts, and pens and scissors. They’re nice because you can see through them.
I use my jars for homemade jams that I make and I also love to store my buttons and beads in them.
I love storing my scrapbook supplies in jars. They are clear, so I can see what’s in them… and they are the perfect size for ribbon, buttons, and other embellishments. I love clear jars 🙂
I use them for sugar, kosher salt, rice, beans, etc. I keep buttons, cotton balls and other craft items in them. I also love to use them as vases, it gives my home such an old fashioned, cozy comfy feel :-)Some of my canning jars are really old and passed down to me from loved ones. These hold my special memories of them.
Fun question.. The first thing that comes to mind is using them to store art and craft supplies. I am constantly looking for ways to do this both in a way that will keep them neat and contained and out where I can see them. I can keep jars on my desk filled with pens or paintbrushes, ribbons, or other embellies that I have painted, stamped, or otherwise altered so they are ready to go when I need them. If I see it, I use it!
I like to use them to store my crafty doodads. But sometimes my son likes to steal them for his “inventing of potions” or storing of his own doodads (small toys)! We also use them to make our own pickled veggies.
Strangely enough, for safety pins!
I love Mason Jars, and I love using it to store scraps, ribbons and buttons in my craft room! I also love making myself a jar of Thai Ice Tea and sit at my patio to enjoy the evening sun!
I use old jars to collect coins, for drinking, and storage of craft supplies.
I use mine for vases. And for giving soup to friends.
Hmm, i love using old jars for flower vases, for storing things like pens, buttons and ribbon.
I like to use old jars for craft projects and storage. They make great flower vases for my daughter to decorate with stickers and paint.
My husband uses them for nails, screws, and washers. I use them for any kind of small craft items: pens, markers, flowers, small amounts of ribbon, tools like paper piercers, exacto knives, rulers.
We use them for storage and homemade presents!! During the summer they are great for picnics!!
I love sipping on some freshly brewed ice tea, with lots of ice, on a hot summer day! Of course, I can remember as a kid, my dad had all his nuts and bolts stored in mason jar, which were hanging from the ceiling!
My old jars are mainly used in the kitchen, to keep things like candles, cake decorations, or piping nozzles. You know, the stuff that would lie around in the pantry being a nuisance. My husband also uses them for nails and bits in his workshop.
Completely unoriginal but I use old jars for organizing/showcasing small items in my studio.
I really only use my jars for canning! Not very creative, I know.
I put colorful jars in my windows. I love having the sunlight shine in and cast bright colors around the room.
I use clear jars to store things. In my craft area I have ribbon, flowers, brads, buttons and other do-dads in different jars. In my bathroom I store qtips and cottons balls. In the kitchen I have rubberbands, small nails and tacks, twist ties and things the kids bring me.
I used a bunch of old jars for a craft project with my brownie girl scout troop. I had the girls decorate the outside of the jar with paper strips. And then we put artificial flowers in them with some Easter grass and the girls gave them to their mothers for Mother’s Day.
I love using old jars for storing my wonderful PTI goodies, especially buttons! I am always up for a unique way to pack a gift for a special someone as well!
I usually recycle jars to use for storing buttons and things like that. Not very original for sure!
I love them for storage of everything from grains in my pantry to buttons in my studio. Each color of PT buttons is in its own jelly jar!
My sister saves her perfectly-sized Bonne Maman jam jars for me – they have nice wide mouths so it’s easy to dig around for the PTI buttons I keep in them! Not that I have actually used any buttons on my projects yet… they’re just so pretty to look at!
I love to use the antique blue jars as my cannister set. They look great in my kitchen and add a touch of uniqueness to my kitchen. I also use old jars to hold my ribbons and buttons.
Love this question…. I use empty jars in so many ways… I have ribbon in old pickle jars, buttons and brads in small baby food jars. Outside the scrapbooking room I made my kids 2 jars inside I put strips of paper with different rewards. At the end of the week they pick their reward for the weekend…. they have so much fun picking their reward (it could be anything from bowling, going to the movies, or going to their favourite restaurant).
Thank you for the chance to win!!!!
I love to add the dry ingrediants for cookie recipies in old empty jars. Then you add the recipe on a tag and give it away for a gift. Now I’ll have a great stamp set to help out with the tag recipe!!!
I give my empty jars to my mom so she can make jam. 🙂 But after this release, I may have some new ideas…. 🙂
I use and reuse old jars by gobs in my stamp room for all kinds of everything. I also use them for potpourri. They look so homey around the house.
Funniest Part: I use and reuse old jars for canning. In the coldest part of the winter fruits and vegetable from the summer taste so GOOD!
We use old canning jars for cookies-in-a-jar to give away as gifts. We put all the dry ingredients in a jar to make one batch of cookies and the recipient adds the wet ingredients.
Beyond the reusing the empty jars for collecting grease (probably not what you are looking for), I like most people use them to hold craft items.
I like to use jars to freeze soup or chicken stock. I’m intimidated by the idea of canning, but I can understand freezing. Also, as a good southern girl, I have my jar of bacon drippings in the fridge in case I need some for seasoning. The jars work great because they’re so much easier to clean than plastic.
I use recyled jars to cultivate seedlings to transplant into my garden.
Buttons, spices, leftovers, flowers — you name it!
I use lots of jars in my crafting room to hold buttons, ribbons, markers, etc.
I use glass jars to store coffee and sugar in them, it’s tight sealed and they don’t take that much space, if I don’t use them I recycle them, easy peasy!
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Clouds 🙂
Storage! I like to re-use jars and various containers for storage. Decorating them and making them into a cute decor piece 🙂
recently i used old baby food jars for etching.don’t know what i’ll use it for but thy were fun to etch. and i have one that i used alcohol inks to cover at summer cha last year that keeps my pens, scissors, and other odds and ends in on my craft table.
We store marbles in old jars, package up cookies & cake mixes for gifts, store scrapping embellishments and sewing supplies . . . whatever fits will end up in jars in our house 🙂
I usually reuse them by storing things and for the little ones I like to make candles..baby food jar works the best.
I love to give gifts in jars so you can get a sneak peek of whats inside 🙂 but for the most part they hold my PTI buttons!
I love to take interesting shaped jars and reuse them for items in my fridge. I really do not like plastic. My husband thinks that I am container crazy. I also love to use them for flowers, buttons, and spices. Thanks for a chance to win it all!! Maybe tonight will be the night that I win it all. It would totally make my day. 🙂
I use them to store spools of thread and buttons!Pretty and colourful!
I use old jars to keep all my embellishments in.I also like to keep the bigger ones on my counter with pasta and cereals…
I don’t keep many old jars — I know, I’m a disgrace to crafters everywhere. 🙂 I do have one old jelly jar that I use to mix cornstarch & water for gravy. 🙂 I do have a very old one that has some old buttons in it. But I LOVE the new stamp set — I’m sure it’ll give me lots of ideas and have me saving jars in no time. 🙂
Old jars have so, so much personality!!! I love to use them when I entertain……..for drinking glasses, to hold buffet silverware, condiments, use a super large one as a “punch bowl”…the possibilities are endless. Of course, nothing is sweeter than putting a few wildflowers in a jar as a quick and easy centerpiece. And then when dinner is over….make sure you have lids (with holes) available and catch fireflies!!!
Thanks for the chance to win,
Pam
I use them as outdoor lanterns. They look fabulous on a table, hanging from trees, or hanging from an iron stake. I love the way they light up my garden, patios and greenhouse. I use citronella votives in them and a long handled lighter to light them. This gives me more time outdoors in the evening enjoyng my family and our own private oasis, at least that’s what it feels like to us. Kudos to you Nichole, and the entire Papertrey Team. This is a magnificent release.
Trish
I love using them to house my embellishments. But I especially love decorating them as if they were going to be given away as a gift first. It is how I spoil myself and show how much I value all the bits and bobs that go into making the craft I adore so much and that make me so happy.
It seems such a shame to throw out my jars so I wash them out and save them. Then I don’t know what to do with them! I have used some to store food (sauces, dressings, etc.) and I’ve used a couple to put flowers in. But other than that I have a a cabinet full of jars just waiting to be used!
I use them to store buttons, embellishments, ribbon pieces, etc. All of the craft stuff looks so pretty in clear jars!
I use them as candle holders, lol!
I love to put glass beads & a candle in the bottom with a little rafia around the top.
I LOVE to give gifts in them. My friends and I are always putting gifts in them and giving them to new friends. Sooo much fun!!!!
I’ve used them to store home-made scented bath salts!
I have always been a jar collector. I use them for storing craft items such as PTI buttons! I sometimes just keep empty jars because they are cute!
My favorite memory for using old jars as a child was to catch fireflies on warm summer evenings.
I save mine and give them to my friend who makes the most wonderful jams, jellies, pickles and dilly beans. YUM!!!
I love to use jars for candy for my girls and me in our craft room! They are also wonderful for storing homemade Salsa in the fridge, and for mixing up yummy brownie mixes to give friends as gifts. And, the little jelly jars and half pint jars make super adorable votive candle holders! Can’t wait to get the jar sets and extras and play!!!!!
We don’t have many jars, but I did get some great ones with peaches in them that I use to store all sorts of crafting supplies. They look great all lined up on the shelves in my craft room!
Leftovers.
Christmas gifting of my fabulous Cranberry Chutney.
And then, the one use I really love–anger management. Broken glass recycles also.
Of course, I smash fewer of these jars now than I did when I was young and newly married. But I highly recommend it. Of course, I do put down newspaper to save myself some cleanup time.
I like to reuse old jars as vases, glasses for soda or lemonade, containers for old buttons, ribbon and old sewing supplies, and lamp bases, just to name a few uses. They are so classic and never go out of style. I’ve even see mason jars used as candle sconces in the Pottery Barn catalog. Can’t wait to get this stamp set! Thanks for your creativity!
I store things in my cupboard (pantry) like vanilla powder, bulk gelatin, etc. I’ve even got an old mayo jar where I store my 1# of yeast, in the freezer :O)
I love my jam jar and I use them for my PTI buttons and left over ribbons. Small embellishments. Foe a bigger one, I reuse them to marinate watermelon and it make a great cool and refreshing appetizer.
I store buttons, ribbons, other embellishments.
I use them as vases in the house as well as hostess gifts.
They are recycled as decorated candy containers for the various holidays.
My husband uses them to store all his ‘spare’ coins. If I could find where he hides them, I could buy some fun items from your store!!Thank you for this opportunity.
I like to store pantry items. Since my kitchen is so small, they have to be stored in my basement, and that means everything has to be mice proof. I also like that glass jars do not react or inflict certain smells into those foods.
I have collected old jars for a long time. Some of mine have been through 3 generations. I love to put flowers in them to decorate the table. I even have one that has lights in it with a doillie decorating the top.
I use jars for storage — for all sorts of things. I put all sorts of food into jars, store buttons, coins, sea shells, you name it. I’ve always found jars to be great ways to store things.
For quite a while I’ve been making our own cleaning supplies, toiletries, hand creams and such, so I reuse glass jars for that. Example: I currently have facial toner in a former soy sauce bottle, and body lotion in a former preserve jar, massage oil in a former black bean sauce jar… you get the idea.
Wow what an amazing release!! We use jelly size jars to drink out of and I have a collection of the short Ball jars that I use for storing ribbon and buttons. Thanks so much for the chance to win. 🙂
I recycle old jars to hold buttons, ribbon, safety pins, spool of string for easy access, bud vase, change and hair ties to name a few. Now what could I do with the new Friendship Jars & Fillers?
Through the years I have used mason jars for vases, drinking out of, storing nuts/bolts, misc items that I have no idea what they go to….lol. Thanks for the chance to win a fabulous prize package! 🙂
I use old jars for a number of different things. Some I use in my craft room to store buttons, ribbons and other scrapbooking items. I also use my jars to make homeade jam. I love making jam and this year it is going to be my Christmas gifts to friends and family.
I’ve reused jars for teacher gifts — filled with Skittles & paper flowers makes a really fun presentation.
I use old jars to put flowers. for cold drink and I use for hold my bottons and some embellishment.
I have embellishments in some, of course. I have a couple in one bathroom that have hair ties and bobby pins in them, great way to keep the two seperate. The other bathroom has a couple of jars FULL of hair decorations from when my 15 year old was a toddler and wore “pretties” in her hair. My daughter has some in her room with coins and her eyeliner/make up stuff.
I use them as a pen/pencil holder, as a vase and to store things (like hair clips, ribbon, scrunchies and of course craft embellishments) in!!
I use my old jars for my flowers.. there is nothing sweeter then seeing some flowers in an old jar found in one of those treasure hunts and wondering the story behind that jar.
Some grass and dirt… a few hole in the lid… they make good bug collectors for my 5 year old Jackson!
Haha I actually have 25 old mason jars on my desk at work. A friend gave them to me from her wedding!
I use old jars for storage around the house, like as a pen holder on my desk.
I use them to hold my husbands change and also to store buttons and ribbon.
There are so many uses for old mason jars. We use them to hold nails and screws, bugs, use them to drink ice tea, pen and pencil holders, to store leftover paint, to hold pasta and other cooking supplies…I could go on and on!
I currently have old jars that store buttons, loose change (so I can buy more stamps! ;)), Boxtops for my daughters’ school fundraisers, more spare change, ribbon and lace trims, a couple shell collections, a big bottle of snow flake glitter, and a couple that serve as flower vases depending on what we are picking out of the garden today. I DO *love* glass jars and bottles of all kinds. Brilliant work by you and Mish to PTI-ize them! Bravo!
We’ve had a giant glass change jar for just about forever. It’s fun to fill it, turn it in for some spending cash, then start over with the few coins that don’t round out to an even dollar!
I use jars for decorations, a collection of blues, for my ribbons, and my buttons!
How many jars do we reuse? Let me count the ways. We use them to hold flowers cut from the garden and to drink lemonade on a hot summer day. We use them to hold our paintbrushes and other crafting tools. Our latest use is turning baby food jars into snow globes. So many jars, so little time.
I use jars fo hold all kinds of embellishments…buttons etc.
Depends on the type of jar, but they make great packaging for gifts. I have several boxes of mason jars I was about to get rid of because of moving and no longer canning, but seeing all the Friendship Jar posts has me rethinking! lol I think I’ll save them now! I’m planning to use some for buttons too.
I love to keep buttons in them for crafting, clothes pins full of ribbon and other assorted embellishments. I also love to mix them into my holiday decor and fill them with small ornaments, easter eggs or something related to the season.
We use them to catch all sorts of things. Buttons, bugs, flowers, seeds, you name it.
The grandkids like to paste pieces of wallpaper on them and use them for pencil holders, etc.
We actually can tomatoes, pickles, applesauce and more so most of our jars are saved for that. But DH loves using them to drink out of.
I use old jars for my vintage button collection and vintage trims. Vintage items need a vintage home and old jars fit the bill!
In our home we use them for drinking, shaking up milkshakes and pudding, flower vases, and pretty ribbon. The most unusual use is I use the pretty blue one with a steel lid to hold Indian beads found along the railroad tracks my uncle had collected–just love them.
We use old jars for making cookies in a jar and for storing buttons and ribbon. I am looking forward to seeing some wonderful ideas for some great Christmas presents! Thanks for all the inspiration!
Use as vase for fresh flowers, store buttons and ribbons, cookie mix in a jar, homemade salad dressings, and also reuse to vacuum seal grated cheese and also lettuce. And the most obvious is to reuse the jars for canning salsa, peaches, jams, apple butter, applesauce and jalapeno jelly with new lids. Love all sizes!
I love to reuse and fill my empty jars with anything that I need to organize. I have buttons, art supplies, change, notions, notes, ribbon, etc…in my jars. Like Mish – I love my Mason jars…so excited for this months release. I also love using our jars for driking glasses and of coarse for canning!
I fill them with the usual items like buttons, ribbons, change jar, etc. At Christmas we like to fill them with a strand of white lights and potpourri and then put a fabric doily on top tied with a ribbon and some flowers. The warmth from the lights helps spread the fragrance of the potpourri. Thanks for another amazing month of releases – you never fail to amaze and inspire me. Good luck with your new inks.
Buttons, ribbon, dye for dying Easter eggs, and marbles. I have some of the old blue jars. They add so much to the shelf.
I use them mainly for canning in the summer, but the really old ones (greenish-blue tint) I use for storing food in – leftovers in the fridge or foods in the pantry – rice, etc.
Sometimes we use the jars to put gifts in, other times I use them for change and I have several in my crafting area that I collect ribbon scraps and buttons in.
We have used them for summer drinks, I have made gifts of soups, cookies, brownies, hot chocolate, etc. at Christmas time and I use small ones for crafting embellishments and I have some with nails in them. And I occasionaly use the large ones for flowers. I guess I use my Mason/Ball jars for just about everything “except” canning anymore! I can’t wait to see the entire “jar” release—it will be so fun!
I tend to use old jars to store my vast collection of embellishments. It inspires me to see my craft shelf lined with jars filled with colorful flowers, buttons & ribbons.
I love Dawn’s idea of flowers – I’m going to have to try that. I’ve just used them for storage of supplies – pens, pencils, buttons, etc.
Here in Australia, there used to be a brand of jam (I think you lot call it jelly) that came in glass jars designed to be re-used as a drinking glass. When we were young, poor newlyweds, we gathered quite a collection. Then we started a family, and with little ones around, decided there wasn’t much point replacing our freebie glasses. Throughout the years most of them have gone to God (sometimes spectacularly!), and it’s only recently, almost 13 years into our marriage, that we’ve actually bought “real” drinking glasses. Those jars have sure served us well!
I like to store buttons in them.
My most fav use for old jars with glass lids is to fill them with sand and shells that have been collected by my kids while on vacation. Each vacation for the past 13 years has it’s own old jar and sits on a shelf in my bathroom. Its a fun reminder of vacations from yester-year.
I have a sanitizing dishwasher, so I like to take old jars and make cookie and brownie kits to give as gifts. And I love making whimsy jars, too.
I like to use them for vases and fill them with zinnias and daisies. Reminds me of my Grandma.
I collect the blue mason jars for my bedroom. The clear ones I use for vases or pencil holders and sometimes drinking glasses.
I usually fill them with candy and give them out during the holidays. My plans is to decorate and fill them for the men and women that work at the Armed Forces Recruiting office to thank them for the service to our country. I will deliver them for the 4th of July.
Old jars are FABULOUS!!! In the garage, store nails, screws, brackets, staples, and all kinds of other odds & ends. In the house, use them to display fruit, buttons, ribbon, store food, or use them to collect coins. Then use the ones that aren’t so pretty to mix paint or hook up to an airbrush. And save some to use for gift packaging!! :>
For flowerpots! And for collections of little things. Glass honey jars with handles become big salt shakers (poke holes in metal tops), food storage jars, iced drink holders, candy dishes. They survive the microwave and dishwasher with ease. You name it, I’ve probably got it in a recycled jar!
I always reuse glass jars by filling them with buttons, or ribbon. I love how I can see exactly what’s in them!!
Hmmm, I really love putting mixes in them and giving them as gifts. Easy and fun!
I fill them with chocolate/nuts/etc around christmas time and alter the lid. Of course, they make much better gifts if you exercise some willpower and don’t eat all the contents first!
I recycle them in perhaps the most obvious way…to make more homemade jams. =) I would love to use them for buttons and embellishments in my stamp area but there just isn’t enough room.
We use our recycled jars and turn them into gorgeous candles or potpurri. My aunt crochets the most beautiful trims and toppers to pretty them up! I’ve got a cranberry spice scented one in my kitchen right now, smells divine !
Thank you as always for the chance to win!
Button storage! Rows of pretty colors make me happy!
buttons and flowers!
I use old jelly jars to store buttons. I love being able to see everything to find what I need.
I love to attach wire and hang them from the giant gumbo limbo tree right outside my french doors. With tea lights or those battery operated tea lights its like a party in the back yard all the time!
I like to use jars to hold little odds and ends (especially in my studio). Vintage buttons, ribbon scraps, small trinkets and even notes and scraps of paper that I jot notes with cute things my kids say.
We use old jars for screws, nuts, and bolts…not very exciting, but practical. I also use jars to hold some of my ribbon. Not terribly exciting…I know!
I have been collecting jars for some time. It began with baby food jars which I used for small crafting supplies. Since then, my collection has grown. Some I have painted and rest are as they are. These, I have started lining up on top of my kitchen cabinets. They look pretty and I bring some down for fresh flowers!
I usually use old jars for buttons, screws things like that. I love the new sets but am just now getting a chance to view everything!
We use old jars to store flour, rice,and sugar. They keep everything fresh.
I use old jars to store my buttons and flowers. They make such pretty decorations as well as being useful.
I use them to organize my buttons and other small embellishments.
I use mine to hold supplies and food. I also love decorating them, putting stuff in it, and giving them away. Thanks!!
Not out of the box but I use them to store buttons, ribbon, and small sewing supplies. We also store change in them. I had a couple of glass related accidents so, I don’t deal with glass too much.
I store my coffee beans in a jar near my coffee maker to keep them handy for grinding.
Empty jars get turned into change holders at our house. My daughter, though, loves all things Twilight and she has tons of buttons and knick knacks so she uses them for her stuff. I can remember when I was a kid, we would drink out of mason jars. There is nothing better than ice cold lemonade in a jar! Yum!
I love using old jars for everything in my kitchen. Pasta, beans, etc. Love the look. I love using small jars for buttons, ribbons, eyelets, etc.
The green earth way..recycle them to catch kitchen grease. However, I have my fair share of older jars holding my craft collections:)I always wanting to make snow globes with the kids…might do that this dummer for a craft.
mason jars are tucked around our house….in the closet is a money fund holding change for the next trip……in the kitchen holding rice, oatmeal, etc.. and in the craft room storing buttons and bits sorted by color..
I use them to store my coloring pencils, markers and brushes. Also, I like to store dry food in them, such as crackers, pasta and cereal and I keep them in my pantry. I really hate to see all the boxes from the store in my pantry, so I transfer everything I can into jars and store food that way.
oh wow….let me count the ways, to hold change, buttons, ribbon scraps, cat treats, marbles, flowers, lady bugs, pussy willows, and my fav, lemonade!!!
I love using old jars for storage. Markers, colored pencils, pens… you name it! And nothing tastes better than an icy cold drink served in one of those old jars. I have great summer memories sitting on my grandma’s front porch (complete with a swing) drinking lemonade from a jar!
My son is very creative even when he was a little boy – always drawing or coloring. So we have jars of pencils/markers/crayons with numerous notebooks & pads of paper stashed in seemingly every corner of the house. Of course one or two of those jars would be for my copic markers…. =P
I reuse old jars to hold craft and art supplies for my child’s art area: paintbrushes, crayons, scraps of paper, etc. It makes the table look so lovely and vintage!
They make great drinking glasses. I also love to put buttons and ribbons, etc. in them. Oh and they make great vases!! They are so much fun and add lots of character!
My favorite use of jars is filling them with buttons…divided into color groups!!! Love looking at the colorful row of button-filled jars…so pretty and so easy when needing buttons for projects!! Thanks for the chance to win such a great collection!!!
I usually just put my jars in the recycle container. After seeing the post from this weeks peek I could see myself using them as vases or maybe storage of supplies. Congrats on another awesome release!
Today I used an old Ball jar to make a “Job Jar” for my girls, ages 5 and 3. I decorated it with some of their favorite scrapbook materials and then bought some glass marbles from the store. Every time they do a job on their “Job Chart” they can put a marble to the jar. As soon as the jar is full, they get to pick a fun family activity. I have a feeling we will be visiting Chuck E. Cheese in a few weeks!
All the baby food jars from years gone by, are now in my husband’s workshop holding odd pieces of hardware. I look at the thrift store for ‘pretty’ canning jars and have them in my stamp room holding beads, buttons, clips, etc.
I like to put ribbons in them because it’s so colorful! And I put some of my extra die cut tags in them so I can see what’s available quickly.
My favorite way to reuse old jars is to use them to stash treasures like marbles, buttons, etc. And they make great vases!! Of course, I don’t get to keep many of the old jars that come my way. My mother-in-law, mom, and sister want me to save my jars so they can use them for their summer canning. So I guess the BEST way to reuse old jars is to keep them in circulation in the food chain 🙂
I think it is fun to stuff a variety of crafty goodies and snacks into a jar and give it to a friend to enjoy. It’s fun to see all the contents through the jar and also dump out the contents and sift through everything!
We reuse old jars to store snacks we buy in bulk from the whole foods store. They are just the right size to hold several serving sizes then we experience the fun of selecting the next sweet or savory snack mix to refill!
I love displaying a group of antique jars on a shelf above one of my favorite quilt racks. It’s a fun, homespun collection that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
I like using old time canning/jelly jars to store my buttons and other embellishments in.
I collect and reuse all types of jars for all sorts of things, fill with homemade jams, jellies, hand cream – I use them for favors and also to store embellishments in, in my craft room! Always looking for great ideas to use them for! Thanks for the opportunity to win some great PTI goodies!!
I don’t really use any right now, but I love the way they look filled with buttons all lined up on a shelf. Can’t wait to do this in my craft room.
I use old jars for storing embellishments in my scraproom. I also like to use them for drinking glasses and my husband uses them in his shop for nails and stuff. The June release looks awesome.
I love to send crafty friends dew drops, buttons, ribbon, etc in empty baby food jars. I like to fill big empty jars with salsa or olive oil bread dip and give them for gifts to the guys in our family. Jars also make great drinking glasses!
We use them currently for storage in our garage (screws, etc) but after seeing this release, I’ll find some new uses *wink*
We’ve also started gardening and we have a ton of tomatoes so perhaps we’ll stew some!
Can’t wait for the release! Brilliant work, ladies!
I love to re-use bell candles (taller ones) to collect matchbooks that I pick up whenever I find them out and about or on trips. It’s fun to pull them out down the road and recall the time when/where I picked it up from!
Living in Florida, I use them for stuff I pick up at the beach like shells, sand for candles to rest on and smooth beach glass when I can find it. Oh, and Bloody Marys…
I fill my old jars with buttons, charms, ribbons, crystals, Alphabets, sea shells and also for different soaps. I find them to be very useful in my kitchen also for chocolate chips, rasins, nuts , etc.
I eat mainly a raw food diet which is fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds. So I store all my nuts, dried fruits and seeds in my jars. Their way better then plastic and last forever.
Cynthia
I love to reuse old jars and put spices in them in my kitchen. It makes the shelves look so pretty and rustic.
I’ve got some baby food jars from when my kids were little (they are teenagers now!) that I use to store buttons & other sewing supplies. Can’t wait to read all of these replies to start utilizing jars more!
I love using jars to hold my crafting supplies! I just enjoy the “vintage” look it gives my studio.
I love to use them to organize craft items for my two girls. We love to craft together and having an organized area makes it so much easier for clean up! Thank you so much for the opportunity to win such a fabulous prize package!
I love storing crafting supplies for me and my kids in old jars. I often arrange a bunch of jars in a basket to sort things while still keeping them together (like my copics). I love using them in craft projects like snow globes. And doesn’t lemonade and ice tea just taste better out of a mason jar!?!
For buttons, of course, then bits and pieces of ribbon or lace that I can’t bear to throw away, paper flowers (not packed too tightly), old wooden spools of thread . My husband uses our old baby food jars for his hardware stuff – nails, nuts, bolt, etc. We drink out of pint canning jars, and when I have a smallish bunch of flowers, they usually go into a jar, especially if it will be sitting outside on the screened in porch.
I recycle my jars of all sizes, shapes for storing my buttons, flowers, and numerous other embellishments in my craft room, as well as for floral arrangements throughout the house. I’m especially partial to green recycled glass jars, as green is my favorite color.
I love jars to hold buttons and ribbon in my scrappy area. Cookie mixes as gifts. My church friends even made some stuffed with potpourri and those cheap Christmas lights, when you plug it in, the warmth of the lights makes the potpourri sent fill the room.
I LOVE using old jars! I use them for ribbon, buttons, as vases, change and drinking glasses in the summer!
Nothing is better than a mason jar filled with lemonade and ice cubes on a hot summer day!!!
I like to use jars for buttons, ribbon, flowers, to drink from, spare change, leftovers, etc. … the possibilities are endless. Love them!
I use old jars for pens and such on my desk. But my favorite thing to do with mason jars is to give them back to my mom to refill with yummy goodness!
i like to use them for buttons, flowers, change, pasta, flour, sugar, drinking glasses, utensil holders for picnics (forks in one, spoons in another, etc), napkins. there are so many uses for jars they are so versatile. as an added plus when the release goes live, i turn another year older. here’s hoping i win a sweet birthday present! thanks nichole.
Glass jars are great for dry food items–pasta, popcorn & cookies. I would save all the decorate little jelly jars for craft projects. They are great to mix dyes for basket weaving projects. Our new favorite plastic jar is an Ovaltine jar (hubby loves it in milk). We keep them all to use for scoops–pet food, water for plants, endless options!
Aren’t unused, empty jars for craft supplies? Like baby food jars are great for embossing paste that’s been colored with paint. And old containers are always used for displaying flowers… of any kind, any time!
I keep my supply of PTI buttons in old jars. It is a great way to store the buttons because you can see all the great colors. It’s functional and decorative at the same time!
I love using them for ribbon. A different color in each jar is pretty decoration!
I usually use the used jars for holding coins for my boys or fill them with goodies to decorate and give out to friends and teachers.
I use old jars for, what else, PTI supplies…buttons, ribbon scraps, etc.!
I love to store things in them – buttons, ribbon and other embellishments look so pretty on display in the jars.
I do a lot of the usual things with them, like store buttons, ribbon, and things for my crafts, but I also have my kids paint them for crafts and decorate them for their teachers welcome back to school gift and their end of year gift. They Love to be involved and it keeps them busy!!!LOL Thanks for the chance to win such a great prize pack!!
The most uncreative way I use old jars is for canning again. It really is a lot of fun to take the old jars and fill them up with new peaches, pears, tomatoes, green beans, and jams. They look so pretty on the shelves.
I also use jars for buttons, ribbons, paint brushes, knitting needles, pens and colored pencils. Love it!
I love to use old jars as vases! Especially old canning jars, the blue ones, with bright black-eyed-susans sitting in them :0)
Not super creative, but my husband loves using those beautiful square jars from Stonewall Kitchen to organize his screws and nails. He has the best-looking tool cabinet around! I may have to recycle his recycling and “downgrade” him to some less pretty jars and keep those for myself!
So many uses…..I use them to hold treats in the pantry (M&Ms, Skittles, etc.). I dress them up with embellishments to match the theme, and use them to hold spoons and forks when guests come over. I use them along with vegetable cans without the labels to fill with flowers for centerpieces, and of course, they are used in the craft room for buttons and ribbon.
I use recycled jars in the kitchen to store pasta, rice, etc. much like you would use plasticware. Recycled jars also house my PTI buttons, embellishments and other assorted craft items. I still use a recycled jar to hold my makeup brushes that my son decoupaged with tissue paper in kindergarten!
Putting stamping supplies in! Love to see the colors of ribbons, buttons and other embellishments. Seeing those supplies in the clear jars always inspires me and makes me smile too 🙂
What a gorgeous release!
I use old canning jars to store tons of buttons, one is even converted into a lamp with all the lovely colored buttons showing. I love to fill them with cut flowers. In the bath, one holds cotton balls. We have the Ball drinking jars (like mugs with handles) and the large beverage dispenser. They’re such fun in the summer at bar-b-ques.
I give them to my friends that like to cook … and hope they come back to me with homemade salsa or jam in them!!
I’ve filled them with spiced tea and hot chocolate mix. Flowers look nice and so do green onions with the whites in the bottom and the green looking like leaves. Great for summer tables.
I have old jars all over the house-to store ribbons and buttons in my craft room, I use them for vases through out the house, to organzie my son’s markers and pencils in his room. I love old jars, especially the old colored canning jars!!
I use them for things that go into the freezer (when a canning seal is not critical) such as my homemade applesauce, storing coffee and storing flax seed. They also make great storage for the herbs that I dry.
I use them in my scrap studio for buttons&ribbon. Also in my laundry room for extra buttons that come on new clothes,so I know where to look for a button when I need one.
we use them for drinking glasses, and I use them to store craft supplies. I have a feeling that I will be finding all kinds of new uses for them now!
I use old jars in my craft room for holding all kinds of crafting goodies!! I love the old blue jars.
I like to store all sorts of things in them. From stuff in the kitchen to things in my craft room. Seashells, flowers, just about anything!!
I love to put colorful small embellishments, like buttons and brads into a glass jar. It makes a pretty display, AND I can see what’s inside! Of course, sometimes I have to fight my husband for the empty jars – he likes them in the garage for his miscellaneous nails, bolts, and silly whatnots like that! 😉
I fill ’em with buttons of course!
I love spacing older, empty ones in between other finds in my fave hutch. I have collected some cute ones from garage sales. Some are now full of PTI buttons!
I honestly hadn’t used them for much other than storing buttons and flowers for my craft projects, but the Friendship Jar release has inspired me to start looking for jars to use for things all over the house!
Well, since PT started selling buttons, I buy jam that comes in fancy jars with various fruits decorating the covers. I enjoy looking at my button collection in the jars almost as much as I like using them!
I use empty jars for ribbon scraps, buttons and small die cuts. I like them because I can see what’s inside.
Coins!
I found a mail order craft place that sells decorative tops for canning jars. I put christmas bulbs for decorating at Christmas, I use them for ribbon and buttons, nothing too original. I also use them to store markers and colored pencils. I absolutely love the jar set and would love to win the everything package. Thanks for the opportunity.
JulieK
I love the charm of old mason jars with flowers in them on the table or with crafty goodies inside. I love using them for those kinds of things.
Well we drink out of mason jars, and we use all the old jam jars as containers for leftovers in the fridge. I also use a lot of jars at school for crafts. As for scrapbooking all my buttons are in jars.
I like to reuse empty jars for my homemade apple butter and sometimes for storing craft items.
I use my recycled glass jars to hold buttons (and other small items), pens and pencils. Recently, I have also used them for gifts. I put dry cookie ingredients and covered the lid with fabric.
I keep my markers and colored pencils in old jars, organized by color. I also keep ribbon and buttons in jars. They’re great to keep things organized and looking pretty, too.
Around here, canning jars are refilled and reprocessed. Our favorite contents, homemade salsa. The tomatoes, peppers, and onions are growing nicely in the garden as I type.
I like them for buttons and on top of my cupboards.
I love to put my ‘pretties’ in them , flowers, buttons , seashells , ribbons — inspiration and memories.
I store ribbon or use them to decorate and fill with candy to give as a gift.
I have two shelves in my craft room holding some of my jars. One shelf holds large jars full of ribbon sorted by color and the other shelf has mini jars full of buttons. They look so cheerful sitting on my shelves-I just love looking at the different colors shining through the glass!
Well of course to store craft supplies. They look pretty and you can see your stuff, important for me, cause otherwise it’s out of sight out of mind. You can imagine what my craft room is like. It all has to be visible.
Thanks for this great release. Some really good stuff.
I fill old jars with homemade cookie or brownie mix and give as a gift with the recipe & a wooden spoon. I also reuse (for jams & jellies) the jars my mother gave me that were filled with her homemade jams and cranberry. I love looking at her handwritten labels and feel close to her.
I use them to hold pencils, markers, etc.
I find myself storing all sorts of things in jars. Buttons, ribbon, lace, ric rac, etc. I use lots of them for the craft supplies in my classroom too – shells, pom poms, colored noodles… Sometimes we use them for projects too.
I love to put flowers from the garden into them. Daisies just look wonderful in a jar.
I have collected anything and everything in them. I put my sons’ Kindergarten crayons in them, pot pourri, dried flowers, old spools, and anything else that I could find that was old. I love old jars with the silver lids.
I use old jars to store ribbon, buttons and flowers in my craft room. I also use them for cut roses from our garden. My hubby uses them for storing nails, screws, etc.
I really don’t havr a lot of jars hanging around. This is why I adore your design team and their creativity!
It’s a good life!
Terri E.
I most recently began using jars to hold the vintage buttons I have started to collect.
Anytime I have an old, empty container (including jars), I stick in my craft room just KNOWING that someday I will find the perfect use for it! I love to store embellishments in old jars – they look so pretty! I have a baby food container rack that spins, and all my PTI Vintage Buttons are stored in old baby food containers that sit on the rack. I love to spin it and look at all the pretty colors! I’ve had several people ask me if they could have any leftover baby food jars that I have, so that they can copy me!
I use to fill my jars with ribbons on pegs like many other crafters. But now I use my jars for buttons.
I also like to make layered cookie jars for giving as gifts. Who doesn’t like cookies, right?
R
Besides the usual crafting supplies, I like to put homemade hot cocoa mix in jars. Also, glass jars are the ultimate in gift wrap, a true “gift that keeps on giving”!
I use my collection of old canning jars to store staples in my pantry – I get to see the pretty old jars every time I open the door, and it makes it easy to see what I’ve got in there! And actually – the best is seeing when they’re filled with homemade jams and pickles. Nothing original, but still the best way to use them!
My favorite thing to use the Mason jars for is to drink from them HOWEVER, I use them to store ribbons, buttons, shells, coins and food. I love being able to see my buttons and ribbon. It’s so inspiring.
I have a couple jars with snippets of ribbon – one for “less than 6in” and one for “longer than 6in” and they sit on my desk. I love digging through them to find just the right accent for a card! I also use them to repackage & store candy, crackers, bulk nuts, etc. so that they’re not sitting out getting stale once I open something.
My husband likes to use baby jars to organize nails, screws, nuts, bolts, etc., but to save counter space, he glues the lids to the underside of cabinets and then screws the jar to the glued lid He can see what’s in each jar, they stay organized, easy to access and leaves lots o’ room on his work bench 😀
We have some for drinking, a few have old buttons, and cut flowers.
I decorate my home in primitive country, and use jars for everything from rosehips and cinnamon to filling them with homespun fabric balls! I have taken to Mish’s idea of using them for storing food items as well (currently…almonds!).
old jars are a staple in my scrapbook room filled will all kinds of trinkets but you will find only mason jars to drink from on my patio becuase I wanted a down home relaxing feel for all my guests. Love them!
I do glass painting on old jars and then fill them with homemade goodies.
I’d love to tell you all about the interesting and unique uses I’ve found for old jars, but the truth is I use them mostly for storage in my home office – paperclips, elastic bands, binder clips, whatever fits.
I love to paint on recycled jars. I probably have 200 jars put in my attic at this point that I have recycled with intentions of painting them all. One day I’ll have to recycle some I know but I just know how beautiful they can be once I am done with them so I hate to see them go. I paint bears, girls, Raggedy Ann dolls and all sorts of things on them for candle jars, pencil/pen holders, utensil holders, etc. People always seem to love them and it’s so nice to make something from an item that could just be thrown out. I have recently started making wraps for the jars too from canvas that I paint on. This way I can leave the jar clean and display potpourri or whatever inside to show and the wrap will be the only part painted. I plan on making lots of these for gifts this coming Christmas. I’m using my Ragu sauce jars and will make a set of 4 or 5 jars for each of the women in our family. I paint an adorable little girl on them from another stamp line so each jar they get will have a different girl and colors so they can alternate them…maybe for the seasons or holidays or something…haven’t decided that part yet.
I’m anxiously awaiting the release tonight!!! I hope my ideas for jars might inspire someone else to try this. Oh, another idea is to glue tissue all over the jar before painting it…this will hold up even better for the paint since it won’t be paint directly on the glass. I’ve even glued some fabric onto the jars too…they’re too cute.
I buy quite a bit of food in bulk and like to store things like dried beans, spices, and flour in them. I also freeze leftovers in them, use them for storing craft supplies, and I like to drink out of them too!
I love using old jars for flowers. I also use them to store supplies for baking, like chocolate chips, and nuts.
I use old jars for storing crafty items (buttons, ribbon, paintbrushes, etc). Also I like to put flowers in old jars!
Wow, so many choices but mostly for my kids hair ribbons, barretts etc. I will store almost anything in a jar if it looks cute! I’m big on recycling and love your new set! Thanks for all you do!
Sandy C.
I use them as vases. For wildflowers, especially!!!
This is my favorite time of year to pour sweet tea and lemonade in chilled mason jars! I also use mason jars as vases for small flower bouquets, for buttons, pocket change, food products, AND, my new project….I want to use old mason jars for making PIN CUSHIONS…I saw the idea in Victoria Bliss magazine! You use the lid to make the ‘cushion’ and the jar for storing all of your sewing notions in the jar! I am SOOOOOOO EXCITED about the Friendship Jar release….thanks Mish for your ‘vision’!
I love using odd shaped jars for all my craftroom goodies. Really big jars are used to house my dehydrated fruits and veggies. I have some old jars of my grandmothers that I store my pasta and grains in. They look lovely on my pantry shelf!
I have an old glass jar that I use to catch all my change when I am doing laundry. It looks pretty and is functional!
My husband rolls his eyes at me when I tell him not to throw out the jelly jars that we go through like crazy around here. I use them for ribbon scraps, buttons, and holders for my pens, pencils, scissors, and other small tools. I wrap a piece of patterned paper around them and they become a stylish way of decorating my scrapping room. Because it is so economical, I can change paper any time I want for a completely different look. I change them for the seasons and holidays. So fun!
We use them for loose change, craft projects, storing jam or jellies,etc. The kids use them for frogs and bugs… the list is endless!
My mom used to nail the lids of jars (babyfood) to the bare studs of our laundry room when I was a kid, and then put little things in there, safety pins, paperclips, Monopoly pieces, washers, etc. and that was always a good place to look when you were looking for something of that sort. And the problem of finding the jar was solved, as it was (mostly) put back its its lid on the stud instead of some random shelf. I should try this!!
We use and reuse empty jars for many things. Canning, beverages, storing leftover soups, etc.. Also, I love to display cut flowers in pretty jars.
In the spring I love to fill them with lilacs. In the winter I love to fill them with pine cones and tie pretty red ribbon around the mouth of the jars.
I make my own salsa, so I like to use old jars for that.
Of course using old jars for our goodies, like ribbons, buttons, bits and bobs. It’s so wonderful to see the beautiful colors and sparkly bits just waiting to be chosen for your next special project to share with someone you love.
They’re like old friends at the ready until you need them, then they’re there and up for anything!
My favorite jar is an old fashioned type jar filled with unpopped popcorn- I love that look! So excited about the jars!
I’ve used them a lot for gifts. Some of the “fillers” have been little handmade guest soaps, the hand lotion recipe from SCS, bath salts, chai tea mix with the recipe, chocolate truffles in little paper candy cups and the recipe, trail mix and old-fashioned hard Christmas candy. I also use them for storing food in the ice box and for freezing soups, etc. I use them to hold lemonade, iced tea and other drinks in the fridge and have a very large jar which holds cookies at times.
I love using them in my scrapbook room – ribbons, flowers, colored pencils, odds and ends. Everything looks great in a jar!
Storing spices from Penzey’s and my homemade BBQ burger mix.
Almost all of my embellishments and ribbons are stored in jars. I also use on old coffee jar in the laundry room for laundry powder. So much better than that ugly old box! I love to put my fresh baked cookies ini a large antique glass pantry jar as well, so enticing and they stay fresh.
The latest use for jars was to turn them into vases for my daughter’s Girl Scout troop bridging ceremony. The girls all decoupaged recycled tissue paper onto the jars and then we put daisies in each. Simple, cute, and the girls got to help decorate for the ceremony.
I use some jars to hold eating utensils when I am having an informal gathering. I also use them as vases, to store ribbon and buttons in my craft room. And I have few large antique jars with rice, beans, etc as functional decoration in my kitchen!
I have mine full of my buttons..thanks to Dawn’s wonderful video showing how she stored hers.
We keep one in the kitchen to use for change. They’re great for so many uses. Great in a craft room as well.
I use them for storage in my scraproom and as decorations in my kitchen.
I reuse old jars to store craft items, as impromptu vases and as smaller storage for left overs, especially tomato sauce that stains my plasticware…
I love to store buttons, ribbons, doo-dads of all kind in them.
I’ve used jars for the basics – to hold pencils, craft tools and coins but I’ve also used them as personal candy jars, an impromptu “water pitcher” for indoor plants and cookie jars. I like jars that aren’t “standard” like pasta jars — sometimes I will buy a product for the packaging!
I love using old jars to hold buttons, ribbons and other supplies. I love that you can see all of the beautiful colors sitting on my shelves 🙂
I love jars, I have all my PTI buttons in some small ball jars, and I also have some larger jars for my ribbon scraps and other small embellies. I love the way they look all lined up on the shelf in my stamp room.
I also use them for putting a wildflower arrangement in, storing buttons, ribbon, lots of different silk and paper flowers for embellishing and I also love to fill up some with homemade chicken & rice soup. They’re great for just about anything!
We use jars for a lot of things–buttons, odds and ends, coins, flowers, decorating, and the kids have even been known to play music on them.
I love to use them as canisters. I have the old Ball blue jars with zinc lids and I have used them for 30 years.
I use old jars for buttons, making salad dressings and I just saw an idea to use an old jar and lid for a soap dispenser.
I love re-using jars for flower vases! They are perfect for a handpicked flower bouquet!
Hold buttons or as a vase!!
Sadly, and truthfully, we do just that recycle. Maybe when I get more free time (ha!) I will take some of these suggestions and put them to use.
I love to use my jars to make “Cookies in a Jar” or some other treat for the recipient. Then you can decorate them using your great stamps and other supplies!!!
I use them for buttons and scraps of ribbon. At our cabin, we’ve used them as drinking glasses (the ones with the handle) and as vases the flowers (weeds) that the kids pick! DH uses them for nuts and bolts! We put dog food in some of the REALLY big ones when we go for a weekend vacation or our dog has an overnight stay somewhere. My mom used jars to put bacon grease in them so as not to throw it down the drain. Whew! I didn’t realize I used them so much! LOL!!
I’ve collected old jars for years. Even bought many of the 1976 commemorative ones when they came out thinking they would be worth something one day. lol!what they’re worth are my memories. And I do use them to hold all the things listed above.
We usually just put coins in them…and if I get too many they go in the recycle bin due to lack of space…
I stole an idea from a fun and funky photo website and use them for photo frames. I’d name the site here because it’s totally cool but no sure if it’s allowed.
I use pasta sauce jars as flower vases – they’re casual and great to use outside. I also use them for homemade gift yummies like Christmas Ketchup. Thanks for the chance to WIN!!
Why buttons and other embellishments, of course. Thanks, Crystal N
I like to use them for embellishment storage and a little bunch of garden-picked flowers always looks lovely in a jar. It’s hard to find the older jars here, so I usually have to resort to store-bought ones. I guess I will have to “age” them myself.
I borrowed Dawn’s idea of storing my PT buttons in the small jars that stand up on end. They are so easy to reach for and all the colors just make me happy!!
I use old jars to store everything from buttons, ribbon, colored pencils, leftovers in the kitchen, paint, drinks, plants, money, candles or even just candy. Jars are just the best accessory. What’s a home without jars? Would love to win!
I use them to store thread and buttons and other small items. they also make great vases for those bouquets of hand picked flowers the kids bring in.
I love to put sand and candles in them for a nice table favor for yard parties this time of year. Thanks for the chance to win.
I love to reuse jars and containers!!! They have so many different usages. Right now, I’m converting a swivel spice rack to store buttons and other embellishments. With limited storage space, I love that the mini jars stack up nicely in its stand! 🙂
Well, I am a jar junkie! Not only do I can with jars, I have jars all over my scrap/stamp area. I have all my buttons and ribbon divided by color and displayed proudly in jars. I have made Easter baskets with jars & ribbon and given them to co workers. I love jars!
We’ve used jars to watch a catepillar consume milkweed, become a chrysalis and then turn into a beautiful Monarch butterfly. Amazing!
I find myself using old jars more and more to hold my crafting gear. One jar for buttons, another for paper scraps, another for dies, another for ribbon scraps, another for copics, the list goes on and on! Thanks for a wonderful release and the chance to win it all!!
Every Christmas we make homemade Peppermint Hot Cocoa. We save jars all year to put it in as gifts! Also, my son uses them occasionally to catch lightening bugs (with holes in the lid) and let them go. Of course we don’t use those jars for cocoa! ha ha.
i use old jars for fresh flowers and also for my homemade salsa. i love finding unique jars of jelly and other foods at the grocery store to buy just so i can have the neat jar when the food is gone. 😉
I love using them to store buttons, ribbon, and brads. But my favorite project we used old jars for was to make fish aquariums for each of my kids. My mom had some old glass fish from her teaching days and we added rocks, sticks, water and the glass fish to the jars and the kids now have instant ‘pet’ fish.
Using old jars as treasure keepers is what I like to do. They make great safe keepers for sea shells, pretty stones, buttons, flower arrangements and any other treasure that steals your heart.
Must say the new jar stamp set has captured my heart as I am sure it has stolen others also.
I use them for cookie mixes around the holidays. That is my favorite use!
Oh wow I use them for all kinds of things. The kids like to drink out of unusual looking ones especially if the are colored. I use them on my desk for pens. I have them in the bathroom for cotton balls and Qtips. I even have one full of river rock. I have some old beer bottles that have the old fashioned swing cork on them that we use when we go on picnics. Old jars are great for everything. Coins, buttons, sequins, ribbons, paint brushes and the list goes on.
I’ve been storing ribbon and buttons in jars. For the holidays I like to give homemade hot cocoa mix in jars. I can’t wait to see what others are doing with them.
I love decorating old jars and storing embellishments in them, or sometimes my daughter will pick flowers, and I will place them in an old jar! 🙂
We re-use jars as drinking glasses and for jam making.
The only thing I’ve used jars for is canning but I love how Dawn stores her buttons in those little jars! I also like those recipes where you layer ingredients in a jar and then include a recipe for what needs to be added to make cookies!
I like to use old jars to store odds and ends…but also food. For example, I like to use them for pens but also to store bacon drippings in.
I have some old wooden marbles that are from my grandparents. They are stored in several Ball jars on the mantle in the basement family room. I also love to use them as vases or for cookie/brownie mixes for gifts. I’m also going to try to make some strawberry jam this year. Your stamp sets this month are amazing!!!
I found a fun idea from a blog to mod podge orange tissue paper on them and cut vinyl faces to make jack-o-lanterns. I put white Christmas lights in the jars and let them give the front porch a fun glow!
My darling grandfather had a delightful collection of vintage glass mason jars. He was an avid calligrapher, and stored his pens and brushes in these beautiful jars. He’s now passed on, and I use his jars for my own supplies. They now hold a special place in my craft area, holding my own supplies.
I use old mason jars to drink out of in the summer and other jars to hold my embellishments, especially PTI’s buttons!
My 8 year old uses jars for collecting bugs and storing all sorts of other treasures in, such as shells, rocks etc. When they are not off to the recycling depot ours get used for jams etc. Currently they are being saved for a BIG batch of olives!
I use my jars for jam – peach raspberry is my favorite!
We use our jars for storing all sorts of things, from paint brushes to paperclips! We also use canning jars as summer drinking glasses – they are nice and heavy, they don’t tip over easily, and we [usually] don’t have to worry about them getting broken outside.
I like to turn my large jars into terrariums…a little dirt, a few small plants, some colorful fish gravel. There’s an idea for a Friendship Jar Filler!
I use them for my daughters hair things. I also use them for my buttons,brads,ribbon, etc.
I have really seen some neat things to store in jars lately…..especially with this release! Buttons, ribbons, trims, etc!! I am going to be on the lookout now at garage sales!!
I LOVE using old jars as a package to hold a gift! I can’t seem to be able to toss/recycle any of the jars! I still have a ton of babyfood ones and my youngest just turned 18!
I use my jars constantly to make giant batches of spaghetti sauce and then freeze it in both 1L and 500 ml sizes (for when we want leftovers or just enough for the family dinner). I can give it away as a gift or just eat it all (since everyone in my household loves to eat pasta ;D). I have a few small ones (250 ml) that I use to store some of my buttons and short ends of ribbon. I’m trying to use both more on my layouts and cards.
I love to put flowers in them…and I have placed dry cookie ingredients into them and given as gifts!
I use old candle jars for change and to fill with sand and seashells to decorate my house since we live @ the beach. We use them outside a lot when we have a party because I put a little sand in the bottom and put tealights in them to light walkways, etc. Just a simple way to reuse something…and people always say how nice it looks!
Besides storage, I use them for gift packaging. We usually do secret pals at work, so they come in handy for those kinds of small gifts.
i like to use old jars to hold buttons, bath stuff and ribbon. thanks for a chance!
We use jars to make gifts for our friends and family–homemade fudge for sundaes, cookie mixes, homemade salsa. This is making me hungry:-)
I have buttons in old spice jars and I love making freezer jam which I freeze in recycled jars.
I love vintage jars & mason jars! I like to use them as storage for all types of items. In my craft room I like to store buttons, small embellishments, ribbons. In the bathroom, I like to put q-tips or cotton balls in them. I also have a few large jars that we use for loose change, beach glass, shell collections… And fresh cut flowers always look beautiful in a vintage jar!
I love using jars for buttons, sewing notions, baking essentials, beauty essentials, vases, gift holders, making them into lamps and candle/potpourri holders. I am so excited about the Friendship Jar set to help make these practical ideas more decorative and attractive. PTI has done it again….super ideas for that extra special touch!!
My jars hold my ribbon. They are all lined up on the top shelf by color. They look like a rainbow and they make me smile!
I keep my old jars filled with Mom’s homemade Chili sauce. Or to store bath salts.
My mom used to make her own tomato sauce. We still have those jars! Summer Bar B Que glassware and flower vases for the decorations!
I never throw a jar away! For larger jars, I make granola and give it out year around. This is especially good for using spaghetti sauce jars. Teachers, neighbors, shop clerks that I always see, they all get granola. For smaller jars (like salsa) I give spiced nuts or GORP.
I also save cans and decorate them. Teachers love pencil jars all year long. I often add highlighters and sharpies, too.
You can also put wildflowers in them and food (sealed in a plastic bag first). I decorated matching cans and store my copics in them, so they all look so nice and coordianted on my craft desk.
I can’t wait to get my hands on the little paint cans for gifting ideas. I think they will be just the thing for spice mixtures, like homemade curry powders and BBQ rub. Yum!
i like to use them to keep change, drinking glasses, and storage. i am in the process of starting to use one to hold marbles…each time one of my kids receives a compliment on their behavior a marble is added. when the jar is full they receive a reward.
i loved seeing all the ideas this week…can’t wait to try out some of them!! some really amazing gift ideas! thank you so much for all the inspiration. 🙂
I love saving jars! I’ve used them as vases, favor jars filled with candy or just holding odds and ends.
Charmaine
I store beads in my jars-I have loved jars for a very long time!
My fave recycled glass is a POM glass with lid that I fill with water/and or tea to take to work. It fits perfectly in my car cupholder, and the lid prevents sloshes when I make turns–not that I’m a race car driver!
I buy old mason jars at auctions and use them as Christmas presents for the kids in my class to make for their parents–layer jar recipes and I use them personally to display old buttons and spools of thread on my “antique shelf.”
We use our jars to collect loose change and we have some old glass milk bottles for vases.
I like to fill with cookie mix (in layers) and attach the recipe to give as a gift! Fun to give – fun to receive!
I love to fill them with mixed recipes and decorate them at Christmas time as they make fabulous gifts for friends and loved ones.
My favorite resturant serves there Bloody Mary’s in mason jars and I use a mason jar when I make them at home. For some reason, I think it tastes better in a mason jar.
I haven’t used jars too much for our house, only for gifts for others. I love all of the ideas from this release though and certainly hope to use them more in the future! What a great release!
I save old jars for paint samples. It’s a practical way to keep paint around for little nicks and scratches that happen.
I reuse old jars for canning stuff from our garden or jam that I make from berries we pick. I also love to use them to store all kinds of stuff in.
I like to make ‘journal’ jars. I decorate them very pretty, add 30+ journal prompts and include a matching notebook and pen for the recipient to use. Inside the notebook I add a little write up on how to use the items. I love giving this gift. This gift is for all ages! I can email a sample anytime…. ;O)
Well, other than the obvious use of storing leftover food in the fridge…I use them for various embellishments. Ages and ages ago I had some antique jars on a shelf over a window. With all the DT posts, I’m getting excited to start making various gifts with jars. Thanks for all the ideas and for the chance to win this great prize!
I love to separate my buttons by color and put them into different sizes and shapes of jelly jars. I try to find old medicine bottles at antique stores to put my Brads and eyelets Into them. Of course, there is always the star bucks frappacino bottles that I like to alter and fill with butter mints!
I love to make jam for myself and to give as gifts. Each year, I go to a local berry farm and pick all kinds of berries. Sometimes, I will freeze the berries to make the jam in the fall or winter because it can be a bit much to stand in front of a hot stove for hours during the summer. So, I’m always collecting jars.
i use small jars to store buttons and big ones for dry ingredients.
I love glass jars. I love to lay a foundation of sand and place a votive candle for eliminating summer evenings. I also use jars to anchor balloons and place some food coloring into water for a festive look. You can make a beautiful garden border by turning your jar upside down and burying it and only showing about an inch above ground. This is a great with various colored jars/bottles.
I use them either for crafting supplies, mostly buttons, or as vases for fresh flowers.
There are so many amazing uses for jars! The size definitely determines the application, but we have used them for candle holders, vases, drinking glasses, storage, bug catchers… Lately, my husband and I have been using ours to house our homemade infused olive oil. Yum!
I use some in my craft room for my special white pens, pointed sissors and tweezers always near to me. The bathroom has cotton balls and the kitchen many uses such as sweet corn holders, hummingbird food, oh the list is endless. I would be lost without my mason jars.
I use jars for everything! Loose change, kitchen canisters, buttons, ribbon, flowers and more! I especially love my old glass lid jars!
Oh wow, I re-use empty jars to make homemade mayo, do layered brownie or cake mix to give away as gifts, hold prima flowers or buttons, and to shake up homemade salad dressing. I save up most of my glass jars, but sometimes I can save TOO much, so some will have to go to recycling 🙂
I’m not to creative with old glass jars. I usually recycle them. Some might serve a purpose for cleaning paint brushes and such. I had a friend who would buy colored glass bottles at flea markets and such and use them as part of her decor. Loved the idea, but never pursued it for myself.
I use old jars as a simple vase for wildflowers from my backyard or as a pen holder. My hubby uses them to sort/store nuts, bolts and screws. Thanks so much for the chance to win 🙂
Heather B.
We’re not original either. We drink out of them. 🙂 I can remember as a kid my dad using them to store different sized nails and screws on his workbench. AND I put my spare change in a pickle jar to save them up for a family vacation.
One thing I like to do for my stamping friends is to give a Starbucks jar full of little “crafty” items for their birthdays.
I try to use my jars over each year when I start making jams. I have used jars with sand to hold candles, and my q-tips, etc. I have also made the cake in a jars and recipes like that for gift giving.
I love to use jars for gift giving. Layers of colorful candies, mixes for cookies or embellishments for a crafting friend!
My Dad saves these empty one serving jelly jars. Not sure where he gets them, but he just can’t throw them away. He washes them and brings them to me, great size for little embellishments!
I have marbles, buttons, ribbon, candy, money in jars. I also have put chocolate chip ingredients in jars for our church bazaar. Fresh flowers are so pretty in glass jars, also.
I love to decorate them and use them as nick nack holders.
I used to love making my own candles with old mason jars, but my absolute favorite thing to do was make welcome lamps with them. I have a nice collection of really old, antique blue Ball jars that were pretty big, with the old zinc caps. I drilled holes near the bottom of a couple of them, and inserted one of those primitive little dripping candle lights, running the cord through the hole. I added a few pip berry sprigs, some rose hip potpourri around the base, some homespun ribbon and voila! A pretty welcome lamp.
I like to use them to package small gifts. I tuck a little present inside and surround it with tissue paper or crinkle shreds…then I get to decorate the lid and jar to match the prize inside. You can attach the gift tag with a pretty ribbon right around the neck of the jar. Practical, creative, and environmentally friendly gift wrap 😉
A little unconventional I suppose, but my hubby like to drink Ceasar’s out of old mason jars……lol! Love the new stamps this month Nichole!
I love to recylce jars to gift my friends with my homemade salsa and they’ll even recycle and bring it back for a refill. LOL
I also use them (not the same ones) to hold paint when I’m doing touch ups around the house. Makes it so much easier than dealing with the big can of paint.
I like them for decorative purposes. Especially the colored ones, they look really pretty grouped together on a shelf for display. I also love to use mason jars as vases, they look so pretty down the center of a table filled with cut flowers.
We use them in lots of ways around here, but our recent favorite is giving them to our 13 month old to play with. He loves jars! (We only give him clean plastic ones.) Putting the cover on an off, dropping toys in and taking them out . . . This keeps him busy for a long time! 🙂
I love to use them to give gifts in. Such great packaging, and totally reusable! The new jars set will work perfectly with them!
I use small ones for storing glitter, and bigger ones to hold sewing or crafting supplies (paintbrushes, markers).
our family loves to use old jars for catching any type of creature! a frog, a caterpillar and especially fireflies….
I use old jars to hold pencils and pens.
Up until now I have only used them to put on the table with some pretty wildflowers but you can bet I will be using them for more than that now! I’ve always wanted to try this (cake in a jar):
http://angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/2007/12/cake-in-a-jar-s.html
I store nail polish (of all things) in old jars. All the colors look pretty jumbled together in a glass jar sitting next to my tub.
I keep buttons in mine. 🙂
Oh and simple floral arrangments, that’s always pretty.
storage for brads, eyelets, ribbon, buttons and other small things.
what could it be but BUTTONS?! 🙂
I always use old jars to hold paint brushes and other things like breadsticks for entertaining.
I use them for storage in my craft room. They look so pretty filled with colorful embellishments!
I’m smack dab in the middle of renovating the kitchen and I am obsessed with hitting garage sales looking for some great jars I can use for storage in the pantry. I can’t wait to be organized and re-purpose some good ol’ jars.
i love to do all kinds of stuff with jars. my favorite jar has new crayola crayons hot glued all lined up around the outside. it sits on my desk to hold pencils in my first grade classroom. it makes me smile!
To hold buttons.
I use them practically in the kitchen to store rice; flour; dried beans, etc. In my office to store ribbons, buttons. And of course a couple around the house to gather spare change!! :o) (i.e. stamp money!!)
I like to put flowers in a jar – simple and sweet.
I love using my old wide mouth Kerr jars for drinking iced tea. Now my girls want to use them as well. Monkey see. Monkey do.
I love the look of buttons in jars….although my son just requested homemade strawberry jam!
I love to old jars as vases, and to hold my markers and pens. Love the sets this month.
I save nice jars to use for flower arrangements and for the kids to decorate for projects. Their favorite is to use alcohol inks to decorate them or cool tissue papers!
Buttons, ribbon, paper clips, etc. I love to see the beautiful colors, especially my buttons, peeking through the glass jars. Makes it hard sometimes to use up buttons when they look so pretty in the jars.
I love making cookie mixes! Also great for button and random ribbon storage!
I use baby food jars to store leftover house paint. Now when we get the inevitable chip or scuff on a wall, touch ups are a breeze. The jars are labelled and stored in a closet with a few foam brushes. The jars are easier to store than paint cans and easy to open.
I use them in my craft space for buttons and ribbons. I scrub them up and paint the lids white.
I love using different shaped jars for flowers and candles on the patio. Lots and lots of them….It is such an easy way to display those beautiful summer flowers and glowing candles. Love to sit out and enjoy lots of snacks and a bottle of wine with friends.
I love to store pretty things in old jars; I have one set full of shells, agates and other beach finds! I also love to reuse them to package gifts. Awhile back I made a couple of ribbon jars – I filled old canning jars with a bunch of ribbons of various lengths for some crafty friends.
I use them to store rocks and shells my boys collect. They love filling them and I love seeing them.
It is sooo Ironic this is the question, because after making Fettucini alfredo today I washed out the jar and when I relized it was glass i decided to keep it and it is soaking in water so i can peel off the stickers. I intended at first to use for buttons but I dont have any extra buttons to store lol so i decided to use it as a Flower Jar!!! Im soooo excited to decorate.
I love my old blue glass Atlas and Mason jars, especially from my collection that dates back to the early 1900’s. They have the glass lids and wire holders. Many of them are lined up in my pantry filled with dry goods like brown sugar, beans, nuts and rice. Another old one holds a collection of wooden spools from my Grandmother, one I use for fresh cut flowers, a smaller one is filled with my favorite tea, and my largest hold my collection of cookie cutters! Like many others, we drink from them as well!
I like to use them for storage and as flower vases.
I use my old jars for all my scrapbookking flowers and ribbons that I have collected thru the years. Quite a few!
There’s nothing like watching my kids CATCH FIREFLIES in old jars with holes poked in the lid! My favorite way to use the jars, and to light up a midsummers’ night!
I used to use them for my stamping supplies before I found IKEA. Now I use them for drinks and my girls use them to store their random things that I won’t buy new storage for.
pretty storage, vases, pencil cups… they are very versatile!
I have a huge stash of baby food jars. Mostly I keep buttons and other craft items in them. I like to decorate the tops to make them a bit cuter. I also like old wine bottles for things like cooking oils and favored vinegars. So fun to find new ways to use old jars. Oh, and I store my paint brushes in an old molasses jar that is tall and skinny. Love that one too!!
I know this isn’t very creative, but I use them for storing embellies in my scraproom. Also wanted to say “HI! This is my first release party!”
We use jars for storing bulk foods – oatmeal, rice, etc. Thanks for the chance to win!
I am just like MIshie, as I like to use them for a lot of things. Food, snacks, storage, crafty things. And now with the new set – it’s going to be gift jars too!!
I use old jars when I make flavored vinegars as gifts and for holding craft supplies, mostly. Thanks so much for the opportunity to win this really grand prize!
My mom had a collection of antique canning jars in her kitchen. She displayed old marbles and other collectibles, plus used them for flowers. After she passed away last year, I got those canning jars and started to collect more. They will always have a place in my heart.
I love to fill them with change from our pockets, sitting on the kitchen sill – I love the homey feel – when it’s full, we take it to the bank!
I use old jars to store ebellishments like brads and buttons. When my kids were little, I used them for painting projects and as a Girl Scout leader, I had my troop use them to make votive candles.
I love to use them for vases but also use them for ribbon, buttons and pens.
I mostly use them to store my embellishments, button, ribbon, etc. I’ve also filled them with shells collected from the beach. I have one filled with shells from the beaches in Aruba from when my husband and I first married over 30 years ago.
My sister helped me collect over 50 baby jars. I use them to store my embellies: buttons, brads, flowers, grommets…all kinds. The best part about using jars is that you can easily see what’s in the jar and quickly grab the one you want. I also use Starbuck’s bottles for altering and use them for gifts. So much fun and people really love them!!
I haven’t been good at recycling old jars up to this point, but I do love the look of buttons stored inside, and I am inspired by this release! I also think using jars as serving pieces (for drinks, for example) has so much character…
I reuse jars for office supplies such as paperclips and rubberbands at work. They are also great for holding buttons and tiny things on my craft table.
Love to use them for drinking glasses. Especially in the summer.
Recently, I’ve collected some glass jars that were filled with fruit. I’ve decorated with dog and cat themes and filled them with pet treats. They make great gifts for my pet-loving friends.
We don’t have that many jars in our house but I usually use them for baking mixes to give as gifts!
We use them for homemade salad dressing, the dry ingredients for Beer Bread for gift giving, flower vases, a scoop for dry dog food and M&M candies Yum!
I save the jars for school projects. This year we covered them with pieces of masking tape and sponged on colored inks. They made beautiful “vases” for Mother’s Day!
We use old jars to hold our whole wheat flour, sugar and biscuit mix! I love the look and prefer it to plastic!
I use jars for many things, flowers, buttons, coins, leftovers. I love making a center piece using a variety of old jars with flowers in them.
We use them as paint jars for art projects mostly. I use baby wipes to clean my stamps while I’m working on cards, too, so I keep an empty jar on my work space where I stick the wet baby wipe as I’m working. That keeps it out of the way and off my paper (I ruined sooo many pieces of paper by accidentally laying them down on baby wipes before I figured out this simple trick).
I keep my used frappucino bottles to store my buttons and other embellishments in. We also used them for centerpieces at my cousin’s baby shower. Added a little ribbon and they made cute pencil holders for the games! 🙂
We use old jars as drinking glasses and to keep screws, nuts, bolts etc. organized.
I grew up drinking ice cold sweet tea out of old Mason jars so that would have to be my favorite way to recycle jars, however because I’m an organization junkie needing all things containers, I use them for anything and everything………vase for fresh flowers, a jar for catching fireflys, craft storage, sorting small Lego pieces, a candle holder for the back patio, and too many more ways to name. 😉
Old jars make the best storage containers for spare change, buttons, safety pins, paper clips, and Copic markers.
I’d have to say the majority of jars are in my craft room. I have a ton of canning jars that someone gave me and they are holding my ribbons, brads, buttons, etc.
Oh, I love storing all my pretties in glass jars. My pretty buttons, my pretty ribbon and so forth. Love old jars, the older the better! Thanks for a chance to win a dream package!
I use faux old jars for my canisters…the real old ones I give to my mother-in-law who collects them. I’ve also saved them for the bean soup/russian tea/brownie mixes to use for gifts and fundraisers for my women’s group at church.
gifts – like mixes in a jar or altering them for containers, storage for buttons, etc. or at school in my classroom!
I love to make “mixes” like for Russian Tea, hot chocolate,chai tea, etc.to give as gifts Old jars are perfect to put them in especially now that I have all the cute label and mat stack dies to cut cute labels!! Oh yeah! The new friendship jar set will be great for the cards to go along with the gift!!!!Hurray!
I use them for science in my classroom! So many great experiments can happen in an old jar.
I love to use old jars mostly for my craft room. I love putting buttons, ribbon, paint brushes, pencils, just about anything that will fit in them. Sometimes I tie ribbons with tags around them and make them look like presents to myself!