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Great ways to reuse mason jars

Mason jars can be turned into just about anything, it seems. Here are seven clever ways to repurpose your old mason jars.

Salt holder – After your cylinder-shaped salt container is empty, use its lid to screw under a mason jar top to create a convenient spice dispenser.

Photo source: Sheri Silver

Shaker – Apply the top of a parmesan cheese container to your jar to create a more aesthetically pleasing mason jar shaker. Fill with more parmesan, powdered sugar, and so on.

Cocktail shaker – Drill holes in the lid of one mason jar while keeping another intact. Use the jar as a cocktail shaker and switch to the one with holes to strain your drink.

Photo source: Frock Files

Candle – Melt your old candles and pour them into a mason jar (with a new wick installed) to create a brand new candle.

Terrarium – Fill your jar with pretty stones, dirt and moss to create a cute moss terrarium.


Photo source: Parent Pretty 

Salad holder – Premake a salad (sans dressing) and toss it in a mason jar. Secure the lid and store in the fridge. They’ll stay longer this way than in a bowl.

Tiki torches – Drill a large hole in the top of a mason jar lid. Fit a torch wick through it, fill with oil, and light the night with your mason jar tiki torches.

Photo source: The Frugal Homemaker

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