My favorite projects are #6 and #8, but you'll have to take a look for yourself! Glass jars on their own are simple, but we can emphasize their smooth and shiny texture to add luxury to your home during the spring. These projects don't need to require a lot of time or mess, either. There are plenty of ideas to include your kids in the fun as well!
1. Soap Dispensers
To be honest, I’ve actually found glass to give off a more elegant look to a room compared to plastic containers. They’re so easy to make too!
Tip: Use a hammer and a screwdriver to easily puncture a hole to fit your pump.
2. Striped Vases
Simply grab some of your spray paints, cover the parts of the glass jar you don’t want to be painted with a paper or aluminum foil and rubber band (to recreate the striped pattern), then just fire away and paint the jar.
TIPS: Paint the glass jar in several light coats until the desired opaque finish is achieved. Also, Allow each coating to dry before applying another coat.
You can also use a roll of washi tape and wind strips of tape around your jar.
3. Craft Storage Hack
Sometimes, I reuse my leftover glass jars as storage for my different crafting materials. In them, I place my beads, markers, and even coloring pencils.
Tip: You can choose to stick on a plastic animal on top of the lid for a more quirky storage piece.
4. Minion Party Favors
Wondering what to do with your kid’s empty baby food jars? Turn them into minion party favors!
Tip: Get creative with a black Sharpie when drawing the minions’ facial features. You can add spiky hair or a cheeky grin to the characters.
5. Snow Globe
DIY a snow globe for your little one’s room. All you’ll need are the following: distilled water, glycerine, a glass jar, glitter, a glue gun, and a little toy to place inside the snow globe.
6. Monogram Light
This monogram light will look amazing displayed in either a living room or a bedroom.
Tip: Get the edges of your letter straight with the help of some tape. That way, if you go beyond the lines, the extra paint will stay on top of the tape and not on your wooden board.
7. Ocean In A Bottle
This ocean in a bottle craft makes for a cool DIY lava-like lamp. To make this project, you’ll need a mini glass jar, water, blue food coloring, and cooking oil.
Tip: Use a funnel to help pour the liquids into the glass jar.
8. Terrarium
This terrarium will look great whether you make it in a large jar or a medium sized jar. Simply layer in decorative rocks and a thin amount of charcoal (in that order). Then, add your potting soil and arrange the plants however you’d like.
9. Herb Garden
DIY an herb garden to display your favorite herbs to cook with!
Tip: Tighten your pipe clamps to ensure the glass jars won’t fall off the wooden board.
Have you created any of these DIY projects using old jars? Let us know how they turned out in the comments below!
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