Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Works For Me Wednesday-Mason Jars

Hey everyone! How many ideas can we come up with for Mason Jars! While I do use mine for canning, they can be used for sooooo much more...
  • Love this cute Mason Jar sewing kit from Anthropologie. Easy enough to make ourselves (there are also tons on Etsy) and I think every dorm room or first apartment should have one!
  • Instant shaker bottles, re-use plastic grated cheese lids, they fit on mason jars. Here's a fun post about it on Rita's Recipes (and a great looking Spinach Ball Appetizer!).
  • Freeze chicken stock, just pour it into the jar, no wrestling with plastic bags.
  • Need a container for storing bacon grease? The jars are strong enough that you can even pour it in hot.
  • Saw this cute idea for re-growing green onions here.
  • Mixing salad dressing, just add ingredients, twist on lid and give it a good shake.
  • Good Storage containers for all kinds of dried beans, rice etc. 
  • Transport foods to a picnic.
  • Perfect storage containers for the fridge, especially using Ball Plastic Lids you can buy at Walmart. I can't recommend the plastic lids enough, I have regular and wide mouth sizes.
  • Great for keeping cupcake liners neat, organized and clean.
  • Pretty for button storage.
  • And of course... they're a great drinking glass!
Can we add to the list?
Have a happy day:@)