Mason Jars

[Allenafaith]

Do any of you guys like to collect these? I like to save the ones from candles and use them as cups, storage glasses, pencil holders, etc. They're easy to reuse and you can decorate them however you want too. 


It's pretty common here in the south to keep them. I was raised with my parents keeping them and I just started doing it too. 

 

[hades_leae]

I like to collect them but for prepping food and storing them long term. I'm a prepper in my spare time when I'm feeling like it, I have found lots of uses for them as well, just like some of the examples you have listed. I've stored stuff like nails, screws, super glue, and other stuff. I mainly keep them for the food though. 

 

[Panic57]

I used to have a lot of these when I was younger because I had a bigger backyard that required us to can in order to use all the food without wasting.  After the food is canned and then eaten though, the jars are usually repurposed into drinking cup, paint cups, planters, or whatever seems fit.   So yeah, I've gotten in the habit of collecting them.

 

[Choochoo]

I don't like the way they look, honestly. It's just not my type of design as I am mostly partial to smooth and modern designs so I'd only keep containers that appeal to me. I even sometimes opt to buy products that have more modern looking containers, but I'm not too extreme that I'd avoid anything in a mason jar. Most of the time I just throw them out. I do like the way they look on nice photos though. 

 

[CT422]

We have some at home that we use for everything. I love using them to drink from. I've also thought about using them for things like sand art, and maybe storing buttons, but I haven't gotten around to it. 

 

[WorkAtHomeGal]

The other day in my Facebook feed this showed up: Christmas Mason Jar Ideas


It is kind of early to be sharing Christmas ideas I know but I enjoyed the post and bookmarked it. Our dollar store sells them cheap and I think Wal Mart has a 12 pack on for $7 something but those might be smaller jars. Growing up since we had a garden my mom made many pickles and jams. So we sort of always had mason jars around.

 

[17emilyhalko]

Mason jars are great! I don't live in the South, so not many people collect them up here, but I know that minimalism is a rising movement, and minimalists like to collect mason jars for their many purposes. I wouldn't consider myself a minimalist, but I definitely collect them to store dried foods in or other goodies. They're also great for drinking glasses. I also know someone who actually hot glued the lid of mason jars to their ceiling, and they store things in the jars and then screw them onto the ceiling for storage. I think mason jars are great

 

[beautifullybree]

I do keep mine as well. I'm actually from the south myself so I guess that could explain it though. Its interesting how people from different areas collect different things. Mason jars and the word y'all will always be part of my roots. 

 

[Allenafaith]

The other day in my Facebook feed this showed up: Christmas Mason Jar Ideas


It is kind of early to be sharing Christmas ideas I know but I enjoyed the post and bookmarked it. Our dollar store sells them cheap and I think Wal Mart has a 12 pack on for $7 something but those might be smaller jars. Growing up since we had a garden my mom made many pickles and jams. So we sort of always had mason jars around.

Those are awesome ideas!


i know someone who used Mason Jars as decorations for their wedding too. They had candles in some and glitter in others. It was awesome. I love how creative people get with these things.

 

[x0xLikeMex0x]

Where I'm from, we don't really have mason jars over here. In the recent years some stores have started selling those, but they aren't widely used here. I haven't bought one, but I think they look cool.