Mason Jars: Not Always for Canning!

mason-jars-not-for-canning<p>Do you ever find yourself with an empty glass jar left over from a treat somebody left at your house, and you don't know the first thing about canning? <a title=Mason jars href=https://www.containerandpackaging.com/catalog/mason-jars/74/>Mason jars</a> are great for home canning and preserving, but there are hundreds, if not thousands, of other uses for these clear glass jars! Here are a few ideas of different uses for Mason jars:</p> <p><strong>Make a penny bank for your kids.</strong> They will love being able to watch their savings grow through the clear jar.</p> <p><strong>Use the Mason jar as a rustic flower vase.</strong> Tie a bit of twine or a strip of frayed cloth around the top to add some color.</p> <p>Fill small Mason jars with <strong>spices</strong> that you bought in the bulk section of your grocery store.</p> <p><strong>Keep matches in a jar with the lid on.</strong> This will keep them dry!</p> <p><strong>Make a sidewalk lantern</strong> by putting a few inches of sand in the bottom of the Mason jar, and then nestling a tea light candle into the sand.</p> <p><strong>Store small craft items,</strong> such as beads, buttons, or safety pins in a wide-mouth Mason jar so that you can easily reach in and grab what you need.</p> <p>Put your <strong>leftover soup</strong> into quart Mason jars for easy reheating.</p> <p><strong>Make a gift of a cookie mix in a Mason jar.</strong> Layer the dry ingredients and tie the recipe on a card for a pretty present!</p> <p><strong>Fill jars with potpourri</strong> and, with the lids off, place them around your house. The clear walls will make the potpourri look attractive and the open tops will make your house smell lovely.</p> <p>Use a Mason jar to hold your <strong>homemade salad dressings</strong>.</p> <p>These are just a few of the ways that you can use Mason jars for things other than home canning. Get creative! Pick up some <a title=Mason jars href=https://www.containerandpackaging.com/catalog/mason-jars/74/>Mason jars</a> from Container &amp; Packaging Supply, and imagine all of the fun ways that you can use these versatile jars!</p>