You Can Use Mason Jars For EVERYTHING!!!

I would like to take this opportunity to profess my love for mason jars. 

You can use them for everything. I've used them as vases, painted them to make luminaries, made soap dispensers out of them, used them to make redneck wine glasses and even just drank out of them a time for two. 

I have now found a new use for mason jars... or at least their shape. 

I used the shape to make save the dates for my wedding! 

 While surfing Pinterest for some ideas for wedding invitations, I found these adorable save the dates and followed the pin to an awesome Etsy shop called The Blue Envelope, which has all sorts of wedding invitations, save the dates and programs for sale. If you want the same thing, but would rather buy it, get it from them.


But since I'm cheap budgetly creative, plus I had a free mason jar shape in my collection of Silhouette shapes, I decided that I could make these myself. So I designed them with my Silhouette software, printed them out, cut them out and tied little bits of hemp twine around the top.

I'm thrilled with how they turned out. Even ABF thinks they look pretty cool!


Now all that's left is to address my envelopes and get them mailed out. One project down, so many left to go... wish me luck! 




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Good Clean Halloween Fun!

Have I ever mentioned how much I love mason jars?

Well, my family and friends know how much I love mason jars, at least that's what I am assuming since they give them to me for crafting purposes. They save other glass jars for me as well, which is awesome because: a) there are TONS of uses for glass jars and b) they are free and everybody should know how much I love FREE!

So while I was baby-sitting, my nieces used the last of the jelly to make their school lunches, I quickly cleaned out the jar and took it home. (They know their Aunt Bethany is a little weird, but they love me anyway.) 

Amazing Boyfriend eyed my jelly jar with the deepest suspicion when I brought it home and wanted to know why I was bringing yet another glass jar home. So I had to let ABF in on my idea, especially since he won't let me use his precious drill that I would need for this project. Sadly, I found out that he didn't have a drill bit big enough for what I was planning on doing. 


But my Dad did! 


So I painted my jar with glass paint and baked it, so that it was permanent. I painted the lid as well. Then I took everything over to my Dad's house, and when we were finished, this is what it looked like. 

Doesn't that face make you giggle?


But wait, this little guy has another side to him... literally. 

Yeah, he's a little two faced, but I love him anyway. 

Just a little silly, Halloween fun to add to our bathroom... which is kinda scary because I share it with 3 guys...Eek!

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I'm sharing this project at the following link parties: 

Halloween Imagination Station Link Party @ Design DNA

Show and Tell @ Blue Cricket Design