{Blogger in Focus} Mason Jar Crafts and More with Jill from One Good Thing by Jillee
If you have one mason jar, you probably have at least a dozen and in my book, that is not a problem. They are handy and you can turn them into just about anything.
Mason Jar Crafts are just the tip of the iceberg. The Queen of All Things Resourceful (& Pinterest) is Jill Nystul of One Good Thing by Jillee and she KNOWS how to use a mason jar in dozens of ways.
We are kicking off our new “Blogger in Focus” series with Jill because she is, truly, one of our favorites.
She started her website in June of 2011 and has enjoyed a meteoric rise in readership since that time. She attributes this success to savvy readers that desire to enrich their lives while recognizing the need to conserve time, money and resources. Her background in broadcast journalism and television talk show production have proved to be the perfect compliment for her blogging career and website mantra: “Sorting through the beautiful clutter of life to find that One Good Thing each day and sharing it with you.”
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Her daily tips save us change in our pockets and her site is chock full of fabulous ideas like this…
TURN A MASON JAR INTO AN EASY DIY DISPENSER
From the Simply Brilliant and Brilliantly Simple file…today’s post is short, but SWEET! I can’t believe I never thought to do something like this before. With as many mason jars as I use in my day-to-day life, being able to convert them into a dispenser of sorts is so helpful!
I first spied an idea similar to this on Pinterest, except it involved using the top of a salt container. Then I spied THIS idea and decided it just looked way too easy not to try.
All you need is:
- an empty juice carton
- a mason jar
- a mason jar ring
- scissors
- a pencil
Start by opening up the top to create a flat surface.
Using the jar ring as a guide, trace a circle around the juice carton opening.
Cut out the circle.
Press into the inside of the mason jar ring.
Screw on top of a mason jar.
That’s it! You just made yourself a VERY useful little dispenser great for holding all sorts of pourable contents.
I use mine to hold baking soda to tackle those seemingly ENDLESS tasks around the house that baking soda is good for.
Like scrubbing your grimy cookies sheets…………
Or removing those annoying black marks on your kitchen counter.
The possibilities really are endless!
What would YOU use it for?
This is just a sample of Jill’s creative ideas with mason jars. Watch and click to see what else she has up her sleeve at One Good Thing by Jillee.
