Friday, 31 August 2012

diy upcycled baby food storage jars


it seems a shame to throw away baby food jars as they can come in handy for all sorts of things, so i cleaned these out and then painted the lids white. then i got a floral cath kidston napkin and some elmers glue (pva glue) i then painted some glue on to the jar and then placed it on the napkin, leaving a bit extra at the bottom and rolled it around the jar, then i used the brush to flatten it over the bottom edge, then i trimmed the excess at the top and with glue on my brush, i pushed the tissue in to the curves at the top where the lid goes, make sure that you mould it in to this part as best you can so that you can put the lid back on, then i cut some chalk board vinyl on my silhouette machine and stuck the labels on, you could used them for anything, as craft room storage or herb jars ect.
and if you don't have a baby to get the jars you could ask a friend to save some for you, or  you can buy these jars in packs at the shop look in the section where the jar are for jam making.

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18 comments:

  2. they are really useful... i like to hold onto small pesto jars for this purpose too. i really like the fabric you used.

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  3. These are really cute. I have been wanting to pick up some of that chalkboard vinyl - love it!

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  4. What a great idea, they are so cute! And I really love the beautiful fabric - love those colors! :)

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  5. What a great idea. I love reusing jars and these are so cute.

    I would love it if you would share this at the Smart Solutions linky party. You can link up here:

    http://theprudentpantryblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/prudent-projects-smart-solutions-week-9.html

    Have a great day!

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  6. Oh these are so very pretty, I;ve got a heap of them but not decorated they do come in handy

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  7. Really cute little jars and a great little storage option!

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  8. Thanks for another cute, but useful idea!

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  9. I love these! I'm featuring you tomorrow! Thanks so much for sharing at It's Overflowing!

    XO, Aimee

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  10. This is an awesome idea! I'd love for you to pop over and share it in Mommy Solutions or any of your other beautiful ideas.

    Crystal

    http://www.crystalandcomp.com/2012/09/the-mommy-club-share-your-resources-and-solutions-60/

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  11. I just love baby food jars.... I have saved too!
    Daisy~

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  12. Very cute idea! I also always feel like throwing out the jars is sad and I saved all mine to do something with them in the future. Nice!

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  13. How cool is it to keep something out of a landfill and make it pretty and useful too?

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  14. Очень красиво))) и так просто! - просто гениально)))

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  15. These are so lovely! I would love to feature this on Reduce, Reuse, Upcycle. Feel free to stop by and grab a featured button. Thanks!

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  16. Great cute project...easy and useful!! Thanks so much for linking up to Tasty Thursdays on The Mandatory Mooch!! I hope you will link up again. The party will be live tonight. http://www.mandatorymooch.blogspot.com

    Thanks, Nichi

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  17. CONGRATS!!!! You have been featured at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality! Come on over and grab your featured button :) You deserve it!!
    http://thediydreamer.blogspot.ca/2012/09/from-dream-to-reality-linky-party-34.html

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  18. Thats the best use of time must say and the jars look really cute.

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