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Decorating with mason jars (vintage or new) is easy, budget-friendly, and can add the perfect touch of farmhouse style to your decor.
I remember the first time I saw vintage blue mason jars lined up on a shelf in someone’s kitchen. It was in a magazine, but I don’t remember which one. From that moment on, I was smitten. I hopped on eBay and found a “lot” of jars for hardly any money. In fact, I think the shipping was more than the cost of the jars. There were 9 or 10 jars in the box…all wrapped up in newspaper. When they arrived, as I unwrapped each one, it was just like Christmas. I have used them in my decor since the day they arrived on my doorstep. I’ve added a few more along the way, but that original group of jars is still the heart of my collection.
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Why is it called a mason jar?
The Mason jar, used for home canning and preserving food, was patented in 1858 by John Landis Mason, one of America’s early innovators. A tinsmith by trade, he named the canning jars after himself, but sadly he never enjoyed the fruits of his labor. He sold the patent for his glass jar before his design became popular. The most important feature about a mason jar is the lid. It’s in two parts, a top and an outer band. The top has a rubber airtight seal around the edge which creates the vacuum, and the outer band screws onto the jar.
If you are wondering, a mason jar and a Ball jar are one in the same. Ball mason jars are named after the Ball Corporation that produced them.
Mason Jar Colors + Sizes
Mason jars are available in such a wide variety of sizes that they can be used for literally anything. They start with a 4 ounce jelly jar and go all the way up to a 64 ounce wide mouth. The openings come in two sizes: regular and wide mouth canning jars. I prefer the wide mouth jars because the bigger opening makes it easier to fill. Originally, Ball mason jars were blue. (My favorite.) The Ball Corporation stopped making blue jars in 1937, and began producing clear jars. Occasionally Ball comes out with a special edition color. Currently available are pink jars, and a reproduction of the vintage aqua.
Mason jars are made by several companies, in addition to the Ball Corporation. Good quality glass mason jars are made by Kerr, Anchor Hocking, Bormioli Rocco, and Libbey.
Unique Ways To Use Mason Jars
In this post, I’m not going to touch on the actual reason mason jars were invented…which is to can and preserve food. Obviously that is their main purpose. What I love the most about mason jars is that no matter what you put in them, they have a certain charm that’s undeniable.
Mason Jars As Decor
Of course, in my opinion, mason jars make perfect vases. Anything looks better in a mason jar! I use them for flowers, greenery, and herbs, all through the year. You’ve heard me say many times that grouping like items together makes more of a statement. This is especially true with mason jars, but I also truly love the look of just one, single mason jar filled with flowers.
Mason jars are so versatile that they can stand alone, or be grouped together. A collection of mason jars gathered on a dining room table definitely makes a statement. Either way, alone or grouped together, these charming containers are perfect for showing off your favorite flowers.
Mason Jars As Storage
Vintage jars can double as storage and decor. They can be used to store just about anything! One of my favorite ways to store dried herbs is in mason jars…and I love the way they looked on my Sutton Place kitchen countertop.
Storage Ideas
- Cotton swabs
- Buttons + craft supplies
- Oatmeal, barley, etc.
- Baking soda, baking powder, salt, etc.
- Herbs + spices
- Cereal + granola
- Cupcake liners
- Kitchen utensils
- Cutlery/flatware
- Food storage: homemade sauces, honey, leftover broth, store-bought salsa, fresh veggies, homemade goodies.
Mason Jars As Packaging
Even though this post is about decorating with mason jars, I want to show you a few ways to use mason jars as packaging. (Get the fall gift tags.)
- They are a very pretty packaging idea for homemade sugar scrubs.
- Use a mason jar to deliver chicken noodle soup to a loved one.
- Salted roasted pecans in a mason jar is the perfect all-occasion gift.
- Fill a mason jar with Chex mix.
- Mason jars are the best way to store homemade applesauce. (In the refrigerator for a short period of time.)
- Make a big batch of olive oil granola…keep some, and give some away in a mason jar!
- Place homemade flavored butter in a mason jar.
- Keep the bugs away with DIY citronella candles.
- Use a handy pump to turn a mason jar into a soap dispenser.
- Plant a mason jar herb garden.
Ball Wooden Lids
The newest additions to the Ball mason jar line are very nifty wooden lids. They are not suitable for canning or preserving, but they are perfect for storage. They come in both regular and wide mouth, and the lids pop on a jar with an airtight silicone seal.
Unfortunately, they are incredibly hard to find. (There are many knock-off styles, but I have never purchased any.) My daughter was able to get them at her local Kroger, and the wide mouth and regular lids are currently available on Amazon. But don’t wait because they sell out quickly!
My philosophy when it comes to homemaking is that you should surround yourself with things you love. Trends provide new ideas and inspiration…but stay away from them unless they truly speak to you. If you don’t completely adore something, it doesn’t belong in your home. I mix my vintage/farmhouse accessories, including mason jars, with my traditional furniture in our open-concept home. It may not work for everyone, but it works for me. That is the whole idea of making your house…your home.
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I love Mason jars and have several on my kitchen shelves! thanks for the article! Yours look so pretty with all the blossoms!
Canning jars are versatile and flowers look great in them, but nothing is prettier than jams or jellies or salsa. And they’re so easy to make! The bell corporation even has a jam and jelly maker that almost does everything for you. Homemade applesauce or tomato juice is so much better than “store-bought.”
Filled halfway to three-fourths with pretty rocks and a tea light inserted on top of the rocks makes a pretty table decoration for an alfresco meal. Tie some jute twine around the top for a rustic look.
We have purchased many blue mason jars at auctions.
I’m so excited to try your ideas for these beautiful jars!
I love using mason jars in my home. The variety of colors used in your article are beautiful!
Thanks for the information on mason jars, I thoroughly enjoyed the history of them.
I inherited several Mason jars from my mother, so thank you for giving us some good ideas on how to use them.
I just love mason jars and all the ideas you offer for use. I see some gift giving in my future with these jars. Thank you!
Thanks for the history of these remarkable jars. I love using them and will use some of your ideas for storage and displaying.
Cute ideas!
Loved your article on Mason jars. The displays are beautiful and inspiring, I especially like the blue ones. Interesting to learn where the name came from as well.
Love ready your blog!
Great ideas for using mason jars!
Thank you for the mason jar segment.. I loved not only the history.. but all the inspiring ideas on ways to use them!
Love all the great ways you share to use mason jars, I learned alot !!
I am going to do mason jar pecan mixes for Christmas this year! Thanks for the ideas!
Love all the great ideas. Growing up, when we would make a trip to the city, my mother would use them as water containers…always prepared.
What great ideas in this segment. I have a lot of Mason jars and use them mainly for canning but now I will definitely try some of your suggestions.
Love your blog and always look forward to new ideas.
Thanks Ann!
You have given me so many ideas to use Mason jars. I have several, but fail to use them. Thanks for your wonderful blogs.
Completely enjoying the Mason Jars piece. Simply and basic like a summer morning.
Inspiring!
Thanks,Ann, for your interesting post about Ball Mason jars. I often learn something new when reading your blog and this was no exception. I hope to track down some Ball wooden tops.. very fun!
We have a lot of mason jars from canning. Now I have a link for colored ones.
Love these jars and all of the ideas. Love the giveaway, too. Nice!
I’ve used Mason jars as vases in the past but never considered other uses for them. Thanks for expanding my list of ways to use them!
Beautiful ideas for the jars tucked in my cupboard!
I love making jam most of all. Then my second favorite use is for herbs and flowers on my kitchen counter. And lastly I get so much use out of the wide mouth quart jars for freezer and pantry storage.
I love all your ideas for using Mason jars- I tried to order the wooden Ball jar caps but they are sold out right now- I actually didn’t know they existed.
I really look forward to all your emails with such amazing ideas-
Best of luck in your beautiful new home- you definitely have the gift for country charm. Thank you
Thanks for the great info on the history of the jars! I love mason jars and use them for packaging all the time. Did not know about the wooden lids…one more thing on my wish list now!
Thank you for the history lesson of Mason jars and for introducing me to the wooden lids.
I love mason jars and have many in my home. Some were rhrifted and sit on shelves as decoration. Others I do use as storage. I was very interested in the information about the history of mason jars, as I had not come across this prior to this post. I always find something interesting.
I absolutely love the variety of ideas for using these jars.
Love the mason jar ideas! Wooden lids….those are on my wish list now!!
Thank you for you info on your Ball Mason Jars. I am lucky in the fact that we found our beautiful Ball jars in an old trash pile on the back of our property in Windsor,NC . We were clearing the back of our property where we found the trash pile from an old dairy that was next to our property. The trash pile was on our side of the property line. We found jars of all sizes, some with zinc lids ,still intact. We also found old milk bottles of all sizes. The name of the dairy and raw milf was on most of bottles. We use our ball jars and milk bottles every occasion we can . Your white hydrangea arrangement was such an enjoyment to create and enjoy. I would like to know the source where I can purchase the white linens with blue stripes ?
I like to use some to collect beer caps for later projects as well as wine corks. Flowers in them is always a win!
I love mason jars. I have several antique ones of varying sizes sitting on a tray with keurig pods stored in them.
Reading through this to figure out what to do with a surplus of small mason jars. When I read your suggestion for homemade apple sauce, I remembered the apple butter I would eat as a child. So called y 80 y/o mom got the recipe and have a plan for the jars and I also got a wonderful childhood memory.
I always use mason jars for flowers and food gifts! Loved reading this article. Thank you!
I love to store perishables and non-perishables in mason jars! Thank you for designing the “Rosemary Salt” labels…I have been using them since you produced them!!!
I love decorating and repurposing mason jars.
I just inherited some gallon size blue mason jars from my great grandmas home…this article and having some other antiques acquired from her home as inspired me! long live mason jars!
Good Morning yesterday after the 4th I deep cleaned my kitchen and incorporated Mason Jars what a WOW factor
Thank You
I love mason jars..any kind of jars actually as the cabinets in my home will show. Have been canning for nearly 40 years, just did peaches and pickles are next week. Peace.
I love all your ideas for mason jars. My mom canned a lot of summer vegetables and they bring back such wonderful memories. Your style is amazing. I love all of it! Thank you!
I often use my mason jars for seasonal decorating. I’ve put ribbon around them, decoupaged them, etc.; then I put candles inside.
Thank you for a great post! I love mason jars. All different sizes and all different uses. Thanks for the ideas!
I love using mason jars for everything! They just give it that homemade country look. Thank you for your ideas!
I have used Mason jars on my coffee station. They hold ground coffee, powdered creamer, stevia packets, spoons and whole bean coffee!
I use mason jars a lot for flowers. I love the way the look. I also have a couple of the old blue jars.
Mason jars are one of my favorite decor and storage items! Thanks for this post and for showing the new wooden lids!
I store, decorate and drink out of mason jars !! Oh and I can in them too – I have soo many, but always but them when I see them!
Well, thank you for these informations – especially those Ball Wooden Lids. Gorgeous and so unique, definitely need to check them out!
Great ideas for mason jars!! And the labels thank you!!
I was so inspired by your post I had to dig out my old blue mason jars and buy some sunflowers and hydrangeas at the store. Any suggestions on how to clean old mason jars? Yours are so bright and clear.
Wonderful ideas!
Love this and mason jars!
Great ideas! My favorite use is to make individual size desserts in them…eclair dessert in a jar, anyone?!
Thank you for the info on the Mason jar and its history. I love these jars, and use them for all sorts of reasons. Also, thanks for the Lavender Sugar Scrub recipe – can’t wait to try it!
I converted my blue mason jars into soap pumps and I love how pretty they look on the counter 😍
I love using vintage blue Mason jars for wispy summer bouquets. I like using modern blue Mason jars as drinking glasses – especially in the summer.
Love Mason jars & their versatility! Found some aqua ones…on to finding the wooden lids!
Who knew the mason jars we used used ago would resurrect!
Proving that mason jars not only have foundational, they also have lovely form!
Love using Mason jars for decorating 😍
I adore Mason Jars and anything vintage. Whenever I go out to antique stores, I always look for the old blue jars. I’m wanting a couple just to use as you do with my summer flower cuttings.
I love mason jars…especially the blue ones.
Another great pin for my Pinterest board. Flea Markets and Goodwill are also great places to find them too.
I love all colors and sizes of unique jars and bottles, especially Mason jars. It is on my list to make the lavender sugar scrub and share it with family & friends. I never knew that Mason jars had wooden lids, so you continue to teach us. Thanks!
I love mason jars and have several old ones that I picked up at flea markets. I also make suger scrubs to give as gifts and put them in mason jars I’ve purchased from Target.
IM GOING TO PUT MY SPICES IN THE MASON JARS …I LOVE THE PINK ONES.
Love using the large ones to store sugar and flour.
Wow! I loved the history you gave about mason jars. I never knew these intriguing details. I use them quite often and will appreciate them all the more.
Thanks!
I love your ideas on decorating and I love your new home. I hope Millie is doing well. I just lost my dog of fourteen years and finally decided to get another. I named her Millie also. She has so much energy that it’s hard to keep up with her some days. I’d love if you could give us updates on your puppy and how she is doing.
I love love love mason jars. Thank you for the ideas for using them!
Love those wooden lids!! Thanks for the inspiration!
I recieved several blue Mason jars, the larger ones, from my mother, I just love to look at them. I might have to use one foot my hydrangeas this year!!
I love this post. I already use Mason jars not only for canning food, but other uses around the house also and now you have given me more ideas! Thanks much!
I’ve always loved your blue mason jar decor, and believe it or not, when I see them, I think of you!
I have really enjoyed this article on mason jars, it brought back the memory of my mother’s blue canning jars.I’m from a family of 11 and they were widely used. I forwarded the article to my daughter as I gifted these these antique blue jars to her
Such a fun post! Mason jars are so versatile and pretty.
Thank you for your tips & ideas. I’ve always liked the blue mason jars.
Oh how I love this post! I use all kinds of jars for my baking cupboard for storage of various sugars, flours, etc. Also, for my various bath salts around our soaking tub. But I have never seen the wooden lids! Will be on the lookout for them!
I ordered a set of lids. What a great look for storage. And I love the ideas for storage. Some I hadn’t thought about :)!
I have a daughter who passed away about a year and a half ago. She was an old soul and taught me a lot about vintage jars. I now have a whole collection of blue ones with old tops and I absolutely love them also. I love when you have the bright pretty flowers in yours.
Love all the pictures and suggestions for use. Mason jars bring me back to my childhood. My grandmother used them often. Do you recall where you purchased the sweet all white tray in one of the pictures? I have always loved your living room lamps too. Have looked for a long time with no luck. Gosh if you ever stumble on them again would love to have you mention in a post.
Ann,
I love the blue ball jars also. I went shopping for them a few years ago at some antique places. Thank you for all of the storage ideas for ball jars. And, for the recipes.
I love all of you great ideas for Mason jars. One Christmas I gave my neighbors home made granola in a mason jar. I used the wooden tops. (Love Them) And tied some red ribbon around the jar. It was so easy and it made such a pretty presentation
I’ve always admired the blue Bell jars. They always brighten flower bouquets. Your collection is beautiful.
Karen B.
Finding good labels for the Mason jars has proven tricky for me. I’ll look at your suggestion. Thanks for the Talbot link! I always forget about Talbots.
What would our grandmas think of the way we use Mason jars for decorations in our homes? Grandma’s cellar was stocked with canned vegetables and fruits. Nothing is prettier than canned peaches with the pit included separately, sitting in the window with the sun shining through. Years ago I also canned a variety of things. I’m afraid it is a lost art. When I give a friend an empty jar, she returns it filled with moonshine!
I have a 1858 very pale blue quart jar (missing zinc lid) and a few with metal bale. My favorite is a pint sized white jar with metal bale which looks like the old milk bottles we had in school cafeterias.
Do your jars with the handles have glass lids?
Yes! I have two jars with handles and they both have the lids too. It’s rare to find the glass lids so if you ever see one, grab it!
Have you tried the solar lid lights?
They look beautiful on my deck railing at night -fireflies!
Definitely checking this out. Thank you!
I LOVE the blue ones! I use them in my summer decor. They are so pretty especially if you have sunlight shining thru.
We had my husband’s memorial last week. In the church reception, we had tables for guests to sit and visit with a tablecloth. I wanted to keep everything “simple” to reflect my husband. We put a mason jar tied with twine, filled with flowers from my daughter’s garden. When people left, we offered for them to take a mason jar bouquet home with them. It was a sweet end to a lovely service.
This sounds lovely Gayle…well done. I’m very sorry for your loss. XO
Thank You for sharing the gistory of Mason Jar. My best memories with Mason Jars are with my Grandmother and a Aunt. When I live in Kentucky we Garden and canned vegetables meats fruit and made jellies and perseveres
I also love mason jars,they are so nostalgic and charming.I only have one that’s in my bathroom with small soaps in it.The jars do look pretty with flowers in them.I appreciate the history of the jars, it was very interesting.
Love Mason jars as well. They remind me of my grandmother and canning season. Thanks for the Talbots update. It’s my go to store for clothes!
Oh Ann I so loved reading this. Also good to know the history.
I love these jars so practical and stylish
Here in Uk we have Fame Mason Jars which are good. However I love the word Mason on the side.
Thank you again your posts make me smile daily.
Tracy Shropshire England xxx
I’ve always loved your blue mason jars.
Hi Ann,
You’re the one who made me fall in love with Mason jars. I now have 2 blue ones, and several clear ones that are are truly antiques as they belonged to my grandparents and my husband’s grandparents. I do so many different things with them. Thanks for the constant inspiration!
Thank you for putting a spotlight on mason jars and their many uses. I have wonderful memories of my grandpa coming in from the garden with a handful of flowers for my grandma. She would put them in a blue mason jar and place it on the kitchen windowsill. I have a few of her jars that I cherish.
What a lovely memory!
I have three blue ones with zinc lids from my beloved Nanny. I just added a purple one from Amazon ! Love your “oh so welcoming “ home.
I also love to use blue Mason jars for flowers. I have about half a dozen that I have grouped together with a floral stem in each jar. This past weekend I was at a rummage sale and spotted a few more, including 2 of the pint size jars which I didn’t have. I wondered, after buying them, if I really needed more blue Mason jars. Your post convinced me that I do! Perfect timing!
Hi Anne
I use mason jars to store dry beans, rice, barley as well as dried herbs. I have them grouped together in a large white enamel tray. They are part of my kitchen decor as they provide practical and beautiful storage .
Like you, I love mixing my traditional style with my love of simple country pleasures, vintage and antiques. And, like you, I vividly remember my excitement when a friend returned from W Virginia with a bevy of antique blue Ball jars for me. I keep my beauties atop the laundry room cupboards and recently they set the theme of tiny boy’s baby shower holding candies and flowers…baby’s breath of course! Never thought to grow herbs in them. Thanks, your inspiration is always a high point in my day.
Hi Ann, I am a subscriber but I don’t comment that often on your site. I just wanted to let you know that your blog is a welcome source of sunshine and beauty in my life. My mom passed about 5 years ago. We used to do a lot of the kinds of things you do on your blog. So…your site is a great comfort to me. I have been so sad that I stopped beautifying but I was able to live vicariously through your projects. I bet you wonder if your efforts make a difference sometimes…and the answer is a resounding YES. Thanks again for all that you do.
Nina
Thank you so much Nina for taking the time to write…I appreciate your words of encouragement. I do wonder sometimes but you all are so kind and generous with your comments. I know I am very lucky in that regard.
I love the look of mason jars, especially the blue ones. Your home always looks so cozy and inviting. Just a lovely, lovely space.
I love the way you use the mason jars. Beautiful!!! I love old and traditional together too.
Hi Ann! That’s why I like your blog. You mix styles and decorate with what you love and don’t apologize for it. And you don’t follow what everyone else does making a cookie cutter style, you do your own thing, and I love it! I like several styles too and somehow it all works, lol!
I love mason jars and grew up playing with them, drinking from them etc… now I use them for vases because they’re just so darn cute! I love how you put the little labels on them, great idea! Have a great weekend! 😊
Ann, I have been catching up on past posts that I’ve missed reading and I have to say that I love this one on the mason jars. I think my favorite spot is to use them in my pantry. And since I have the screen door you can see them and they are so pretty. But I love everywhere you have yours. And your photography is amazing. – Dori –
Beautiful ways to decorate with the jars Ann!….and the blue is just gorgeous in the color scheme of your decor!…
I love Mason jars! A few were dug up when we built our house. That’s when I fell in love, over 25 years ago! I use them like you do, and they look especially good with flowers. They are a treasure!
,I have been collecting jars since I was 15 when my great grandmother died. I use them, all sizes, shapes, and brands for many things. I love seeing the new ways to use them. I have too many just to use them for beans and rice. Your house is so pretty.
Oh your collection must be amazing Judy…thank you so much for stopping by!
Loved seeing all your Mason Jars in various locations and uses in your Home. I use them too, but my reason for collecting has a different focus. My maiden name was MASON.
I had to smile when I saw your yellow flowers in the blue mason jars….I have that very combo in my entry today…the mason jar was my grandmother’s and it brings a smile to my face when I remember being a little girl and eating green beans that she had canned in the jar! I was convinced that the beans would be blue when she opened the jar! Always disappointed in the color but never in the taste!
Thank you for sharing your story Carol…and thank you for taking the time to leave such a nice comment! Have a lovely week, Ann
Ann, love your decorating philosophy, the jars and you!
Your mason jars look so pretty each way you’re using them, Ann! They make such great containers for all sorts of fun things. Love all of your ideas!
Mary Alice
Love, love, love mason jars. I have a ton of clear and a few blue. Thanks for the tips on their usage. As always I love everything you do., Ann.
Loved your post! I completely agree with your decorating philosophy about using and displaying the things you love. There are so many things I love that I have to rotate my collections in and out to give them all a chance! I don’t know what I enjoy more: the treasure hunt or decorating with them. I like to mix old and new too. Really enjoy your blog it is very inspiring.
Hi Ann,
I too fell in love with Mason jars many years ago and I have quite a stash. I use the very large jars for storage of my various flours (wheat, all purpose and self rising) pastas, and the small jars for my dried herbs from the garden. I store the jars on the open shelves of my kitchen and this has become the decor in my cottage. Every room you enter in my little cottage has at least one blue Mason jar. Perhaps I should name my home The Blue Mason Jar Cottage.
I love your home and appreciate all the projects that you share with all your followers.
Thank you,
Vanessa
The Blue Mason Jar Cottage sounds just lovely! Thank you for stopping by…Ann
LOVE your collection of mason jars Ann. You have them all displayed and filled so pretty per season! They look gorgeous in your home.
My house is full of Mason Jars. We had a “Mason Jar” theme for my daughter’s Bridal shower. Jars of flowers on all tables as centerpieces. Guests were given them as prizes. I have collected them at flea markets and antique shops. Always excited to find ones with the Zinc lids attached. Just love looking at them in the sunshine. Your photos and ideas have given me some inspiration for this spring and summer. Thanks!
I love your mason jars filled with gorgeous yellow roses! I usually combine Queen Ann’s Lace, sunflowers & small flags in Ball jars during summer, but as soon as my yellow roses bloom, they’re going in jars, too.
Growing up, almost all the fruit that I ate came from blue Ball jars with zinc lids–pears, peaches, spiced apples, & rosy pink applesauce. When my dear Grammie could no longer can, she gave me a few cases of her jars, & I sadly remember so many more went to the dump! :-(
I treasure each one I have.
Your jar displays are great! I have all my staples stored in antique jars as well as many of my sewing notions in my sewing room. Your blog is my favorite….such wonderful simple ideas and fantastic recipes that are easy and use items I have on hand. Keep up the good work. Oh yes and your photography is beautiful!
Yes, I love mason jars! Unfortunately, the blue ones, which I love most of all, don’t work in my house. I’ve got a couple of jars in my kitchen, but you’ve inspired me to add more of them to my traditional decor!
Love your photos & ideas – love,love,love those mason jars!!
I saw some of these jars in store this week (Hobby Lobby?) and thought, they sure are pretty but what would I ever use them for? Well, now I know! Thanks for all the ideas, and I really love those yellow roses in them!!
LOVE mason jars. I have some ‘antique’ ones and the commemorative blue ones. I even have one of the larger ones converted into a lamp in my kitchen (screw on top with electric cord attached)with a white lampshade on it. I like your style and have been enjoying your blog for a few months now. Thank you for sharing with us.
I agree with you Ann I love Mason jars. My husbands grandmother gave me a blue pint jar when we got married 46 yrs ago and a lot of lids I have always loved it. I have bought several along the way. I agree with you about decorating with what you love I don’t care if other people think its out of place or not.. As, always love your blog. Gloria
Love the blue mason jars…..I have several…..I need to find them and start using them again.The yellow flowers look so pretty in the jars.
My Granny left some of these in her house; I also have several of Mother’s. Granny used to make a hole in the lid and feed her knitting and crochet thread through it. It kept the puppy out of the thread!
I bought my first blue mason jar about 5 years ago at the farmer’s market. There is the sweetest lady who sells fresh cut flowers in recycled containers. I was lucky to get the jar and today it is sitting on the kitchen table with roses in it. I love your decorating style, Ann. Everything is beautiful and welcoming.
I like to think I loved mason jars before they were trendy. I certainly remember the first one I bought, and would you believe it was an old blue one with a zinc lid, and I got it for a song at a yard sale. Now, I find they’re much pricier, but I still hunt for my bargains.
I so agree with you, Ann, about surrounding yourself with the things you love whether they’re in style or trendy or whether they “go together,” as it were. That’s how you create a unique style and home that you love.
I love all your mason jars, and your photography is stunning, as always.
Oh my gosh Amy what a lovely comment…thank you! I have had my mason jars for several years…even before I started my blog. I agree, it’s hard to find a bargain now but if you look they are out there!
Love the ideas you shared! I have a few mason jars I am not using – I must get them out! I especially need some ideas after packing up the bunnies and eggs! Thank you
I love these ideas for decorating with mason jars, and your photos are so pretty.
Those yellow roses with the ball jars are so pretty…I also have a lot of them and I think they go with any style of decorating. I pinned a few of them!
Thank you so much for showing us simple ways to decorate with mason jars. I have a case of blue ones and will be incorporating some of your ideas.
Your photos are beautiful and yes I love my mason jars. I use them for everything. They fit in so well with all of my decor throughout the entire year.
I do love Mason Jars. They look lovely the way you are displaying and using them Ann.