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Holiday themed mason jar sippy cups tutorial

By on July 17, 2011 in Handmade Holidays and Celebrations, Tutorials and Patterns

I heart mason jars, always have!  When Poppa and I first started this family I kept everything that I could in them. In our little condo kitchen, I removed the doors to the upper cabinets to display my french country inspired jars full of rice, beans, sugar etc.  My style back then was very eclectic and most people thought I was out there (not that they have stopped thinking that) but for the 90’s, this was pretty unusual. Our other use for them was drinking cups. They were cheap and if they broke, who cares plus it gave me an excuse to try my first jam, 3 citrus marmalade (wish I had taken pictures).  Not much has changed since 1996 around here except that we can afford “good” cups for visitors : )

 What you’ll need:
Mason jars with lids and rings
scrapbook paper or fabric
disposable cup lid (like what you would find at a fast food restaurant)
marker
scissors
straw

 trace the mason jar lid and cut out enough circles to cover all your jars

 now do the same with all the plastic lids and cut those out

 place your paper or fabric circle under the plastic circle you cut out of the plastic lid. Line them up and with an exacto knife, put the knife in the slit in the cup lid and using it as a guide, cut an x through the paper underneath it.

 put the plastic lid on the jar, paper on top and secure the lid.

 insert straw and enjoy

You can reuse the plastic liner many, many times.  You could also drill a hole in the metal lid of the mason jar itself but I cannot find the bit that makes that hole at the moment and in case you are not handy with a metal drill bit, here you go.

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Recycled milk jug sandwich or snack container- Tutorial

By on June 15, 2011 in Tutorials and Patterns
With all the summer fun we have coming up I need a place to keep sandwiches that we can throw in a bag and they will stay fresh and not smooshed.  I really do not like plastic so going out and buying some that I will not want to have around forever is not my idea of money well spent and using my glass containers could mean lost containers at the beach or park or what have you.  Enter the recycled milk jug sammich container.
What you need:
a clean plastic gallon milk jug
scissor
velcro dot or snap
permanent marker

 mark your jug as marked here

 and here

cut down on each curve at the corners to where the dotted lines start, fold the flaps down along the dotted lines on all four sides, then open them and fold them in the opposite directions and then in again to make the crease permanent 

 put a sticky velcro dot or a snap at the front to close

If you don’t buy milk get the jugs from the recycling center or a friend. This would also be a cute little gift container or place to keep cookies, snacks, napkins or wipes etc.  If you make one send me a pic.

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