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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