Lanterns to light up your summer evenings, mini habitats for succulents, decorative vases or perfect containers for colored salts. How to recycle glass jars you no longer use.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himDo you remember your grandmother's preserves? Those in glass jars, with their handwritten labels, onions, jams, sauces and vegetables in oil perfectly lined up in the pantry. If with the era of the discount and “ready now”, we have become unaccustomed to homemade flavors, for some time now, the dear old preserves have appeared again. And with them, the glass jars.
They are the protagonists of the nice creative recycling ideas that we offer you. Lanterns to light up your summer evenings, mini inhabitant for succulents, vasi decorative or perfect containers for salts colored. With these tips you can indulge yourself in respecting the environment and give space to your most creative instincts. That's how.
1) GLASS CANDLES
Let's start with the simplest idea to make. All you need is a set of glass jars of different sizes and heights, small candles and, at your convenience, some decorative elements to be attached externally with glue.
Could you paste a string of pearls, of course fake, that you no longer use or colored buttons. Free to use what you like best. If you are particularly inclined to do-it-yourself you could reuse the jars to make your own candles by recycling the old ones ... how? Read here.
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MINI HABITAT FOR PLANTS
Succulents lend themselves beautifully to this experiment of furnishing botany. Choose large enough containers and create a base of pebbles. Add a layer of soil mixed with gravel and plant your baby cacti.
Pay attention to the water. Do not get too wet otherwise, stagnation will risk killing your green friends.
BATH SALT HOLDER
The art of salts, or colored sand if you prefer, is perfect to do with the little ones. Take elements of different colors, possibly in contrast, and fill your glass vase alternating them as you like. The final result will be decidedly decorative.
OUTDOOR LANTERN
Even as colorful lanterns, your glass vases will be useful and decorative. Just equip yourself with glue, wire, candles and, if you want to give different shades to the work, also buy some transparent colors and brushes to paint the glass. Making the lanterns will be very easy.
First operation, the color; dye them and let them dry in the open air. Then, take the wire and stop it at the mouth making it adhere to the perimeter. Once fixed, shape the handle. Your outdoor lanterns are ready to give light to warm summer evenings.
5) PAINTER'S VASE
Looking online, there are so many ideas for reusing glass jars. This comes from the Journal BLOG and is aimed at all painting lovers.
The protagonists of this vase are two, your glass jar of course and one set of old brushes that you no longer use. Add to these a couple of rubber bands and voila, that's it.
Take the jar and place the brushes adhering to each other along the entire outer perimeter. To stop them, just insert the two rubber bands.
6) A MAGNETIC SPICE HOLDER
A design element for your kitchen, the magnetic spice rack will require some application, but it will be worth it. You will need a metal panel on which you will apply your jars, magnets and as many glass jars as you will need to fill the wall. The jars must have the cap, this time it will be essential because it will be on the cap that you will glue the magnet.
7) DECORATIVE STORAGE HOLDER
Glue, jar and colored marbles or, even simpler, kitchen twine. With these three simple elements, you can create your own glove box which, if necessary, can become a garden decorative element or a vase to place as a centerpiece.
8) Photo holder
Have you ever thought that your jars can turn into original photo holders? Making them is super easy, just follow this tutorial
Serena Bianchi
