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Dad!). Then I drilled into the lids (two holes per jar), and screwed the lids into place. The baby food jars and the large mason jar are easily twisted off to place anything inside. I love that the hardware of the project gives the appearance of natural wood, metal and glass so that the accents and contents provide

rate jars into a shelf project, to get them up out of the way in our sewing room, but also so that they contribute to the organization of all of our “stuff.” First, I marked the bottom of the shelf for all of the jar lids, also marking where I wanted the hole for the mason jar vase (see the flower on the left side?). Next, using a small hole bit with the drill, I drilled a hole where the mason jar vase would be, with help from my dad of course (thanks

I have been saving baby food jars for a

year now, thanks to my new baby nephew. I always think it’s a shame to fill the landfill with glass, and since my nephew lives in a tiny town that does not yet recycle glass, I made it my mission to use his leftover baby food jars. Small jars always come in handy for buttons, and you never know when you’ll need an extra button. I wanted to incorpo-

the perfect pops of color. Calli, fashion director VintageKC Magazine

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