Uses for baby food jars?

[Texas Magnolia]

At a church I served in, we needed inexpensive decorations for baby showers and this is what we did:

We requested all empty baby food jars with or without lids. We wound up with almost 3 thousand. I thought I'd die. LOL

So....

baby jars are awesome to decorate a runner on a long table. You can alternate one with a flower, then one with a candle, then one with mints or nuts.

For a larger centerpiece we used a cupcake display stand and used both blooms and vines that trailed down onto the lower levels.

We tinted the jars with elmers glue mixed with food coloring. You can paint inside or outside of the jar depending on your use. (If you're doing a vase tint on the outside)

Prizes or party gifts placed inside then little fabric baby bonnets made great displays and added color.

We made hanging chandeliers with circles of wood that we simply screwed a large screw into then FIRMLY twisted a double wire to. The wire came down like a handle to join with a wire we wrapped around the neck of the baby food jar.

We put a piece of fruit in a jar then added liquid jello, then cooled. with the topping on it it's so cute as a single serving. Pudding can be done the same way. We also did ice cream and let the ladies put on their own toppings. That shower was VERY popular. LOL

We put LED lights in the jars and sat them around the patio.

We took a mason jar, painted it white, gave it ribbons for feathers and a ribbon beak then wiggle eyes. Around it we put baby food jars painted yellow with yellow ribbon feathers and wiggle eyes. Mama hen and her chicks.

We also did some children's crafts with them. We made dogs, cats, bunnies and some other animal I can't recall. We filled the inside with shredded colored paper then glued the wiggle eyes, ears, faces etc on.

You can paint them, either with a brush or just dip them.

We wound up using the lights, candles vases for other events as well as baby showers.

[Texas Magnolia]

Oh, I almost forgot.

I needed a desk organizer so I took an empty formula can and painted the outside then glued junior size jars and then baby food jars to three sides of it. Then I placed it on the paper side of a peel & stick tile, traced the shape and then cut the tile. Next I peeled the paper off the tile and laid it on a piece of felt and cut that out. Finally I put a little glue on the bottom edges of the jars and can and placed on the tile side of the tile and felt. The felt protected the wood of my desk and I could put notepads and big stuff in the can, pens and pencils in the junior jar and paperclips, push pins, other tiny stuff in the baby food jars.

It turned out so well the youth did about 75 of them and sold them at a fair. They did decorate the necks of the jars so the cost per organizer rose to about $1 apiece but they sold for $7.50. They made a nice little profit.

[Loneprepper]

Texas Magnolia
You are one creative lady.
Thanks for your input.

[bunny]

Froze some eggs and was looking for small jars to put them in. The Junior jar would be ideal to put 2 eggs in and freeze. I put eggs in clean jar and with fork break yolks and stir gently,cap and freeze. First time doing it and will try in 2 weeks. read directions on internet. Did 34 eggs. I have put 3 eggs in blender and added chunks of zucchini till it measures 2 3/4 C and blended and froze to make zucchini bread in winter. Works out great no grating. My recipe called for 3 eggs and 2 C zucchini. for the loaf. Sure beats grating.