What to do with....

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 Your Old Jars and glass!

So here I was, thinking about ways to make my room cosy and comfy, when I noticed that some of the candles which are lit pretty much every night had run out! I've been left with two empty small glass pots and it got me thinking. What could I now do with these? Then It occurred to me that there were other jars which I had thrown away needlessly into the bin which could have been re used. 


So if you have old jars, cups, glasses which you no longer want or need, try re-using them. Here are some ideas!

Make home made jam and store in empty jars

Grow cress in them, or any other small herbs for that matter

Use them as storage for your earrings, especially fish hook ones which can be draped over the edges

Paint them using glass paint which can be bought from craft shops and decorate with sequins, feathers, etc. rather than throwing away

Recycle.

Use to store herbs/pasta/seeds or anything that's small enough to fit in.

Use to store hair clips/bands

Put your old pens, utensils, paintbrushes in funky glass cups or jars

Re fill old candle holders with new candles and allow to melt, so that the wax leaves lovely shapes around it.

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Fill with scented potpourri as decoration

Throw all your small change in and raid once Christmas or something important comes around

Use them to pickle your own onions or beetroot (extremely simple and easy to do)

Use as a junk holder for your keys, small change, needles etc!

Store all your threads for sewing or knitting in re used jars

Finally, decorate your kitchen with varying sizes of jars on shelving for that extra country kitchen look. 


Hope this helps, look out for more ideas for re using your old things to save money!