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New Uses for Peanut Butter Jars
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Danelle Ice - Home Ever After |
May 1st, 2008 |
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Frugal |
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I love reusing things, and food containers are no exception! Check out the great uses I invented for these JIF plastic peanut butter jars in my bathroom:
On the left: holding plastic dental flossers On the right: holding cotton swabs
Peanut butter jars (the small, 17 oz. jar) are the perfect size to hold these small items. The jars are washable and cheaply replaceable for easy cleaning. They’re also lidded, which is great for keeping your hygienic items clean. Lidded containers protect from germs and airborne particulates, such as dust, deodorant, hairspray, and perfume.
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I’ve been saving food containers – pb jars included. Nice to see them in use! Gives me some ideas. Thanks!
@Jenny:
Glad I could help! Feel free to check the
“Food Containers” category from time to time for more ideas.
Danelle, Home Ever After
I love the ideas on milk jugs! I always throw them out, but feel so wasteful! Now I have some ideas. You are so creative!
@Jenny:
Thanks again!
Awesome idea! Thanks for sharing!
Tasha @ Comical Coupon Cents
I can’t wait to use this idea! I go through lots of PB!
I fill my old cleaned peanut butter jars with homemade hot chocolate mix, attach a homemade Christmas label (that I print off my computer) with instructions and ingredients, attach a ribbon and give as Christmas gifts. Also, makes a great Sunday School or Children’s Church craft or gift for the kids to make.
@Lynne: That is a really great craft idea for homemade Christmas gifts. Thanks for sharing!
Danelle, Home Ever After
I use my peanut butter jars in my craft room. I store my scrapbooking supplies such as buttons, eyelets, brads, diecuts, beads, jewelry findings, etc. I use quart mayonnaise jars for storing large diecuts, short lengths of ribbon, sets of rubber stamps, etc. I always use the same type of mayonnaise so the jars are all the same. They are so pretty lined up on shelves holding all their treasures.
Another great use is to make individual emergancy care kits. Fill with bandages, ointment and other injery items and put them in your kids school backpacks so they always have something. Don’t forget to put in a few quarters for a phone call home if needed.
@Shirley: What a great idea! I find myself deliberately buying certain foods also so that I can use the containers again later. Thank you so much for sharing your helpful method with us!
Danelle, Home Ever After