My Obsession

I have a problem. I have a bit of an obsession with Mason jars and other fun glass jars.

At least my obsession has practical applications. I use large Mason jars to store dry goods in my teeny, tiny pantry cabinet. I use the other smaller sizes for the lotions I make. I have a jar of buttons with my sewing materials. When I make a bag of dry beans, I use jars to divide up the cooked beans and freeze for later use.

While I do worry about my clumsiness coming out to play and resulting in the breaking of jars, with more appearing to show that plastics can be harmful, I figure phasing out the plastic is a good bet.

While the branded Mason jars can be challenging to find outside of buying new at the store, I found a few tips for creating a collection of glass jars:

1. Put the word out to your friends, family, coworkers. Periodically a bag of jars appears in my office. I bring in baked goods or homemade pickles as thanks.
2. Save the ones you use - jelly, sauces, etc all come in jars - make use of 'em!
3. Watch rummage sales and estate sales. Our church has a rummage sale and periodically I can nab some there.