| If you are like most people I know, it seems as | | | | heating them in a pot of boiling water. This will |
| though you just can't avoid glass jars. From jelly | | | | usually remove all of the paper on the jar, though |
| to mayonnaise to pickles, so many household | | | | you may need to apply some elbow grease or |
| goods are packaged in jars that it can actually be | | | | adhesive remover to get rid of the remaining |
| easy to overlook them. Of course most people | | | | adhesive. Once you have removed the label and |
| use the contents of the jars and then set them | | | | the adhesive, you can get creative with the glass |
| out for recycling. But recycling your glass doesn't | | | | itself. Wrapping can be paced around the jars and |
| mean that they have to be ground up and | | | | held in place with a ribbon at the rim. Glitter or |
| destroyed - there are a variety of ways to reuse | | | | stickers can be applied to the surface of the jars |
| them, and one creative idea is to use your old | | | | for decoration. You can even paint or etch the |
| jars as vases. | | | | glass for special effects. |
| Since glass jars come in a variety of sizes, | | | | By reusing your glass jars as vases, you will have |
| shapes, and colors, they make the perfect base | | | | an affordable, eye-catching decorative scheme |
| for a decorating project. If you are one of those | | | | for any room in your house. With the variety of |
| people who occasionally purchase oddly shaped or | | | | decorating options available to you, you can |
| colored jars at flea markets and garage sales, | | | | create any look or theme you want - |
| then those too can be put to good use in your | | | | individualizing each room in the house with |
| interior decorating. Of course, before you can use | | | | different designs, or providing a unifying theme |
| your jars as vases for decorating, you first have | | | | that draws the eye throughout the home. Be |
| to prepare them. | | | | creative there are so many ways to go with |
| You can remove the labels on your glass jars by | | | | glass! |