DIY - Making a Mason Jar Tumbler Lid

So a while back I was on Etsy (another site that may just be evil, but I love it!) and on the home page they were spotlighting a store that was making these...

Mason Jar Tumblers...

I fell in LOVE with them then and there!!

Hers had plain lids, as do most of mine, but I had a fun lid and ring set that I though just looked soo cute!

So how to make these darling little drink holders, well they are even easier than the Soap Dispenser I showed you the other day.

So here we go...

Tools: Drill with a 7/16 drill bit and tin snips

Supplies: Pint or Quart Mason Jar, a Mason Jar lid and Ring, a Polycarbonate Drinking Straw, and a Rubber Grommet. (I will talk more about what that is in a little bit)

Start with screwing the lid on the jar and then drilling a hole through the top.

Once again make sure to have a hand holding the jar while you are doing this.

Also, I did this in an old ice cream bucket because it would catch all the little metal shavings that were made when you drilled through the lid.

See all those little shavings, you don't want them flying around your house if they don't have to.

Also if you have any little pieces still hanging on you will want to take your tin snips and clip it off.

Next you will need this little guy.

This took me a while to figure out what it was, when I saw it on the one for sale on Etsy.

Well this is a...

Grommet.

WHAT?!?!?!

It's something that is used in auto mechanics. That's all I know about them and that's probably all you care to know about them.

This is important if you are going to make this you need to make sure you get the right size, or it wont work for the straw to go through.

You will need a grommet with a 3/8 Bore Diameter (BD) or Inside Diameter (ID) (that's the middle where the straw will go through)  The straws have a diameter of 3/8 and fit perfectly in there once they have been installed.

Once you have those little guys, you will just take them and carefully push them in to place. Be careful with this, because you don't want to cut yourself on the hole...it's very sharp!

Now wash everything up and make sure all the shavings are out of the jar, then fill the jar with your favorite drink, screw the lid on, put the straw in and sit back and enjoy!

That's an order!! :)

This is my big iced coffee drinking jar, that is currently filled with sweet tea, but whatever.

FYI: if you use the quart jars for the glass, the y don't fit in cup holders in your car....grrrr!

So stay tuned, the beginning of next week I will be doing a give away with both of these DIY projects!

Have a wonderful weekend, I know I will. Little man and I are heading to MO to go and watch my oldest nephew graduate from high school (tear). I think this means I'm getting old! :)

Janet.

DIY - Making a Mason Jar Soap Pump

So a while back on Pinterest, (I'm pretty sure it's the devil, but I love it...lol) I ran across sever great ideas of things to do with mason jars.  One of them that I loved was a soap dispenser. So I thought I would give it a whirl. and it's super easy, so I though I would share how to do it with all of you in case you would like to make your very own.

So here we go....

Tools needed: A drill, with a 1/2 inch drill bit (the 1/2 inch was missing so I had to use the 7/16 and improvise), tin snips, and a box blade. 

Supplies you need: Pint size mason jar, mason jar lid and ring, and a soap pump.

I found the soap dispenser replacement pump at Lowes. I think it cost me about $1.50 - 1.75. I know I'm a big spender. lol

Oh and the jar lid I used was actually one that I had canned with and took off a jar. I washed it up and am re-using it...

I love being able to get all the good I possibly can out of an item!

Ok screw the lid an ring on the jar and drill a hole in the middle...

or as close to the middle as you can...

of the jar.

You will need to have hand holding on to the jar, when drilling through the lid.

I put the jar in an old ice cream bucket to catch all the metal shavings.

See there were lots of metal shavings.

Now you may or may not have a little piece of metal that is still hangin' on if so, then...

Take your tin snips and cut it off.  Like I said I didn't have a big enough drill bit, so I also used the snips to make the hole just a little bigger.

Now stick the pump through the hole in the lid and there you have it.

Now as you can see the straw that will stick down in the soap is a little long so it will need to be trimmed up.

I used a box blade to trim this one, but you might be able to use a pair of scissors.

Once you get it the right length put the ring over the lid and place on jar. I also took some hot glue and went around the pump to make it a little more solid, but I really don't think you need to do this.

Now add your favorite soap to it and enjoy.

I have another fun Mason Jar DIY that I will hopefully get to share here in a day or two.

JP