and you know what? they can be free. you can wash out jars?&bottles from drinks, spaghetti sauce, salsa or pickles. with a little elbow grease, soapy water or some goo-be-gone, you can work off the label, or simply cover it with some fabric, twine or lace, or scrapbook paper.
voila.
it's true. think twice before you throw away that empty wine bottle or applesauce jar. here are a few things i've done with jars&bottles:
i had this shelf on the wall of our last home, lined with bottles and accented with a cherry blossom branch. i got most of these bottles at goodwill or already had them on hand.
i made these wall vases for bella's nursery when i was pregnant with her. i wanted wall vases, but didn't want to pay fifty bucks for them at potterybarn. so... i figured out how to make my own (find a tutorial here). very easy and very inexpensive!
i used lots of jars&bottles when decorating for bella's first birthday party. these were spaghetti sauce jars i washed out and filled with candy. i decorated them with scrapbook paper and flowers i made out of felt&fabric. super duper easy. and pretty much free.
i loooove having fresh flowers around the house. i bought a big bouquet of these pretty white flowers, separated them and put them in various places. a vase on the kitchen table, one on the counter and this sweet little flower on our endtable. i love how flowers look in jars... very simple and oh-so-cute.
some more decorations i made for bella's first birthday party were these blossom branches (see how to make them here). i washed out these cute mini-wine bottles and placed each on a paper doily, filled with the decorative branches.
and finally... some inspiration from martha (stewart, that is). i loooove these painted bottles and must try this project soon! turquoise&pink, bottles and peonies... some of my absolute favorite things. yes, i need to try this asap.
have i convinced you to fall in love with jars&bottles too???
