Homemade jams and preserves are delicious, but making jams and jellies can get sticky. When you’re finished canning, why not wash your hands with this canning-inspired craft?
Turn a Glass Jar Into a Soap Dispenser
Materials
- Glass jar with metal lid
- Soap pump
- Liquid soap
- Ribbon
- Awl
- Hammer
- Needle nose pliers
Tools
Directions
- Screw metal lid on jar. Place awl in the middle of lid and hit with hammer to create hole large enough for the soap pump to fit snugly.
- Remove lid and use pliers to flatten metal around the opening.
- Fill jar with soap and screw lid back on. Put pump through hole in the top of jar.
- Decorate your jar by tying a ribbon around the lid. Your soap dispenser is ready to use!
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Comments
Hi, Maggie. For this craft, I “upcycled” this soap pump from a used plastic soap dispenser. But an online search for “buy soap dispenser pumps” should give you several options to purchase pumps only. Here are some that I’ve found: Factory Direct; http://bit.ly/MpkFpI, and One Dream Design; http://bit.ly/SicePD Send us a pic of your craft when it’s completed. We’d love to see your work!
this is exactly what i was looking for, but where do i find the soap pumps? can they be purhcased?