The Saturday Evening Post » Mason jar craft http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com Home of The Saturday Evening Post Wed, 22 May 2013 18:08:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Make Your Own Soap Dispenser http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/07/04/health-and-family/crafts/turn-jar-soap-dispenser.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=turn-jar-soap-dispenser http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2012/07/04/health-and-family/crafts/turn-jar-soap-dispenser.html#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:00:16 +0000 Jesika St Clair http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/?p=60646 When you’re finished making jam, why not wash your hands with this canning-inspired craft?

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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

    • Tools

  • Awl
  • Hammer
  • Needle nose pliers

    • Directions

    1. 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.
      2. Hammering the awl into jar lid.
    2. Remove lid and use pliers to flatten metal around the opening.
      3. Flattening metal with needle nose pliers.
    3. Fill jar with soap and screw lid back on. Put pump through hole in the top of jar.
      4. Placing pump in jar lid.
    4. Decorate your jar by tying a ribbon around the lid. Your soap dispenser is ready to use!
      5. Soap dispener.

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