Attractive Ways To Use Glass Candy Jars

Coming in a variety of sizes, designs, and shapes today

, glass candy jars are more than just a candy jar now. They can be filled with anything you want and used in a multitude of ways to decorate and for gifts. In the past they were mainly seen in candy stores, but more homes and businesses are now being filled with them for a variety of reasons.

Many people are now using them as wedding favors for their guests. Using a mini candy jar they can either have a special label printed up or have the lid monogrammed to mark the special occasion. Personalizing them is easy and when filled with candies that match the color scheme of the wedding creating a perfect little wedding favor to hand out.

They are great for other types of gifts too. Choosing a medium sized one to fill with bath beads and mini soaps and wrapped with a ribbon is a perfect housewarming gift. Another great idea is filling it with homemade cake mix or cookie dough mix and either using a label with the instructions or attaching a recipe card to the jar.

Using these jars as decorative pieces in the home can add some charm. A variety of shapes and styles grouped together adds an attractive focal point to a buffet or stand. You could even fill these with seasonal colored candies. Using some pastel colored or wrapped candies for spring, a rainbow of colors for summer, browns and oranges for fall, and either red and green for the holidays or whites and silver for the winter season.

These are not only decorative but they can be practical too for storage. Colored pasta in a few jars of different sizes creates an attractive display, while protecting the pasta for future use at the same time. Storing tea, coffee, sugar, and flour can also be done with these to create a decorative line of jars on the counter.

Perfect for storing loose change and keys when shaped like a covered bowl or dish by the door is also attractive. Placing one of these on a small stand by the door gives a place for everyone in the family to deposit their keys to keep them organized. This not only keeps things neat looking, but is done in a stylish way.

Glass candy jars are an affordable and attractive way store not only candy but other things also. Because they are now available in a large range of shapes, sizes, and designs, it is easy to choose the right one for where you want and what you'll use it for. But they also make the perfect gift items when filled with everything from candy to soaps.

by: Mary Jo Braun

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