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Fall Harvest & Canning Jar Lids
Fall Harvest & Canning Jar Lids
Another Recycling Project
27 Sep 2006
The summer of 2006 brought us an incredible garden and fall harvest. I spent a good portion of August and September canning and preserving the yields of our bumper crop gardens. Salsa, tomatoe stew, pickles, beets, peppers and more! Though I am now finished, it really seemed like it was never going to end.
As most canners, I enjoy giving gifts of homemade salsa, jams and other goodies to our friends and family. I probably spend just as much time decorating the jars and making goodie baskets. However, try as I do, it is often difficult to get those empty jars back, even with threats of no more salsa. This years was no exception, and with my bumper crop I found my self scrounging and scraping the bottom of the jar pile. I did manage to come up with a few jars from a variety of sources, so with some good scrubbing and brand new shiny brass lids I was back into the canning.
During the cleanup of jars, I gathered up all of the old lids and threw them into the recycle box to be sent off to our local recycler. The lids were rusted, dented and most had lost their shine. Though I felt bad to be disposing of them, I do have a standard that I must maintain for my canning.
Later that night in bed, I found myself thinking about those silly jar lids and what could I do with them. Then I found myself telling myself that "I can't recycle everything nor can I save the whole world of garbage so get a grip and leave them for the recycler"!
But in the morning when I woke up I knew exactly what to do with them. So here I was in my pj's hadn't even brushed my teeth and I was digging and clanging in our recycle box to fetch the lids. My husband thought I totally lost it when I came into the room wearing about 30 metal jar rings on my arms in my pj's.
Then armed with a rubber mallot and a hammer I went outside to the sidewalk with my lids and smashed, hammered and rubber malloted the lids flat. I only did 2 lids, but they were the most beautiful dented rustic vintage picture frames I had ever seen! I have now used some of them in my postcard art for you to see, with many plans to use these in my scrapbooks and altered book arts too!
My husband Tom has since flattened some more in his vice. Using a vice does give a "flatter" finish but use whatever tools you have available to make these fun frames for your vintage art projects. I am sure even your car tires on the driveway would work, but you are completely on your own! Have fun!
Below are some samples of projects I have made using the jar lids.
Kim Newberg
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PC002 Baby's 1st Flight
Post card art with canning jar frame.
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PC003 Sealed with a Kiss
Post card art with canning jar frame.
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PC007 Fairy Delight Red and white
Post card art with canning jar frame.
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PC008 If I could escape
Post card art with canning jar frame.
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PC001 July 1923
Post card art with canning jar frame.
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...now if I could just talk my granmother into passing on her old canning lids to me so I can smash, squash and batter them into art as lovely as yours! May take a bit of fast talking ;) Thanks bunches for more inspiration... I've been a fan since I received my first wire ATC 'easels' years ago. Still have two remaining that I refust to give away... you can spot them from time to time in my etsy shop holding up the odd piece of art... thanks for that as well!! ~Mara
- malevolence, Sat, 13 Aug 2011 1:34AM |
Wow Kim, these are awesome. I have been canning and puttting up veggies from my garden all summer. Now I know exactly what to do with my extra jar rings. Thanks for a great idea! xoxoxo Beth
- Beth | www.sandee615.blogspot.com, Wed, 5 Aug 2009 4:16AM |
These are gorgeous. Who would have eve thought about using a canning jar lid and have it come out so cool? Why, you of course! I think these are great. Keep up the great work.
- Michelle, Tue, 19 Feb 2008 5:33AM |
Your Canning Jar Lid art pieces are just lovely, so very clever! I really do enjoy giving life to odd items, you've taken it to a new level. Thank you for sharing such fabulous inspiration!
- ~*~ Patty | www.bitze.wordpress.com, Tue, 15 Jan 2008 7:55PM |
Wonderful site you have! Love your products! You are very creative! Have a wonderful Holiday Season! Casey
- Casey | picturetrail.com - Casey7, Mon, 10 Dec 2007 3:59AM |
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