Mason Jar Love

So lately I've been kind of obsessed with mason jars. There's something about them- they're just so summery and Southern.  I've been looking for different ways to use them (I don't plan on canning anytime soon).  Some involve much more work than this underachiever is willing to take on, but I could see myself actually doing some of the simple ones. Here's a little inspiration:

a soap dispenser- genius! (okay, maybe not. But I'm sure I wouldn't have thought of it.)

via blissfully content

candle holders:

via dominic phillips

via intimate weddings

vases:

via party connection

how cute would these be for Easter/spring decorating? so cute.

via the csi project

via emmaline bride

via embellished weddings

you can serve cupcakes in them:

via domessticated

via hoosier homemade

via tesoro fino

via emmaline bride

I love the organizational and wedding ideas. If I had had an outdoor wedding, I definitely would have incorporated them somehow, whether for vases, centerpieces, or drinks. I mean, really, lemonade does taste better when it comes from a mason jar. =) And the cheapo in me loves these jars as an alternative to the expensive glass ones I've been wanting for cotton balls and q-tips in the bathroom. Take that, Pottery Barn.